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The authors report a molecular ferroelectric (TMCM)[FeCl4], which shows strong magnetostrictive and magnetoelectric effects at room temperature. The spin-lattice coupling of FeCl4 and flexible structure of organic cations are responsible for these effects.
Bioadhesive materials and patches are promising alternatives to surgical sutures and staples but many existing bioadhesives do not meet the functional requirements of current surgical procedures. Here the authors present a tissue adhesive, stretchable and rapid photo-projection compatible translational patch material which is able to deliver therapeutics.
Developing high-performance electrodes for catalyzing brine oxidation is essential for cost effective hydrogen production. Here, this study reveals the self-protective mechanism of CoFeAl layered double hydroxides, enabling stable operation in the presence of concentrated seawater at 2 A cm−2.
Nanobodies are normally made from immunized camelids, Ig transgenic mice or synthetic libraries. In this study, the authors introduce the llama Ig heavy chain locus into mice lacking this locus, thereby generating a line in which nanobodies can be made by direct immunization in the absence of an endogenous antibody repertoire.
Gas-fired generators play crucial role in the transition to net-zero energy systems as an alternative to coal-fired. But malfunctions of gas networks can cause large-scale power blackouts. Here, authors apply the early warning concept to the coupled gas-electric system towards enhanced power supply security.
Species with low genetic diversity have limited capacity to adapt to environmental change. This study finds that the skin microbiome and non-genetic (epigenetic) modifications of the DNA represent additional sources of variation that could help low diversity fish survive environmental challenges.
Manipulating exchange bias is crucial for advancing spintronic devices. Here, the authors demonstrate full electrical switching of perpendicular exchange bias in multilayers featuring an antiferromagnetic layer with anisotropic epitaxial strain.
The study links heavy past rainfall events in Svalbard to Scandinavian blocking. Lake sediment data spanning the last 2 millennia warns of worse floods with continued warming, especially intense during atmospheric blocking conditions.
The isodendritic core is a group of neuromodulatory nuclei with diffuse projections. Here the authors describe associations between the microstructural integrity of the isodendritic core and whole-brain white matter in humans, and its relationship to Apolipoprotein-E4 carrier status.
Telomeric entanglements arising from stalled telomeric replication forks can cause mitotic catastrophe in dividing cells. Here, the authors show that resolution of such entanglements in fission yeast requires rapid exposure of the DNA to the cytoplasm during anaphase.
The way we generate and treat plastic waste is a key consideration in the transition from a take-make-waste model to a truly circular economy. Here, authors discuss their views on how biotechnology could contribute to solving the plastic problem, and the barriers we need to overcome to make such approaches a reality.
Polymyxins are last-resort antibiotics targeting lipid A in the gram-negative outer membrane. Here, the authors use surface plasmon resonance-based kinetics to reveal a three-state mechanism governing superstoichiometric accumulation of polymyxins.
Although anion-binding processes are well-known for their crucial role in molecular recognition, this type of phenomenon has only recently been utilized for catalysis. Here, the authors present an enantioselective desymmetrization of cyclic keto sulfonium salts through enantioselective deprotonation/ring opening process by anion-binding catalysis.
Rare-earth elements (REEs) are vital to the modern economy, yet their mining poses both geopolitical and environmental challenges. Here, authors present a highly selective method for the recovery of europium from spent fluorescent lamps using redox active tetrathiotungstate ligands.
BRCA2 has essential roles in suppressing genome instability at stalled replication forks, but how this is achieved remains unclear. Here, the authors apply Okazaki-fragment sequencing to predict sites of genomic instability caused by head-on transcription-replication conflicts upon BRCA2 loss.
The quantitative prediction of rate constants and quantum yields is crucial to understand various phenomena and their mechanisms in nature. Here, the authors apply quantum chemical calculation to reproduce experimental data of multiple-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters.
This study explores alternative stable states in microbial communities. Focusing on a respiratory tract community of 6 species, the authors identified four distinct stable states that are predicted to be driven by cooperative growth. The findings contrast with the common association between competitive interactions and multistability in microbial communities.
Perturbing a physical system, for example, picking a guitar string to make it vibrate, tells a lot about its intrinsic properties. Here the authors show that such concepts hold even for quantum gases of light, which respond to a perturbation with the same dynamics as they fluctuate on their own.
LLMs can be augmented with tools to increase their capabilities. Here, authors have developed an artificial intelligence system called ChatMOF combining LLMs and specialised libraries and utilities to predict and generate metal-organic frameworks.