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Robustness checks and reproduction of analyses with existing and updated data based on 110 articles in economics and political science journals with data and code-sharing requirements found high levels of robustness and reproducibility and determined that robustness was not dependent on author characteristics or data availability.

Many error-correction codecs for DNA data storage exist, but comparing their performance remains challenging. Here, authors systematically benchmark literature codecs across realistic error scenarios, thereby identifying the state-of-the-art and demonstrating data storage at 43 Exabyte per gram.

Realising scalable entangled photon sources with quantum dots requires compensating for both wavelength mismatches and exciton fine-structure splitting (FSS). So far, multiple QDs with the same emission wavelength and near-zero FSS have not been demonstrated. Here, the authors fill this gap, reaching high entanglement fidelity for multiple QDs tuned into resonance with each other or with Rb atoms.

Charge noise and spin noise lead to decoherence of the state of a quantum dot. A fast spectroscopic technique based on resonance fluorescence can distinguish between these two deleterious effects, enabling a better understanding of how to minimize their influence.

This paper uses multiomics to profile a large cohort of meningioma samples to highlight the role of the tumor microenvironment in driving the epigenetic changes underpinning tumor classification and prediction of outcome.

Although electrometers based on quantum defects have advanced, achieving time-resolved detection of charges with subnanometer resolution remains challenging. Here the authors use a negatively charged tin-vacancy center in diamond to distinguish charge traps at the lattice scale with high temporal precision.

Photons emitted from a quantum dot typically have slightly different frequencies owing to various sources of noise. Here, the authors suppress the noise, notably the noise arising from the nuclear spins, and demonstrate single-photon emission with a transform-limited optical linewidth.

The authors develop an on-chip molecular deposition method to generate large electric fields in bilayer transition metal dichalcogenides, enabling the hybridisation of intralayer and hitherto unobserved interlayer excitons.

Two-qubit operations exceeding 99% fidelity have been demonstrated by silicon devices made with standard semiconductor tooling in a 300-mm foundry environment.

The ability to imprint phase shifts on light lie at the basis of several classical and quantum light-based information processing primitives. Here, the authors demonstrate the phase shift of an optical field by a single quantum emitter in a waveguide, at the single photon level.

Quantum error correction codes protect quantum information, but running algorithms also requires the ability to perform gates on logical qubits. A lattice surgery scheme for fault-tolerant gates has now been demonstrated in a quantum repetition code.

Genomic analyses applied to 14 childhood- and adult-onset psychiatric disorders identifies five underlying genomic factors that explain the majority of the genetic variance of the individual disorders.

Adding tunable photon-photon nonlinearities to programmable photonic circuits would greatly extend their capabilities. Here, the authors demonstrate this by embedding a photonic-crystal waveguide nanostructure hosting an InAs quantum dot within a programmable linear optical circuit, and using it to realise a proof-of-concept quantum simulation of anharmonic molecular vibrational dynamics.

The authors study epitaxial thin films of the pyrochlore-sublattice compound LiTi2O4 by RIXS and ARPES. They observe cooperation between strong electron correlations and strong electron-phonon coupling, giving rise to a mobile polaronic ground state in which charge motion and lattice distortions are coupled.

GRX-810, an oxide dispersion strengthened alloy, shows excellent structural performance above 1100°C and stability up to 1300 °C. Grain-size effects, additive manufacturing–induced anisotropy, and fine trigonal Y₂O₃ particles enhance creep resistance.

A platform using matched patient-derived lung tumouroids and healthy lung organoids enables accurate examination of patient responses to CAR T therapy and offers a faithful framework for improved CAR T design.

Electronic excitations in low-dimensional quantum nanoelectronic devices are collective waves that are strongly affected by the Coulomb interaction. Here, the authors demonstrate that they are able to prepare these collective excitations down to the single electron level and control their propagation.

A new study in Drosophila reveals that epithelial tissue regeneration after radiation-induced massive apoptosis is driven by compensatory proliferation of two apoptosis-resistant cell populations via a nonapoptotic function of the initiator caspase.

Extreme daily precipitation events over land could increase by about 41% by 2100 under a high-emissions scenario with an increase in mesoscale moisture convergence, according to an ensemble of climate simulations with a resolution of 10–25 km.

The coherence time describes the timescale over which particles can still display wave-like interference and is important for quantum optics. Using multi-photon interference experiments, Ra et al. show that the multi-photon coherence time depends on both the number of photons and the detection scheme used.

Global control of a qubits using a single microwave field is a promising strategy for scalable quantum computing. Here the authors demonstrate individual addressability vial local electrodes and two-qubit gates in an array of Si quantum dot spin qubits dressed by a global microwave field and driven on-resonance.

Neurodegenerative diseases are linked to changes in the immune system and inflammation. Here, the authors studied immune cells from healthy individuals and neurodegenerative diseases and identified sex-specific disease-associated changes.

The mechanisms underlying T-ALL treatment resistance and relapse remain to be explored. Here, the authors perform single cell RNA sequencing of PDX-derived samples from pediatric T-ALL patients at diagnosis and relapse and without relapse and identify treatment-resistant stem-like cells.

Experimental measurements of high-order out-of-time-order correlators on a superconducting quantum processor show that these correlators remain highly sensitive to the quantum many-body dynamics in quantum computers at long timescales.

Photoionization of atoms and molecules is a complex process and requires sensitive probes to explore the ultrafast dynamics. Here the authors combine transient absorption and photo-ion spectroscopy methods to explore and control the attosecond pulse initiated excitation, ionization and Auger decay in Kr atoms.

Efficient sunlight-to-fuel conversion requires materials that produce long-lived charges, but increasing carrier lifetimes in visible-light-active photocatalysts has proven difficult. Now it has been shown that rapid charge deactivation via metal-centred states prevents long lifetimes and limits photocatalytic performance. These insights bridge solid-state and molecular photochemistry, informing strategies for improved photocatalyst design.

Multi-template PCR enables parallel DNA amplification but suffers from sequence-specific biases. Here, the authors develop a 1D-CNN model predicting amplification efficiency directly from the DNA sequence and discover adapter-mediated self-priming as a key cause of uneven amplification during PCR.

Sarcomas are morphologically heterogeneous tumours rendering their classification challenging. Here the authors developed a classifier using DNA methylation data from several soft tissue and bone sarcoma subtypes, which has the potential to improve classification for research and clinical purposes.

EF-P plays an important role in overcoming polyproline sequence-induced stalling in bacteria. Here, the authors show that its paralog, EfpL, can also resolve this type of stalling, and also sense cellular metabolic states via lysine acylation.

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.

Tracking immobilized molecular complexes under in situ conditions is vital for the development of next-generation catalysts, although the poor surface sensitivity of many techniques makes this challenging. Now, the role of the anchoring group in a nickel bis(terpyridine) complex has been elucidated by in situ gap-plasmon-assisted SERS coupled with DFT calculations.

Activation of mechanophores in polymers is desirable but generally a slow process. Here, the authors report the use of polymeric microbubbles activated by high-frequency ultrasound to exert compressive force and give mechanochemical transformations.

This study used fine-mapping to analyze genetic regions associated with bipolar disorder, identifying specific risk genes and providing new insights into the biology of the condition that may guide future research and treatment approaches.

The study reveals strikingly different nonlinear Rabi splitting dynamics in MoSe₂ monolayers and (Ga,In)As quantum wells, highlighting the pivotal role of Coulomb interactions in shaping light–matter coupling in two-dimensional semiconductors.

A pump–push–probe time-resolved technique is developed to characterize the dynamics of photoexcitations at buried, disordered interfaces. Applied to organic bulk heterojunctions, the method provides insight on charge separation in photovoltaic films.

Despite being implicated in several neurological diseases, the gut-brain axis remains poorly understood. Here the authors describe a mechanism of communication between the brain and the gut in a Parkinson’s disease mouse model mediated by CD11c⁺ macrophages.

Understanding the mechanism of non-radiative losses in organic photovoltaics is crucial to improve the performance further. Here, the authors use combined device and spectroscopic data to reveal universal model to maximise exciton splitting and charge separation by adjusting the energy of charge transfer state.

In the Tumor Profiler proof-of-concept observational study, a multiomics approach for profiling tumors from patients with melanoma was feasible, returning data within 4 weeks and informing treatment recommendations in 75% of cases.

Hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells are promising devices for energy conversion. Now, a porous nitrogen-doped carbon-supported PtRu catalyst for the hydrogen oxidation reaction is presented, consisting of Pt single atoms and PtRu nanoparticles that work synergistically. The catalyst enables a fuel cell that exceeds the US Department of Energy 2022 performance target.

GaAs quantum dots emitting at the near-red part of the spectrum usually suffers from excess charge-noise. With a careful design of a n-i-p-diode structure hosting GaAs quantum dots, the authors demonstrate ultralow-noise behaviour and high-fidelity spin initialisation close to rubidium wavelengths.

Here the authors identify adenophages, a previously unknown macrophage population present in exocrine glands in mice and humans. These cells are dependent on ILC2-derived GM-CSF and support glandular homeostasis.

Quantized subgap states measured in the vortex cores of YBa₂Cu₃O_7−δhave been challenging theory for over twenty years. Here, the authors show that these spectral features identified as vortex-core states exist independent of vortices, which calls for revisiting vortices in cuprate superconductors.

How cells actively change their shape is an open question. Now, a reconstituted minimal cytoskeleton composed of microtubules and molecular motors is shown to produce membrane fluctuations that drive active shape changes in synthetic cells.

Testicular germ cell tumours (TGCT) are the most common cancers in young men. Here, the authors analyse the genomic landscape of TGCT using data from the Genomics England 100,000 Genomes Project, revealing divergent evolutionary trajectories and the prevalence of human leukocyte antigen loss.

The mechanisms driving B cell differentiation into resident bone marrow plasma cells (BMPC) remain unclear. Here the authors use single cell sequencing and BMPC phenotyping to infer developmental pathways and regulation by IL-21 in germinal centres to promote maintenance of BMPC after vaccination in humans.

Here, Bergant et al. provide evidence that Influenza A viruses cause alternative polyadenylation of host mRNAs and abrogation of this function leads to an attenuated phenotype in mice. This may constitute a general immune evasive mechanism employed by a variety of pathogenic viruses.

Measurements on a chiral magnet show that non-symmorphic symmetries enforce topological crossings exactly at the Fermi level in certain materials; these crossings can be controlled by an applied magnetic field.

Quantum gates — in which stationary quantum bits are combined with ‘flying’ quantum bits, that is, photons — will be essential in quantum networks; such a gate, between a laser-trapped atomic quantum bit and a single photon, is now reported.