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When interfaced with a current-carrying heavy metal, spin orbit effects can generate a torque on the magnetization of a ferromagnet, understood as a bulk effect. Here, the authors show evidence of an interfacial contribution to such spin orbit torque in O-doped W/CoFeB thin film systems.

Single-cell RNA sequencing, whole-exome sequencing and spatial transcriptome sequencing of gallbladder adenocarcinomas from 75 patients stratifies the disease into groups with distinct clinical outcomes.

Mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation is essential for cellular energy production. Here the authors show that mutations in Testis-Expressed Protein 44 (TEX44) are associated with misregulated fatty acid β-oxidation and male infertility.

In this Stage 2 Registered Report, Buchanan et al. show evidence confirming the phenomenon of semantic priming across speakers of 19 diverse languages.

The spin Hall effect of light allows precise identification of unknown interface parameters, yet its measurement has previously required multiple steps. Here, the authors introduce a metasurface-enabled, single-shot, real-time measurement method.

The design of liquid crystal networks as energy dissipation materials achieving simultaneously good mechanical and energy dissipation properties is challenging. Here, the authors fabricate energy-dissipation liquid crystal semi-interpenetrating polymer networks consisting liquid crystalline polymers with synergistic properties.

Silver nanoparticles are used in a wide range of applications but have potential toxicity issues. Here, the authors report on a gut bacterium which can protect nematodes from reproductive harm caused by silver nanoparticles via the production of protective metabolites showing a strategy for mitigating nanoparticle toxicity.

The mechanisms underlying the nonclassical growth of penta-twinned gold nanocrystals remain unclear. Here, the authors elucidate the atomic-level processes that drive size-dependent and twin configuration-related aggregation phenomena.

Electrogenerated gas bubbles impair the efficiency of electrolysis and require a deeper insight into their dynamics. Here, the authors describe a transport mechanism in which electrolyte droplets from the coalescence of microbubbles are sprayed into H₂ bubbles.

Long-lasting oxygen catalysts are crucial for rechargeable zinc-air batteries. Here, the authors report that placing tungsten atoms next to iron atoms within N₄ units creates durable Fe-N₄/W-N₄ diatomic sites, enabling a zinc-air battery to cycle reliably for more than 10,000 h.

A coherent 909-Hz quasi-periodic oscillation was potentially detected in GRB 230307A, the second brightest gamma-ray burst to date, indicating that a millisecond magnetar formed after the merger powered the burst.

Cationic polymers conventionally kill bacteria via physical membrane disruptions. Here, the authors report the development of carbon acid cationic polymers that show potent activity against multidrug-resistant strains in murine infection models and prevent bovine mastitis, and present evidence that these polymers translocate across bacterial membrane aided by N-heterocyclic carbene.

Synthetic anti-ferromagnets, where two ferromagnetic layers are coupled anti-ferromagnetically via a spacer, are known for their very large current-induced domain wall velocities. Here, Guan et al show that the velocity of the domain walls in synthetic anti-ferromagnetic nanowires can be tuned over a wide range due to reversible oxidization via ionic liquid gating.

Non-reciprocal charge transport has potential for applications but is usually weak. Here the authors report a room-temperature divergent non-reciprocal Hall effect in devices made of Pt deposited on Si substrates.

Li and colleagues report that a septo-enteric polysynaptic circuit that is activated by chronic stress links the brain to the tumor microenvironment to promote colorectal cancer growth.

Here, the authors conducted a whole genome sequencing (WGS)-based genome-wide scan for non-small cell lung cancer in 13,722 Chinese individuals and identified genes including PARPBP, PLA2G4C, and RITA1 in the context of non-coding regulation.

Electrolyte interactions critically govern battery performance yet lack precise design principles. The authors introduce interaction motif descriptors to design an electrolyte enabling 99.7% Li-metal Coulombic efficiency for 4.5 V batteries.

Recycling China’s end-of-life trucks promises 44 billion United States dollars and reduces carbon emissions by 58 million metric tons by 2050, according to a multi-factor future projection modeling approach

Electromagnetic response of topological materials is described the so called axion electrodynamics which contains additional relations between the fields. Here the authors extend the theory of axion electrodynamics to general optical frequencies and apply it to a realistic topological antiferromagnet.

CD4⁺ T cells promote immunity to tuberculosis infection via macrophages. Here the authors show upregulation of SLAMF1/CD150 on infected macrophages after interaction with CD4⁺ T cells and that the presence of SLAMF1 promotes ROS production by macrophages and the absence of Slamf1 in macrophages results in higher mycobacterial loads in infected mice.

The study reveals that oxygen vacancies significantly enhance dislocation nucleation and activation, while strengthening the (K, Na)NbO₃-based piezoceramics through solute strengthening and pinning effect between oxygen vacancies and dislocations.

Experimental systems in which non-trivial topology is driven by spontaneous symmetry breaking are rare. Now, topological gaps resulting from two excitonic condensates have been demonstrated in a three-dimensional material.

Stable and robust topological edge modes are observed at finite temperatures in an array of 100 programmable superconducting qubits because of emergent symmetries present in the prethermal regime of this system.

Discovering governing equations of complex network dynamics is a fundamental challenge. Here, the authors developed a computational tool that combines deep learning with symbolic regression to automatically and efficiently uncover the underlying equations driving complex systems.

Dual-scale chemical ordering in CoNiV-based alloys improves the synergy of strength and ductility at cryogenic temperatures, providing an approach for obtaining high-performance metallic materials for cryogenic applications.

Integrative analyses of transcriptome and whole-genome sequencing data for 1,188 tumours across 27 types of cancer are used to provide a comprehensive catalogue of RNA-level alterations in cancer.

A field-programmable radio frequency surface (FPRFS) is proposed that can implement arbitrary antennas and impedance matching networks. An asymmetric excitation scheme is demonstrated to ensure radiation efficiency independent of the number of FPRFS switches.

This study identifies monoclonal antibodies A138 and B026 targeting MPXV proteins M1R and B6R. Both antibodies exhibit neutralization of MPXV and VACV, and their combination enhances protective efficacy in mice, supporting a dual-targeting strategy.

Asian soybean rust (ASR) is a devastating disease of soybean. Here, the author report the identification of an atypical pair of nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR) encoding genes and how they function together to confer broad-spectrum resistance to ASR.

A plug-and-play system fine-tunes multiple targets simultaneously for secondary metabolite production in Streptomyces.

Control of magnetization is at the core of many spintronic applications. Out-of-plane anti-damping magnon torque now enables low-power, deterministic switching of perpendicular magnetization at zero magnetic field.

IrO2 catalysts typically feature rutile structures with multiple facets. The authors develop an ammonia-induced method to synthesize single-faceted CuO₂ monolayers with the theoretically optimal (101) facet, resulting in high oxygen evolution activity and stability (>10,000 h) in a water electrolyser.

Examination of a complete structural phase diagram of twisted trilayer graphene shows that several large-scale moiré domain lattices can be formed, the physical properties of which can be tuned by the twist angles between layers.

The apelin receptor regulates heart and metabolic health via G-protein and β-arrestin signaling pathways. Here, authors present receptor-β-arrestin complex structures with distinct stoichiometries that provide insight into biased signaling, guiding targeted drug design.

Spatiotemporal beams differ from standard spatial structured light. The authors introduce 2D spacetime duality to uncover the conventional–spatiotemporal beam connection, enabling the development of high-fidelity spatiotemporal beams.

Magnetic random access memory current uses spin transfer torque for switching, which limits the speed of switching operation, and the number of times the device can be switched before failure. Here, Yang et al. demonstrate field free switching using spin-orbit torque offering a pathway to overcome these limitations.

Together with an accompanying paper presenting a transcriptomic atlas of the mouse lemur, interrogation of the atlas provides a rich body of data to support the use of the organism as a model for primate biology and health.