Research Highlights

An article in Nature reports a tough hydrogel obtained through chain entanglements that can mimic stiff tissues such as articular cartilage.

An article in Nature Nanotechnology reports ferroelectric field-effect transistors that are compatible with Si complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor back-end-of-line processes.

An article in Advanced Materials reports molecules designed following the A-D-A′-D-A structure that exhibit efficient emission beyond 1,100 nm.

An article in Nature reports an alloy that can be 3D printed and has improved mechanical properties at high temperatures compared with current state-of-the-art 3D-printable alloys.

An article in Nature Communications reports a solid-state epitaxy strategy to disperse single cobalt atoms in silicon, synthesizing single-atom photocatalysts that outperform any other so far for visible-light-driven syngas production.

An article in Science Advances reports a mechanical nanosurgery approach to treat glioblastoma.

An article in Advanced Materials reports an edible rechargeable battery that can power edible and digestible electronic devices for health care and food monitoring.

An article in Nature Synthesis reports core–shell nanocrystals with tunable single-atom alloy layers, which are effective catalysts for nitrate electroreduction to ammonia.

An article in Angewandte Chemie reports a solution-phase synthesis method to obtain free-standing crystalline circumcoronenes.

An article in Nature presents a conceptually new scanning probe microscope, called a quantum twisting microscope, which enables both momentum-resolved measurements and in situ tuning of the twist angle between 2D materials stacked on top of each other.

A paper in Nature reports the observation of spin-polarized excitonic topological states in the topological insulator Bi₂Te₃.

An article in Nature Communications reports a solvent-free electronic material that is as soft as biological tissue like the brain.

An article in Science demonstrates a Li–air battery with a solid-state electrolyte that achieves an energy density higher than for Li-ion batteries.

An article in ACS Nano uses a nonspecific crosslinker to covalently stabilize a variety of 2D and 3D nanocrystal superlattices.

An article in Science reports new insight in the formation of defects during 3D printing of metals and presents a highly accurate method to track defects as they form, opening the way for closed-loop control systems.

An article in Science Advances explains the mechanisms behind the durability of ancient Roman concrete.

An article in Nature Communications reports an environmentally friendly and selective way to synthesize propylene and propylene oxide.

An article in the Journal of the American Chemical Society presents metal–organic frameworks with Olympic rings-inspired structures.

An article in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports azobenzene crystals that roll continuously under visible light, thanks to crystal packing effects that shift azobenzene’s light-responsive window.

An article in Nature Catalysis presents a computationally guided optimization of iron-based cathodes for protonic ceramic fuel cells that led to the fabrication of devices with good efficiency and stability.