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This study presents an iodine sensor fabricated using AgI-functionalized graphene, which exhibits fast response and recovery times with an ultralow detection limit, surpassing safety standards and outperforming commercial counterparts

The semileptonic decay channels of the Λc baryon can give important insights into weak interaction, but decay into a neutron, positron and electron neutrino has not been reported so far, due to difficulties in the final products’ identification. Here, the BESIII Collaboration reports its observation in e+e- collision data, exploiting machine-learning-based identification techniques.

The ability to control magnetic coupling in graphene nanomaterials remains elusive. Here, the authors report an approach of engineering magnetic ground states in open-shell bipartite/nonbipartite nanographenes where the magnetic coupling sign between two spins are controlled via breaking bipartite lattice symmetry.

To overcome limitations with anion dissolution, the authors design 2D FeTeSe nanosheets as electrocatalyst. The reaction-driven, in-situ generation of anisotropic in-plane tensile and out-of-plane compressive strains enhances the alkaline low-concentration nitrate reduction.

The commercialization of light-emitting diodes based on emissive quantum dots (e.g. QLEDs) is hindered by their inherent poor operational lifetime. Using an intelligent energy-level design strategy, Qian et al. demonstrate QLEDs with operational lifetime that meets industrial display standards.

In this work, Dong and coworkers report a set of benzo[f]quinoline-linked covalent organic frameworks via a one-pot three-component [4 + 2] cyclic condensation reaction which are used as photocatalysts for H₂O₂ production in pure water.

Here the authors show that the growth plate (GP)-epiphysis interface possesses a strong modulus transition and acts as a mineralization inhibition zone, while the GP-metaphysis interface has a gradual transition and stimulates bone formation. They also identify proteins at these boundaries which inhibit or promote bone mineralization.

Quasicrystals, which lack translational symmetry but display rotational order, are difficult to make. Now an assembly method for the fabrication of colloidal quasicrystals that offers a high degree of controllability and reversibility is reported.

Fullerene acceptors typically suffer from undesirable segregation and dimerization. Here, the authors report a poly(fullerene-alt-xylene) acceptor as guest component to facilitate charge transfer and suppress charge recombination, achieving efficiency of 18% for ternary all-polymer solar cells.

Amines are typically synthesized by aminating organooxygenates with ammonia and noble metal catalysts. Here, the authors reveal the potential of using affordable 3d-transition metal nitrides with nitrogen gas (N₂) as the nitrogen source to produce organonitrogen compounds, offering a new pathway for amine synthesis.

Rechargeable aluminium ion batteries are an emerging class of energy storage device. Here the authors reveal high-quality natural graphite as a promising cathode for Al-ion batteries, also identifying chloroaluminate anion intercalation in graphite by Raman spectroscopy.

The electrosynthesis of CO via integrated capture and conversion of dilute CO₂ suffers from low energy efficiency. Here, the authors report an amino acid salt-based system that employs a single-atom catalyst and operates at an elevated temperature and pressure, which enables efficient CO production.

Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) infects a wide range of plants and cause tremendous economic loss. Here, the authors assemble lentinan, an immune inducer with antiviral activity, with the nanocarrier star polycation through hydrogen bonding and show its effectiveness in controlling TMV in field conditions.

Newly evolved Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum isolates triggers recent bacterial blight outbreaks in cotton. Here, the authors show that a recently evolved TALE, Tal7b, activates host susceptibility genes GhSWEET14a and GhSWEET14b rather than GhSWEET10 to confer pathogenicity in these new isolates.

A class of core–shell nanoparticles self-assembled from amphiphilic peptides can kill a range of bacteria, yeast and fungus. They are more potent than their unassembled peptide counterparts and can suppress bacterial growth in the brains of rabbits infected with meningitis. These particles, which carry a high number of positive charges, are promising antimicrobial agents.

Peptide ionizable lipids containing specific amino acids and functional groups render lipid nanoparticles with the tissue-specific delivery of mRNA and prime editing systems, which can be useful for advanced mRNA-based therapeutics.

Electrochemical conversion of waste into valuable chemicals offers a sustainable alternative to traditional manufacturing routes. Here, the authors report a strategy for durable formamide synthesis from plastic-derived ethylene glycol and ammonia using commercial platinum foil catalysts.

Stapled α-helical peptides are promising for targeting challenging targets such as transcription factors, but achieving sufficient cell permeability while avoiding off-target cleavage is difficult. Here, the authors present workflows for identifying stapled peptides against Mdm2(X) with in vivo activity and no off-target effects based on comprehensive investigations of their properties.

Using light-based, reversible C−H sampling catalysis, a cyano functional group can be swapped with a C−H bond in a molecule, providing access to valuable structures that are difficult to obtain by other methods.

Metastasis of pancreatic cancer has been associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Here, the authors identify STN1 as a regulator of pancreatic cancer metastasis by promoting transcription of EMT-activator ZEB1, which is independent of its known role in telomere maintenance.

A large genome-wide association study of more than 5 million individuals reveals that 12,111 single-nucleotide polymorphisms account for nearly all the heritability of height attributable to common genetic variants.

Catechols are common structural motifs in bioactive molecules and synthetic building blocks. Here the authors report a method to convert phenol derivatives into catechols via an iridium-catalysed redox-neutral C–H hydroxylation, giving diversely substituted products under mild conditions.

Ten years after the discovery of the Higgs boson, the ATLAS  experiment at CERN probes its kinematic properties with a significantly larger dataset from 2015–2018 and provides further insights on its interaction with other known particles.

Flexible electronic devices are widely considered to have significant potential for a range of applications. Here the authors present a bendable and transparent memory based on graphene electrical contacts and silica as the memory element.

The ATLAS Collaboration reports the observation of the electroweak production of two jets and a Z-boson pair. This process is related to vector-boson scattering and allows the nature of electroweak symmetry breaking to be probed.

CaV1.2 is crucial in cardiac, vascular and neuronal function, serving as a target for many drugs. Here, authors identify the binding site of herb-derived drug tetrandrine, and explore inhibitory mechanism of L/T-type selective DHP drug benidipine.

A selective shielding strategy achieves the differentiation and quantification of distinct plasmonic photocatalytic mechanisms including hot carrier-driven photochemistry, resonant field-mediated energy transfers, and thermal contributions.

The development of seawater electrolysis for green hydrogen production is crucial to addressing energy shortages. Here, the authors report that integrating NiFe sulfides with MXene enhances oxygen evolution reaction efficiency and stability, achieving 1000 hours of durability in seawater electrolysis.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum-sensing signal N-(3-oxo-dodecanoyl) homoserine lactone alters host cell membranes and induces host cell death via ligand-independent immune receptor ligation.

The advantage of living in cities compared with rural areas with respect to height and BMI in children and adolescents has generally become smaller globally from 1990 to 2020, except in sub-Saharan Africa.

Calorimetry is a powerful tool for precise heat measurement at the nanowatt and picowatt scale but is often constrained by high cost and complexity. Here, the authors introduce a flexible printed circuit-based microcalorimeter that enables high-resolution thermal analysis at a lower cost than conventional systems.

Desorption of ions from sorbents generally involves high acid or base concentrations and long desorption times, especially for multivalent ions. Here the authors report a rapid and efficient desorption of Co²⁺, Mn²⁺, and Sr²⁺ adsorbed on magnetite-graphene oxide that occurs by adding low amounts of Al³⁺, which is shown to interact with graphene more strongly than divalent ions.

Efficient exchange of long-chain ligands has been challenging for high-performing perovskite quantum dot photovoltaics. Here, the authors construct alkaline environments for antisolvents to promote their hydrolysis into conductive surface capping, enabling a certified solar cell efficiency of 18.3%.

Developing efficient single-atom catalysts for clean energy technologies is still challenging. Here, the authors report a facile method to increase the density and tune the coordination of iron atom loaded in single-atom catalysts that boosts the activity for pH-universal oxygen electrolysis.

A global network of researchers was formed to investigate the role of human genetics in SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity; this paper reports 13 genome-wide significant loci and potentially actionable mechanisms in response to infection.

Materials for multifunctional molecular recognition are essential in industry. Here, the authors present a cost-effective, stable and multifunctional Ni-cubane MOF that effectively separates hexane isomers, xenon/krypton, and carbon dioxide/nitrogen.

In this Perspective, members of the Aging Biomarker Consortium outline the X-Age Project, an Aging Biomarker Consortium plan for building standardized aging clocks in China. The authors discuss the project roadmap and its aims of decoding aging heterogeneity, detecting accelerated aging early and evaluating geroprotective interventions.

The ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider reports a search for charged-lepton-flavour violation in decays of Z bosons into a τ lepton and an electron or muon of opposite charge.

The assembly of giant silver clusters by using macrocylic multidentate ligand remains a challenge. Here, the authors synthesize a chromate-templated 88-nuclei silver super calix and reveal the role of anion templating effects and a hierarchical assembly mechanism.

Cannabis-induced analgesia results from potentiation of the α1 and α3 glycine receptors via a specific interaction with a transmembrane segment of the receptors, and this distinguishes the analgesic effects from the psychoactive effects of cannabinoids.

Siglec-glycolipid interactions are often studied outside the context of a lipid bilayer. Here, the authors combine a variety of chemical biology techniques to demonstrate a unique and physiologically relevant ability of Siglec-6 to recognize glycolipids in a membrane.

This study reveals how the nature of optical excitation governs hot-carrier transport in transition metal oxides and directly visualizes distinct transport regimes via high spatiotemporal resolution imaging.

Previous studies have suggested that branched chain amino acids (BCAA) may contribute to the development of diabetic kidney disease (DKD).Here the authors report that genetic disruption of BCAA catabolism in podocytes or exogenous BCAA supplementation can trigger DKD initiation via rewiring of glucose metabolism in mice.

Kersting’s groundnut is an underutilised crop that is locally important, tolerant to drought and critical to food security. Here, the authors report its genome assembly, population genetics analyses, and candidate genes for seed coat colour.

Antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) is an important safety concern for vaccine development against dengue virus (DENV) and the antigenically related Zika virus (ZIKV). Gao and colleagues designed a ZIKV vaccine that induced sterilizing immunity and fetal protection in mice challenged with ZIKV and did not induce ADE following subsequent DENV infection.