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Nanolasers, valued for ultra-low power and nonlinearities, are promising for neuromorphic computing. Authors show coupled nanolaser arrays with symmetry-protected modes act as hidden nonlinear layers in photonic neural networks, enabling XNOR logic gates and highly compressed digit classification.

By exploiting an optical thermodynamic framework, researchers demonstrate universal routing of light. Specifically, light launched into any input port of a nonlinear array is universally channelled into a tightly localized ground state. The principles of optical thermodynamics demonstrated may enable new optical functionalities.

Using cryo-electron microscopy, the authors describe the structure and function of a molecular motor powering both the Bacteroidetes type 9 protein secretion system and the associated gliding motility apparatus.

An asymmetric double-layer C-shaped diode chain structure that can adjust the local electromagnetic field distribution can be used to create a terahertz device with a frequency doubling efficiency of 38%.

Viruses such as coxsackievirus B (CVB) have been associated with type I diabetes (T1D) and islet destruction. Here the authors show that Yes-associated protein (YAP) is upregulated in the whole pancreas in T1D and at-risk autoantibody (AAb + ) organ donors and that YAP over-expression enhances CVB replication, islet inflammation and β-cell apoptosis and suggest exocrine-islet-immune interactions as targeted interventions for T1D.

The performance of inverted perovskite solar cells has been limited by non-radiative recombination at the perovskite surfaces. Here, authors employ phosphonic acids and piperazinium chloride for homogeneous passivation, achieving certified efficiency of 28.9% for 60 cm² perovskite-silicon tandems.

Retinitis pigmentosa leads to blindness and treatments are limited. Here, the authors report injectable donor-acceptor polymers and graphene oxide that restore visual response and perception in rodent and pig models.

Some bacterial species display gliding motility associated with slime secretion through nozzle-like structures at the cell poles. Here, Zuckerman, So & Hoiczyk show that the nozzles are composed of PilQ/GspD proteins usually associated with protein secretion, thus suggesting that secretins may be required for the secretion of non-proteinaceous polymers in these bacteria.

The authors introduce and demonstrate experimentally an all-optical platform in fibres for reconfigurable operations at the sub-nanosecond time scale. This paves the way towards programmable hardware for photonic computing and machine learning.

Reliable measuring the voltage dynamics of individual neurons in the intact brain is significantly challenging. Here authors developed an all-optical method combining two-photon voltage imaging and optogenetics to measure and induce synaptic plasticity in vivo, revealing LTP of inhibition in cerebellar circuits and providing a blueprint to link synaptic changes to learning.

A nonlinear transmission line that supports travelling-wave parametric amplification of forward propagating signals and isolation via the frequency conversion of backward propagating signals could be integrated on chip with superconducting qubits and could reduce the hardware overhead in superconducting quantum computers.

Membrane-free complex coacervate microdroplets are compelling models for primitive compartmentalization, but it is unclear how molecular co-operativity influences physicochemical properties and activity of membrane-free compartments. Here, the authors use RNA/peptide coacervates as a model to reveal the relationship between coacervate properties and ribozyme activity.

Superconducting qubits are measured using microwaves, posing constraints on its size and thermal budgets. The electro-optic transceiver presented here can be used to perform optical readout without affecting qubit performance.

Quantum acoustics investigates the interaction between mechanical oscillators and superconducting qubits. Here, the authors demonstrate the generation of large-amplitude phonon states using quantum acoustics’ toolbox.

Graphene-based Josephson junction bolometers hold promise as sensitive single-photon detectors, but they are normally limited by slow readout schemes and narrow operational bandwidths. Here, the authors report the application of Josephson parametric amplifiers as fast, tunable bolometers with sensitivity enhanced by the intrinsic Kerr non-linearity.

The web-based tool BioRender has become a staple of biomedical research drawings.

Irradiation with a pulsed Laguerre–Gaussian laser beam of charge one enables correcting the third-order spherical aberration of an electron beam.

A study of several longitudinal birth cohorts and cross-sectional cohorts finds only moderate overlap in genetic variants between autism that is diagnosed earlier and that diagnosed later, so they may represent aetiologically different conditions.

Networks of miniaturized magnetoelectric wireless implantable devices can be individually powered and controlled by a single transmitter, show power and transfer data efficiencies that scale with the number of receivers and be used for spinal cord stimulation and cardiac pacing in large animals.

Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) haemorrhagic disease is a major threat for juvenile Asian elephants. This study reports a proof-of-concept trial that evaluates the safety and immunogenicity of a vaccine against EEHV.

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.

French planning decisions systematically locate Traveller sites near environmental disamenities. This study reveals disproportionate exposure to waste facilities and highways compared to other residential areas.

An electronic–photonic quantum system-on-chip—fabricated in a 45-nm complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor microelectronics foundry—provides scalable control of microring resonator quantum photon-pair sources through the monolithic integration of silicon quantum photonics with complex control electronics on the same die.

Managing power exhaust in fusion reactors is a key challenge, especially in compact designs for cost-effective commercial energy. This study shows how alternative divertor configurations improve exhaust control, enhance stability, absorb transients and enable independent plasma regulation.

Exciton-polaritons—coupled states of excitons and photons—exhibit interesting properties that may make them suitable as information carriers for optical computing technologies. With this goal in mind, Ballarini et al. demonstrate an all-optical polariton transistor that also operates as a logic gate.

Ecological effects, such as disturbances, have a spatial dimension, but what influences their spatial propagation is not fully understood. Here, the authors find generalist and widespread species are key to propagating effects spatially, mediated by landscape characteristics and species provenance.

Optomechanical systems could form logic gates, but key requirements are two stable static states and the ability to switch between them. Here, the authors observe radiation-pressure induced buckling transitions in an optomechanical system, and control this transition by varying laser power and detuning.

A wearable device measures parenchymal resistance and its dynamic relationship with sleep MRI measures of glymphatic function, EEG features and cardiovascular parameters in humans.

Neural networks unlock the ability to predict and manipulate noisy light propagation in nonlinear fibres, advancing control strategies for photonic technologies and paving the way for tailored shaping of incoherent optical signals.

Existing solutions to interface the microwave and optical domains lack either scalability or efficiency. Here, the authors demonstrate a CMOS compatible converter between microwave and optical signals based on silicon an optomechanical device with a total bidirectional transduction efficiency of 1.2% at millikelvin temperatures.

Frequency combs have revolutionized the study of electronic structures and dynamics of matter but currently used lasers systems are limited in terms of achievable pulse energies. Here, Pronin et al.demonstrate few cycle pulse emission from a thin-disk laser with 150 nJ pulse energy and 7.7 fs pulse duration.

The authors present experimental evidence of three-dimensional superinsulation in a nanopatterned slab of NbTiN. In the electric Meissner state, they find polar nematic order arising from ferroelectric alignment of short electric strings excited by external electromagnetic fields.

Scientists experimentally demonstrate a reconfigurable all-optical isolator based on the optical excitation of a gigahertz guided acoustic mode in a micrometre-sized photonic crystal fibre core. The work is expected to benefit advanced optical communications and all-optical signal-processing systems.

Here the authors overcome the temperature increase in integrated optomechanical systems, harnessing two-dimensional optomechanical crystal geometry. These results set the ground for microwave-to-optical transducers with entanglement rates overcoming the decoherence rates of state-of-the-art superconducting qubits.

Active particles are useful for microscale functions, but they lack the necessary complexity to be suitable for wide application. Here, the authors present a fabrication method to create patchy active particles of arbitrary shape by microstenciling.

Optomechanics is the use of light to control the motion of a mechanical resonator, potentially cooling it to the quantum ground state. Here, the authors cool a millimetre-scale silicon nitride membrane to an effective temperature of 34 microkelvin by coupling it to a three-dimensional microwave cavity.

To bypass the limitations of detergents, Ren et al. developed peptide scaffolds that extract membrane proteins directly into lipid nanodiscs, preserving the native environment for structural and functional studies of previously inaccessible membrane protein complexes

A single electron spin in silicon is dressed by a microwave field to create a new qubit with tangible advantages for quantum computation and nanoscale research.

Developing quantum networks would require reliable sources of coherent quantum light at telecom wavelengths. Here, the authors employ elastic scattering of excitation laser photons on InAs/InP quantum dots to demonstrate the emission of telecom photons with coherence times longer than the Fourier limit.

The photocurrent and luminescence of carbon nanotubes is governed by excitonic processes with diverse uses in nano-photonics. Here, Jiang et al.generate optical pulses from individual air-suspended carbon nanotubes under an application of square-wave gate voltages with control over pulse timing and duration.

Mutant p53 proteins not only lose their tumour suppressive ability, but also gain new properties that promote tumorigenesis. What are these properties and what are the clinical implications?

Observations of SN 2021yfj reveal that its progenitor is a massive star stripped down to its O/Si/S core, which remarkably continued to expel vast quantities of silicon-, sulfur-, and argon-rich material before the explosion, informing us that current theories for how stars evolve are too narrow.

The authors demonstrate an all-optical method to control the polarization of light. Harnessing the Kerr nonlinearity in an optical resonator, this enables precise polarization control in photonic circuits.