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Balancing structural miniaturization with reliable shape-morphing performance is challenging in microrobot design. Here, the authors design an acoustic shape-morphing micromachine that can rapidly switch between multiple modes with precise control.

This study reports self-wrinkling MXene films with lattice structures achieving exceptional electromagnetic interference shielding (81.5 dB at 17 μm), offering ultra-thin protection for sensitive electronics.

Direct ethanol fuel cells need efficient catalysts for ethanol oxidation. Here, the authors report confined heterostructural transformation in PtPdBiSn nanoplates that induces interphase electron distribution, achieving high activity and durability.

The efficiency of selenium photovoltaics is hindered by the poor crystallization of the Se film. Wen, Li, Lu and colleagues use light to initiate Se crystallization, suppressing dewetting and enabling the formation of a continuous film, which achieves a certified efficiency of 10.3%.

Lampreys are jawless vertebrates that can offer unique insights into vertebrate evolution. Here they generate a comprehensive cell atlas of the lamprey, uncovering 70 distinct cell types across 14 tissues, and identify pancreas-like cells in the lamprey small intestine.

Feng et al. report a dynamic template-assisted strategy for depositing perovskite nanowire arrays across areas 12 times larger than the template itself, on diverse substrates. Large-area pixelated photodetectors with a responsivity of 1660A W⁻¹, detectivity of 3.9E14 Jones, and linear dynamic range of 160.3 dB are achieved.

Researchers shatter the bandwidth record of avalanche photodiodes to 105 GHz using a uni-multiplication-carrier concept. This breakthrough paves the way for next generation optical interconnects and computing.

Optimizing the crystallization of the active materials in organic solar cells is challenging. Fu et al. use an acenaphthene additive to induce a two-step crystallization of the non-fullerene acceptor, achieving a certified 20.5% power conversion efficiency.

The widespread use of biaryl monophosphines is frequently hampered by the challenges associated with their modular preparation. Here, the authors report a protocol that appends arenes to arylphosphines to access a series of these compounds via rhodium-catalysed P(III)- directed ortho C–H activation, enabling one-fold, two-fold, and threefold direct arylation.

Chirality has long fascinated chemists, but asymmetric synthesis has largely focused on central, axial, and helical chirality to date. Here, the authors synthesize dianthranilides with planar chirality, via cinchona alkaloid-catalyzed (dynamic) kinetic resolution.

The performance of Li-O₂ batteries is largely determined by the oxygen electrocatalytic reactions at the cathode. Here, the authors report cobalt single-atom catalysts anchored on carbon nanosheets. The design improves oxygen redox kinetics and enables good electrochemical performance.

Peripheral nerve transfer can restore motor functions of the upper limbs after peripheral nerve injuries. Here, the authors developed an implantable multisite optogenetic stimulation system for wireless evaluation of peripheral nerve plexus with sub nerve resolution.

Authors present a method for providing fast and robust drift correction in single molecule localization microscopy, by pairing the nearest molecules in data segments and calculating their displacements within a small search radius.

The coupling of acetonitrile into succinonitrile via a dehydrogenative route is highly attractive in terms of valuable chemical synthesis and green hydrogen energy production. Here, the authors report succinonitrile synthesis with high selectivity and rate via a light driven dehydrogenative coupling reaction of CH₃CN over the anatase TiO₂ supported Pt catalyst.

Laser pulse multiplication is desired in many applications but has been challenging to realize by gain medium. Here Guo et al. achieve double-pulsed stimulated emission in quasi-2D metal-halide perovskites due to the two-channel carrier funneling effect in their multiple-quantum-wells structure.

Indole C-H silylation preferentially occurs at the C3 and C2 positions, while functionalization of the benzene core (C4-C7 sites) remains challenging. Here, the authors report a regioselective C7-H silylation of indole derivatives assisted by strong coordination of the palladium catalyst with a phosphorus directing group.

The authors show that after cycling the model cathode material Li₂Ru_0.5Mn_0.5O₃ undergoes ruthenium segregation and even exsolution at the reconstructed oxide surface, which triggers a progressive degradation process. The insights enable new dimensions in choosing dopants for stabilized cathode surface.

By incorporating electron-withdrawing trifluoroacetate anions into 3D perovskites, Li et al. report retarded Auger recombination due to a decoupled electron-hole wavefunction at the interface and balanced carrier injection from dense film coverage, enabling NIR LEDs with peak efficiency of 21.45% and radiance of 2409 W sr⁻¹ m⁻².

Multiphoton-pumped lasing from semiconductor nanocrystals in solution is difficult due to Auger recombination, low volume fraction and high threshold. Here, Li et al. demonstrate photostable, ultralow threshold multi-photon pumped lasing from colloidal CdSe/CdS nanoplatelets in a Fabry-Pérot optical resonator.

TPP endows TPP₃Cu₂Br₂ with both excellent water resistance and sensitive temperature-dependent luminescence lifetime, achieving a S_r up to 12.82% K⁻¹.

The hot carriers in halide perovskite nanocrystals cool much slower than those in conventional semiconductor nanocrystals due to the phonon bottleneck. Here, Li et al. demonstrate enhanced multiple exciton generation with lower threshold in intermediate-confined perovskite nanocrystals based on this effect.

The development of non-halogen solvent processed all-small-molecule organic solar cells was challenging. Here, the authors employ a small molecule donor with strong aggregation property to improve molecular pre-aggregation in tetrahydrofuran, realizing ternary device with efficiency of 16.1%.

Peptides encoded by noncanonical open reading frames play important roles in cancer. Here the authors identify that a microprotein HDSP derived from the long non-coding RNA HOXA10-HOXA9 is overexpressed in gastric cancer and forms a positive feedback loop with MECOM to drive EGFR signaling in gastric cancer progression.

Potent pan-Atg8 or GABARAP-selective inhibitory peptides derived from giant neuronal ankyrin-B and -G effectively block autophagy in cell cultures and in C. elegans spatiotemporally.

This work reveals a eukaryotic ribosome elongation cycle in situ, uncovers over 20 structural conformations, highlights the new role of compact eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2) during peptidyl transfer and discovers new conformations of open-eEF3.

Thymic epithelial tumours represent a heterogenous group of malignancies with varied immune cell infiltration and prognosis. Here authors systematically analyze the phenotypes of both epithelial and immune cells that form these tumours, and identify three major subtypes with different T cell involvement that might affect prognosis.

Harvesting excess energy from above-band gap photons could lead to solar cells which exceed conventional efficiency limits. Liet al., study hot carrier cooling in hybrid perovskite materials with reduced dimensionality using transient absorption spectroscopy and demonstrate efficient hot-electron extraction in such systems.

A graphene-nanopocket-protected pure Pt nanocatalyst has been reported for heavy-duty-vehicle fuel cells that deliver high power density, high efficiency and exceptional durability with >200,000-h projected lifetime.

Covalent organic frameworks (COF) membranes designed for the separation of ions in a fast and selective way are desirable. Here, the authors report COF membranes with vertically aligned nanorods to enlarge contact areas and harvest water and monovalent ions with high permeability and selectivity.

If the activity of genetically specified neurons is silenced in a temporally precise fashion, the roles of different cell classes in neural processes can be studied. Members of the class of light-driven outward proton pumps are now shown to mediate powerful, safe, multiple-colour silencing of neural activity. The gene archaerhodopsin-3 (Arch) enables near 100% silencing of neurons in the awake brain when virally expressed in the mouse cortex and illuminated with yellow light.

Ion migration has a detrimental effect on the performance and stability of halide perovskite optoelectronics. Here, the authors incorporated a small dosage of high-valence neodymium cation to suppress this, with a minimal impact on the lattice microstrain.

Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 S protein can provide a treatment strategy for COVID-19. Here, Guo et al. provide the crystal structure of a SARS-CoV2 neutralizing antibody isolated from a convalescent patient and highlight the therapeutic efficacy in a rhesus monkey model of an engineered version with optimized pharmacokinetic and safety profile.

FD-DeepLoc uses field-dependent deep learning for precise localization of spatially variant point emitters over the full chip of a modern sCMOS camera, enabling fast and high-throughput volumetric localization microscopy.