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Exciton propagation in CrSBr is strongly influenced by magnetic properties, particularly peaking at the Néel temperature. Its transport is not governed by classical diffusion but rather by an interaction with the spin degree of freedom, specifically through a magnon–exciton drag effect.
A biohybrid chiral hydrogel combining cell-membrane-coated nanoparticles with a D-chiral matrix reduces tumour stemness via biochemical and biophysical regulation, boosting radioimmunotherapy and preventing postoperative glioblastoma recurrence.
Engineered carbon nanotube sensors enable the detection of intracranial tumours in blood, identify low-abundance biomarkers and amplify cancer detection by capturing secreted factors from the entire tumour ecosystem for early-stage disease diagnosis.
A peptide-based PD-L1-targeted nanorobot disrupts cancer cell membranes via pH-responsive fibril formation, and enhances T cell infiltration and immune activation, inducing a potent anticancer response in animal models of colorectal cancer.
A two-step doping strategy for preparing Nb-doped Ni-rich positive electrode active materials forms nanosized grains and enables reversible multiphase transitions, improving lithium-ion transport and high-power performance of Li-based batteries.
This study elucidates nanoscopic strain evolution in single-crystal Ni-rich positive electrodes, demonstrating that mechanical failure results from lattice distortions, and redefines the roles of cobalt and manganese in battery cycling stability.
Phonon engineering with anisotropic Lorentz-type dielectric oscillations enables the creation of hyperbolic asymptotic line polaritons, achieving broadband diffraction-free propagation.
A tension-modulated DNA origami-based nanosensor, compatible with bulk biochemical analysis in cell lysates, is used to assess the force-induced interaction of proteins involved in cellular mechanotransduction.
An analogue memory built from a two-dimensional material with antimony contacts enables very high, energy-efficient in-memory searches and k-nearest-neighbour classification, offering a scalable, low-power hardware platform for real-time edge artificial intelligence applications.
The rigid-to-soft transformation and imperceptible, morphology-adaptable nature of a hydrogel–elastomer adhesive bilayer based on ionic–electronic conductive nanomembranes enable the real-time stable monitoring of electrophysiological signals in vivo.
A microfluidic-free platform of miniaturized compartments displays on-chip-synthesized antigen gradients for quantitative epitope mapping of monoclonal antibodies and profiling of human sera and of human receptor–viral antigen interactions.
A tandem catalytic strategy is developed to convert polystyrene waste into a spectrum of aromatic intermediates and subsequently into a single dominant product, toluene. This tandem design enhances product selectivity to 99% and minimizes downstream separation costs.
A band-hybridized selenium contact is developed for nanoscale p-type field-effect transistors (WSe2, black phosphorus and carbon nanotubes), achieving a low contact resistance through a scalable fabrication process.
A plant-derived photosynthetic nanoplatform uses light to reprogramme immune cells, reduce inflammation and repair joints in rheumatoid arthritis, offering a safe and bioinspired therapy
Three-dimensional chiral magnetic tubes created via two-photon lithography and nickel film deposition exhibit chiral spin textures and non-reciprocal magnon transport.
Aqueous-hydrotrope hybrid liquid electrolyte solutions enable overcoming the electrochemical stability window and operational temperature limits of aqueous electrolyte solutions in secondary zinc-based batteries, also improving the battery performance.
Multielectron molecular CO2 reduction in acid is challenged by weak CO binding and competing hydrogen evolution. Here a methanol Faradaic efficiency of 62% is achieved in acid by tuning the microenvironment with cationic, hydrophobic and aerophilic layers.
Single-molecule tracking reveals nanoscale domains within fused-in-sarcoma condensates. These nanodomains migrate to the condensate surface during ageing, seeding amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-linked fibrils, a process accelerated by small-molecule drugs.