Shape transformations in microrobots less than 1 mm in size remain challenging. Here the authors present an electronically configurable metasheet microrobot with reprogrammable shapes and locomotory gaits in an electrolytic solution.

Second-order superlattices emerging in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene aligned with hexagonal boron nitride are visualized in real space through cryogenic nano-imaging, revealing the impact of strain and twist-angle variations.

Platforms that exhibit moiré patterns have the potential to tailor band structures and control electromagnetic and mechanical waves. This Perspective discusses the current state of the art, challenges and outlook within the realm of classical wave physics.

This Review introduces emerging nonlinear electronic, optical and optoelectronic properties of moiré superlattices and discusses opportunities and challenges in this rapidly progressing field, as well as implications for fundamental physics and technological innovations.

The physical mechanisms that govern chromosomal viscoelasticity remain elusive. Here the authors combine single-chromosome manipulation and computational methods to show that their collective properties are controlled by the physico-chemical environment.

The stability and efficiency of thermally activated delayed fluorescent (TADF) emitters are still limited. Here the authors design TADF compounds by introducing an auxiliary acceptor with both enhanced stability and enhanced efficiency.

The spin Hall-induced bilinear magnetoelectric resistance is a general phenomenon that arises in three-dimensional systems, particularly playing a crucial role in antiferromagnetic spintronics.

Shape transformations in microrobots less than 1 mm in size remain challenging. Here the authors present an electronically configurable metasheet microrobot with reprogrammable shapes and locomotory gaits in an electrolytic solution.

Second-order superlattices emerging in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene aligned with hexagonal boron nitride are visualized in real space through cryogenic nano-imaging, revealing the impact of strain and twist-angle variations.

While transition metal nitrides are promising low-cost electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline media, a fundamental understanding of their activity is still lacking. Here MnN nanocuboids with well-defined surface structures are investigated, providing atomistic insight and mechanistic understanding.

Inspired by non-trivial band topology and the variety of correlated electronic phases in moiré superlattices formed in van der Waals materials, scientists are finding alternative material platforms to exploit the rich phenomena arising from the twist-angle degree of freedom.

The recent landslide election of Labour promises a reset in how UK research is perceived and funded by government.

The generation of attosecond pulses has opened the door to probing electron dynamics at sub-atomic scales. Beyond atomic physics, this field is envisioned to also have a decisive impact on condensed-matter physics, chemistry and biology.

Stacked atomic layers that interact via van der Waals forces offer a confined interlayer space for stabilizing unconventional materials or physical states, enabling a versatile platform for engineering structural configurations and properties at the atomic level.

A synthesis method for large-scale conjugated polymers as well as studies under operational conditions show that research on organic mixed ionic–electronic conductors continues to progress.