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Leveraging electron-phonon coupling allows for modulating self-trapped exciton formation for broadband white-light emission. Using transient spectroscopy and DFT calculations, Zhang et al. correlate the structural distortion with self-trapped exciton formation in 2D halide perovskites.

Ba et al. report a scalable approach combining two-phase driving and Langmuir–Schaefer deposition, enabling colloidal quantum well films with 90% horizontal dipole alignment, yielding red LEDs with EQE of 25.5%, luminance of 59,620 cd m⁻², stability over 16,233 h, and maintaining the luminance when scaling the device area to 4 cm².

Achieving desired colloidal dispersion and charge transport of FAPbI₃ perovskite quantum dots remains challenging. Here, the authors incorporate bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate to increase configurational entropy and improve solvent interaction, achieving device efficiency of 18.68% for solar cells.

Gold-based layered hybrid superlattices with tunable interlayer spacing are synthesized as an efficient strategy to modulate intersystem crossing (ISC). Reduced interlayer spacing enhances Au–π conjugation, accelerating the ISC to 0.26 ps and enabling tailored spin–orbit interactions for advanced optoelectronic applications.

The ferromagnetic transition in magnetic nanoparticles embedded in magnetic nanocomposite thermoelectric materials is attributed to the trapping and release of electrons, which increases the performance of the thermoelectric materials.

Climate change is increasing the flow of freshwater to the ocean, yet study of salinity shifts is hampered by a lack of data. Here the authors show that the flux of salt through the ocean rivals that of freshwater inputs and leads to a layered structure of global salinity changes over the past twenty years.

An ideal thermoelectric material has a large Seebeck coefficient, and a high electrical but low thermal conductivity; however, optimizing all three is difficult. Zhao et al. discover three types of coexisting multi-localization transport behaviours in filled skutterudite materials that aid this optimization.

Existing high-performance deep learning methods typically rely on large training datasets with high-quality manual annotations, which are difficult to obtain in many clinical applications. Here, the authors introduce an open-source framework to handle imperfect training datasets.

The immunomodulatory functions of mast cells (MCs) within the tumor microenvironment are elusive. Here, the authors present a transcriptomic characterization of LUAD-infiltrating MCs and identify a proinflammatory subset that contributes to the activation of cytotoxic MAIT cells by secreting IL-18 via NRLP3 activation and pyroptosis, ultimately boosting anti-tumor immunity.

Yaks have been subject to natural selection, human domestication and interspecific introgression during their evolution. Here, the authors have identified genomic structural variations and the linked genes involved in these processes in domestic yaks, to reveal new insight into genetic basis of phenotypic diversity.

A wax-aided immersion methodology is developed to yield graphene rolls with tunable chiral angles; these graphene rolls exhibit promising chiral electronic properties beyond those of other carbon allotropes.

Traditional lithographic techniques could damage organic semiconductor crystals due to high-energy beams or solvents. Here, authors employ a chemical-free nanoimprint crystallography method for fabrication of independent complex 2D patterns that exhibit good lasing performance and reproducibility.

Jujube is a perennial fruit crop with significant economic and medicinal values. Here, the author report genome assemblies of four jujube accessions, construct pan-genome together with four previously published genomes, and generate resequencing data to reveal genetic basis of domestication traits.

The FarmGTEx Project aims to understand genetic control of gene activity under diverse biological and environmental contexts in domestic animals, providing a foundation for improving animal precision breeding, adaptation and human health.

Existing tools for structural variations (SVs) calling and merging often lead to fragmented SVs and the potential of introducing unnecessary errors. Here, the authors report the PanPop pipeline to address these issues by implementing sequence-aware SV merging algorithm to efficiently merge SVs of various types.

The stability of perovskite materials has been a long-standing concern for their solution-processed photovoltaic applications. Here, authors report a series of Dion−Jacobson perovskites incorporated with 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanammonium and demonstrate efficient and stable perovskite solar cells.

OPC-vascular coupling contributes to myelin maintenance. Here the authors show Cav-1 stabilizes interactions and mediates OPC maturation in ischemia.

Exciton transport in 2D Ruddlesden−Popper perovskite plays a key role for their optoelectronic performance. Here, authors significantly enhance free exciton mobilities in exfoliated thin flakes by anchoring butyl ammonium cation with polymethyl methacrylate, which also improves lattice rigidity.

By an alteration of dipoles and a phase transition, the authors find a giant electromechanical strain triggered by the electric current in thin antipolar Ag2Se semiconductor. The strain has inherent flexibility and conductivity.

A cluster randomized trial in China shows that telemedicine-based, village doctor-led delivery of integrated care reduced the occurrence of adverse cardiovascular events and hospitalizations in older adults with atrial fibrillation.

Metallic transition metal dichalcogenides are important materials for catalysis, but scalable and controllable preparation methods are scarce. Here, the authors synthesize 2H-TaS₂ as centimetre-scale films of tunable thickness and show they are an efficient catalyst for hydrogen evolution.

Bound states in continuum have attracted attention in various platforms, and recently condensation of bound states in continuum polariton modes was demonstrated at low temperatures. Here the authors report the observation of such a state in a periodic air-hole perovskite-based photonic crystal at room temperature.

Low dimensional lead halide perovskites possess intriguing optical properties that are still under debate. Here Cui et al. use hydrogen bonds containing spacers to synthesize highly luminescent perovskites with fully isolated lead-bromide octahedras and shed light on the origin of the emission.

Analysis of 48 newly generated genomes, including 32 mangrove species, sheds light on patterns of speciation and extinction of these woody, coastal plants.

Hybrid halide perovskites have demonstrated promising performance as solar cells. It is now reported that these solution-processed materials are also suited to lasing applications, because of the high optical gain and stable amplified spontaneous emission they show in the visible spectral range.

The researchers introduce an all-silicon optical PUF that enhances IoT device security through CMOS-compatible fabrication, showcasing five unique optical responses per pixel for advanced authentication and high information entropy.

Defect density reduction is pertinent for halide perovskite solar cells but a universal strategy has not been exploited. Here Chen et al. show that by fine tuning the alkaline environment in precursor solution, they can greatly suppress defects density and obtain high certified efficiency of 20.87%.

Ischemic stroke can cause secondary demyelination. Whether phagocytic astrocytes can contribute to such demyelination is unclear. Here, the authors show that lipocalin-2 (LCN-2) expression increased in astrocytes upon injury. LCN-2 expressing astrocytes acquire a phagocytic phenotype and contribute to secondary demyelination in a mouse model of ischemic stroke.

Surface plasmon lasers could improve our ability to generate and use light at nanometre scales, but they regularly suffer from optical losses that make them impractical, particularly at ultraviolet wavelengths. Zhang et al.demonstrate a low-threshold surface plasmon laser that overcomes this problem.

Doping semiconductor nanocrystals with impurity atoms is a key pathway for tuning their plasmonic properties. Here, the authors use a cation exchange strategy to dope p-type or n-type metal ions into n-type metal-oxide nanocrystals, post-synthetically tailoring their localized surface plasmon resonances in the infrared region.

Multimaterial 3D printing using digital light processing (DLP) is challenging because multimaterial switching methods require direct contact onto the printed part to remove residual resin. Here, the authors report a DLP-based centrifugal multimaterial 3D printing method to generate large-volume heterogeneous 3D objects where composition, property and function are programmable at voxel scale.

β-Zn₄Sb₃ has promising thermoelectric performance, but its ionic migration properties make it prone to degradation. Here the authors exploit the ion migration in an electric field-assisted synthesis method, fast producing β-Zn₄Sb₃ with improved phase stability and extended temperature range for the thermoelectric operation.

The deficiency of the essential transcriptional repressor BCL11A promotes cell autophagy to enhance the resistance of the epidermis to UVB through targeting the lipid synthesis gene ACSS3, rather than autophagy-related genes.

By embedding superparamagnetic nanoparticles in a thermoelectric matrix, phonon and electron transport within the material can be controlled simultaneously at nanometre and mesoscopic length scales, thereby improving the thermoelectric performance of the material.