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An electrostatic-repulsion-enabled advanced transfer technique based on ammonia solution is introduced for separating van der Waals thin-film materials from their substrates, demonstrating suitability for its use in the complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) industry.

A gold-embedded oxide interlayer can be used to create metal–interlayer–semiconductor contacts for two-dimensional materials that exhibit low series resistance and Fermi level depinning.

The study reveals maps of the heliosphere’s termination shock strength. Asymmetries in the shock strength across the sky, from nose to tail and port to starboard flanks, are caused by the solar wind and interstellar medium dynamics.

A wireless communication approach for neural implants that is based on electro-quasistatic signalling can offer end-to-end channel losses of only around 60 dB at a distance of around 55 mm.

Excitatory pyramidal neurons preferentially target inhibitory interneurons with the same selectivity and, in turn, inhibitory interneurons preferentially target pyramidal neurons with opposite selectivity, forming an opponent inhibition motif that supports decision-making.

Interjunction coupling in Josephson junction arrays triggers avalanche switching of many junctions upon photon absorption, boosting detector characteristics in MW and THz range. Prototypes show superior performance over single-junction detectors.

A nitrogen-doped lutetium hydride was synthesized under high-pressure high-temperature conditions and, following full recoverability, examination along compression pathways showed evidence of superconductivity at room temperature and near-ambient pressures.

The structure of many natural products can often only be confirmed by comparison with a synthetic sample. Here, scanning probe microscopy techniques allow the ultimate discrimination between structures suggested by the standard range of analytical techniques, proving the power of single-molecule imaging for molecular structure determination.

'Atkins snowballs', solid layers of helium around an ion core in bulk superfluid He, have been investigated for simple ions but many properties remain unknown. Here, the authors show via photofragmentation experiments that a phase transition occurs in C₆₀-doped He droplets depending on the number of He atoms.

Superconductivity is demonstrated in an infinite-layer nickelate similar to infinite-layer copper oxides, which is synthesized using soft- chemistry topotactic reduction of the perovskite precursor phase.

Ruthenium oxide has attracted recent interest as a non-superconducting material where superconductivity can be induced by epitaxial strain. Here, the authors explore strained (100)-oriented RuO₂ films on TiO₂(100) substrate and reveal strain-induced superconductivity similarly to strained RuO₂(110) films, providing insights into the thickness-dependence and electronic structure mechanisms of superconductivity.

MnBi2Te4 is an antiferromagnetic topological insulator. This combination of magnetic ordering and topological properties has resulted in intense interest, however, like many van der Waals materials, experimental results are hampered by fabrication difficulties. Here, Li, Wang, Lian et al. show that the fabrication process itself can result in mismatched thickness dependence of magneto-transport measurements. ‘

Venus lacks a magnetic field, leading to interactions between the solar wind and its atmosphere. During its Venus fly-by, BepiColombo observed planetary C⁺ and O⁺ escape into space due to this interaction, which is important for understanding atmospheric evolution.

Devices that generate electricity from electric fluctuations are promising for wireless power transmission as well as energy harvesting from environmental radio waves. Here the authors report the electric power generation from environmental fluctuations by using superconducting vortex strings in MoGe/YIG bilayer system.

Coherent quantum transition spectroscopy of the spin of a single antiproton is reported, demonstrating Rabi oscillations of the spin and enabling improved measurement of matter/antimatter symmetry using proton and antiproton magnetic moments.

Introducing spin–orbit coupling by substrate proximity effect leads to an enhancement of superconducting phases in rhombohedral trilayer graphene.

An enhanced superconducting pairing temperature (T_g) has only been observed in single-layer FeSe interfaced with TiO_x system. Here, the authors construct a new interface composed of single-layer FeSe interfaced with LaFeO₃ showing a highest T_g of 80 K among all-known interfacial superconductors.

Unified structural descriptors of geometrical and graph-theoretical features are developed, allowing knowledge about protein lock-and-key complexes to be utilized to predict the formation of and interaction sites in protein–nanoparticle pairs.

Coronal mass ejections are driven by a sudden release of magnetic energy stored in flux ropes in the Sun’s corona, but when the ambient magnetic field that runs toroidally along an unstable flux rope is strong enough to prevent the flux rope from kinking, a dynamic magnetic tension force halts the eruption.

High-resolution microwave detection with NV centers in diamond is currently applicable to signals with frequencies below 10 MHz, thus limiting their range of applications. Here, the authors demonstrate detection of GHz signals with sub-Hz spectral resolution, not limited by the quantum sensor lifetime.

Measurements of the trapped magnetic flux in hydrides at high pressure provide further evidence that these materials are superconducting at high temperatures.

Macroscopic properties usually follow algebraic scaling laws near phase transitions. Here, the authors investigate the scaling properties of the metal‐insulator transition at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface, finding that coupling between structural and electronic properties prevents the universal behavior.

Measurements of integer and half-integer transitions of the quantized magnetic flux through a superconducting niobium–iron pnictide ring provide strong evidence to support predictions that the Cooper pairs within iron-based superconductors show an unconventional ‘reversed s-wave symmetry’.

Trilayer graphene with the layers consecutively twisted by the same angle is shown to be a platform in which correlated and topological states exist, driven by local lattice relaxations.

Many networked datasets encoded with hypergraphs include additional node attributes, such as roles in a workplace, that can enhance the understanding of higher-order interactions. This study presents a model that integrates higher-order interactions and node attributes for improved community detection in hypergraphs, demonstrating superior accuracy and efficiency in hyperedge prediction and community division tasks.

Electric vehicle sales goals alone will not achieve light duty vehicle emissions targets. Other actions including decarbonizing the electric grid, mode shifting, vehicle downsizing, reducing travel demand, and accelerating fleet turnover, are needed.

This study finds that U.S. vehicle assembly plants that have fully transitioned from gas engine to electric vehicle assembly have required higher labor intensity. It suggests that more, not fewer, workers are needed for electric vehicle assembly.

This paper reports a two-step metallothermic pathway for producing neodymium from oxide using magnesium as the reductant, demonstrating its thermodynamic viability and highlighting that reduction and separation mechanisms could be leveraged in the design of new metallothermic reduction processes.

Numerical simulations reveal that the transfer of ions from Earth’s atmosphere to the Moon is efficient only in the sustained presence of a geomagnetic field, suggesting that lunar soils may record the histories of the atmosphere, solar wind, and geodynamo.

Variant-to-gene-to-program is a new approach to building maps of genome function to link risk variants to disease genes and to convergent signalling pathways in an unbiased manner; its strength is demonstrated in coronary artery disease.

Plastic deformation induces robust magnetism in SrTiO3, which is completely absent in pristine samples. This magnetism coexists with ferroelectric order, showcasing plastic deformation as a powerful tool for manipulating quantum material properties.