Article 15 February 2025 | Open Access Non-local interactions determine local structure and lithium diffusion in solid electrolytes This study demonstrates the role of non-local exchange and correlation interactions in solid electrolytes (SEs) for lithium-ion batteries. Through analysis of argyrodite SEs, it reveals how non-local interactions influence lithium diffusion and structural stability, guiding future SE design. Swastika Banerjee & Alexandre Tkatchenko Article 15 February 2025 | Open Access Circularly polarized OLEDs from chiral plasmonic nanoparticle-molecule hybrids OLEDs that emit circularly polarized light are essential for many technologies. Here, the authors develop OLEDs based on chiral nanoparticles that have large emission dissymmetry factors and high external quantum efficiencies. Jiapeng Zheng, Yuang Fu & Jianfang Wang Article 15 February 2025 | Open Access Abnormal beam steering with kirigami reconfigurable metasurfaces Jiang et al. propose a kirigami-based, mechanically reconfigurable metasurface that utilizes simple uniform stretching to achieve unexpected and dynamic beam steering functions. This unique approach modifies the geometric phase and lattice constant synchronously based on the rotation of anisotropic meta-atoms, exhibiting extended degree of freedom and wave-tuning ranges. Guobang Jiang, Yingying Wang & Yongfeng Mei Article 15 February 2025 | Open Access Planar chlorination engineering induced symmetry-broken single-atom site catalyst for enhanced CO2 electroreduction Breaking the geometric symmetry of metal-N4 sites and boosting catalytic activity are significant but challenging. Here, using chlorination engineering, authors convert the Zn-N4 site with low activity and selectivity for the electroreduction of CO2 into highly active Zn-N3 site with broken symmetry. Shengjie Wei, Jiexin Zhu & Shenghua Chen Article 15 February 2025 | Open Access Electrically programmable pixelated coherent mid-infrared thermal emission The realization of active metasurfaces operating in the infrared range remains challenging due to design complexities and scarcity of suitable materials. Here, the authors report the realization of electrically programmable plasmonic metasurfaces integrated with graphene transistors, enabling pixelated thermal emission with low cross-talk and enhanced coherence. Xiu Liu, Yibai Zhong & Sheng Shen Article 15 February 2025 | Open Access Organocatalyzed diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis of N–N atropisomeric isoindolinones bearing central chirality Methods for catalytically constructing of N–N axially chiral scaffolds have garnered significant attention. Here, the authors report a highly diastereoselective and enantioselective organocatalyzed [4 + 1] annulation method for synthesizing diverse valuable isoindolinones that possessing N–N axial and central chiralities. Xingguang Li, Xin-Ze Wang & Pei-Nian Liu Article 15 February 2025 | Open Access Enantioselective total synthesis of lycoposerramine congeners through late-stage nitrogen deletion Lycopodium alkaloids are attractive synthetic targets due to their diverse and unusual skeletal features, but there remain synthetic challenges to several lycopodium alkaloids. Here, the authors report the synthesis of several lycoposerramine congeners in 10 steps or less by employing a nitrogen deletion strategy for late-stage fragment coupling. Kenta Yokoi & Hans Renata Article 15 February 2025 | Open Access Hyperfluorescence circularly polarized OLEDs consisting of chiral TADF sensitizers and achiral multi-resonance emitters The realization of circularly polarized organic light-emitting diodes with narrow-spectrum emission and high efficiency is challenging. Here, authors report an approach for these devices by developing chiral thermally activated delayed fluorescence sensitizers for achiral multi-resonance emitters. Letian Chen, Peng Zou & Zujin Zhao Article 15 February 2025 | Open Access General theory for packing icosahedral shells into multi-component aggregates The icosahedron is the most symmetrical solid structure and is found in metal clusters, colloidal aggregates, viruses and organelles. Here, the authors propose a general theory for the design of multi-component icosahedral aggregates by packing shells of different types. Nicolò Canestrari, Diana Nelli & Riccardo Ferrando Article 15 February 2025 | Open Access Janus decellularized membrane with anisotropic cell guidance and anti-adhesion silk-based coatings for spinal dural repair The repair of soft tissues with anisotropic structures, such as spinal dura mater, requires the use of biomaterials to guide tissue directional growth while minimizing epidural fibrotic adhesion. Here, the authors report a Janus SIS via silk-based hydrogel coatings, which provides extracellular matrix-mimicking features and anti-adhesion performance for spinal dural defect repair. Xuewei Bi, Zhinan Mao & Yubo Fan Article 15 February 2025 | Open Access Multi-point sensing organic light-emitting diode display based mobile cardiovascular monitor Cardiovascular diseases require precise and continuous monitoring, but current PPG technology is limited to single-point sensing. Here, the authors present a display with organic photodiodes that enables multi-point PPG, high-resolution imaging, and user-interactive sensing. Chul Kim, Kwangjin Lee & Changhee Lee