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  • Quantum Machine Learning (QML)

    This collection is dedicated to research endeavors aimed at overcoming challenges related to noise and error correction in quantum systems, improving the scalability of quantum algorithms, and identifying practical applications where quantum machine learning can provide significant advantages.
    • Prasanna Date, PhD
    • Gabriel A. Silva, MSc, PhD
    • Snekhalatha Umapathy, M,E PhD
    Collection
    Submission status: Open Deadline: 25 September 2024

  • Advances in catalytic hydrogen evolution

    This collection encourages submissions related to hydrogen evolution catalysis, particularly where hydrogen gas is the primary product. This is a cross-journal partnership between the Energy Materials team at Nature Communications with Communications Chemistry, Communications Engineering, Communications Materials, and Scientific Reports. We seek studies covering a range of perspectives including materials design & development, catalytic performance, or underlying mechanistic understanding. Other works focused on potential applications and large-scale demonstration of hydrogen evolution are also welcome.
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 18 September 2024

    • Radio Astronomy

      This collection features research highlights in radio astronomy and technical developments enabling radio observations of various astronomical sources.
        Collection
        Submission status: Open Deadline: 18 September 2024

      • Transport Phenomena in Electrochemical Devices

        This collection welcomes original research aimed at delving into the fundamental understanding of the origin of transport resistances, and development of operando diagnostic techniques, advanced computational models, robust materials, and innovative operating strategies to reduce transport resistances in electrochemical energy conversion devices, including fuel cells, water electrolyzers, CO2/CO/N2 reduction devices, flow batteries, and solid-state batteries.
        • ChungHyuk Lee, PhD
        • Jason Keonhag Lee, PhD
        • Mayank Sabharwal, PhD
        • Gaoqiang Yang, PhD
        Collection
        Submission status: Open Deadline: 04 September 2024

      • Microphysiological Systems

        The editors at Nature Communications, Communications Biology, Communications Engineering and Scientific Reports invite submissions on Microphysiological Systems, specifically Engineering Advances, Modeling Biological Phenomena and Modelling Disease & Drug Testing.
          Collection
          Submission status: Open Deadline: 22 August 2024

        • Information Entropy

          This collection invites original research submissions that explore the complexity and dynamics of large networks and foster deeper integration of entropy concepts with emerging technologies like machine learning and quantum computing.
          • Alexander V. Mantzaris, PhD
          • Constantinos Patsakis, PhD
          Collection
          Submission status: Open Deadline: 21 August 2024

        • Adaptive Decision Support Systems

          This Collection presents original research highlighting the development of ADSS algorithms to address challenges in long-term adaptation, interpretability, fairness, and scalability, as well as the exploration of new applications of ADSS.
          • Jeffrey Varner, PhD
          • Shaoping Xiao, PhD
          • Zeyu Zheng, PhD
          Collection
          Submission status: Open Deadline: 16 August 2024

        • Federated learning

          This collection seeks original research focused on improving privacy mechanisms and efficiency in heterogeneous environments, aiming for scalable, real-time learning across various domains.
          • Thippa Reddy Gadekallu, PhD
          • Bho Matthiesen, PhD
          Collection
          Submission status: Open Deadline: 13 August 2024

        • Autonomous driving and traffic systems

          As autonomous vehicles reshape transportation, tackling issues ranging from sensor improvements to societal impacts is crucial. This collection delves into both technical advancements in the field and respective societal implications, exploring topics like perception systems, human-machine interaction, and coexistence of autonomous vehicles with human drivers.
            Collection
            Submission status: Open Deadline: 09 August 2024

          • Self-driving labs and automation software for chemistry and materials science

            This cross-journal collection is dedicated to the development and application of automation tools (software and hardware) for chemistry and materials science, curated by Editors from Nature Communications, Communications Chemistry, Communications Engineering, Communications Materials and Scientific Reports.
              Collection
              Submission status: Open Deadline: 07 August 2024