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Challenges and perspectives for the perovskite module research Chem (IF 19.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Runda Li, Libing Yao, Jingyi Sun, Zengyi Sun, Kai Zhang, Jingjing Xue, Rui Wang -
Practical flow battery diagnostics enabled by chemically mediated monitoring Chem (IF 19.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Mark E. Carrington, Loh Min Yi, Erlendur Jónsson, Clare P. Grey -
Homogeneous 2D/3D heterostructured tin halide perovskite photovoltaics Nat. Nanotechnol. (IF 38.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Dongxu He, Peng Chen, Julian A. Steele, Zhiliang Wang, Hongyi Xu, Meng Zhang, Shanshan Ding, Chengxi Zhang, Tongen Lin, Felipe Kremer, Hongzhe Xu, Mengmeng Hao, Lianzhou Wang -
Reactivity of syn-CH3CHOO with H2O enhanced through a roaming mechanism in the entrance channel Nat. Chem. (IF 19.2) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Yiqiang Liu, Lijie Liu, Yanlin Fu, Haotian Jiang, Hao Wu, Yue Liu, Xiaoxiao Lu, Xiaohu Zhou, Hongwei Li, Rex T. Skodje, Xingan Wang, Bina Fu, Wenrui Dong, Dong H. Zhang, Xueming Yang -
Reframe perspectives on Alzheimer’s disease Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Advances in diagnosis and treatment mean that rapid cognitive decline won’t necessarily follow hot on the heels of a diagnosis.
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Print, melt, repeat: 3D-printing formula yields sturdy objects time after time Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Complex shapes made of a specially formulated resin are easily recycled into other, equally durable objects.
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Roses are red — but their ancestors were yellow Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
A genomic analysis of 84 species in the genus Rosa traces the evolutionary history of the beloved flower.
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Faster, cheaper, better: the rise of blood tests for Alzheimer’s Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Circulating biomarkers are quickly becoming a crucial part of diagnosis and disease monitoring for physicians, researchers — and even some consumers.
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How a hydrogen lab is helping to power Spain’s green-energy shift Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Cost is key in the drive to ‘defossilize’ Spain’s energy needs as the country faces the devastating impacts of climate change.
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The unusual genetic inheritance that could change Alzheimer’s treatment Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
The genes of a Colombian woman who beat the odds might lead to a new way to tackle the disease.
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First global pandemic treaty agreed — without the US Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
The World Health Organization accord promotes sharing scientific data in exchange for more equitable distribution of drugs and vaccines.
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Alzheimer’s disease: highlights from research Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
The ‘dark’ cells behind disease, how diabetes drugs might protect cognitive function, and other studies and trials.
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Why women experience Alzheimer’s disease differently from men Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Sex and gender research could lead to better, more equitable treatments — if it is allowed to continue without political interference.
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Science on our sleeves: the research that inspires our tattoos Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Inked scientists choose scientific images to mark career accomplishments and illustrate their research passion.
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Healthy soil is the hidden ingredient — here’s how I’m fighting to save it Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Around 60% of the European Union’s soils are considered unhealthy, but geographer Jesús Rodrigo Comino is determined to help change that in his native Spain.
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Meet the researchers pioneering Spanish climate solutions Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Spain is feeling the heat. Four researchers share how climate change shapes their work and their fight for a sustainable future.
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Do infections have a role in Alzheimer’s disease? Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
The suggestion that pathogens play a part in driving dementia is not as niche as it once was, but the evidence remains inconclusive.
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You’re only human: a six-step strategy to surviving your PhD Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Graduate students are not machines. Behaving like one during your programme will leave you frustrated and unfulfilled, says Gauthier Weissbart.
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The future of Alzheimer’s treatment Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Drugs that clear away brain plaques are a welcome arrival, but targeting amyloid alone might not be enough to halt the disease.
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Spain adapts to new reality as climate crisis hits home Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Country doubles down on climate pledges in the wake of devastating floods.
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Don’t believe the hype — quantum tech can’t yet solve real-world problems Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Investors and the public should know what quantum devices can and, more importantly, can’t do.
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Daily briefing: Leaked documents reveal the next science funding on Trump’s chopping block Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
Documents obtained by Nature reveal that the Trump administration intends to propose cuts to the 2026 budgets of NASA and NOAA. Plus, AI-enhanced glasses could help visually impaired people navigate their surroundings and the most-cited research papers of the twenty-first century.
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Richard Fortey obituary: palaeontologist, author and TV presenter who traced continents through fossils Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
The fossil expert found love at first sight with trilobites.
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Clinical trials test the safety of stem-cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Hideyuki OkanoTransplanting dopamine-releasing neurons into the brain is a promising regenerative therapy for Parkinson’s disease. Two clinical trials show that it is safe, but more evidence is needed to prove its effectiveness.
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Japan’s big bet on stem-cell therapies might soon pay off with breakthrough therapies Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Induced pluripotent stem cells are being tested to treat blindness, paralysis, Parkinson’s disease and more. Approvals might be around the corner.
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Unlocking the diversity of wild and domesticated rice Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
A pangenome of wild and domesticated rice reveals genes that could be used to improve cultivated plants.
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Highly sensitive method captures rare RNAs in blood to search for disease Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Trine B. Rounge, Jonas PaulsenA method for examining RNAs in blood samples offers a clinical tool to detect and monitor cancer and to assess immune responses to vaccination.
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SWOT satellite provides a finer view of climate-driving ocean dynamics Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Elisa CarliHigh-resolution observations of ocean topography from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission reveal that small surface structures have a larger-than-expected impact on the ocean’s total energy budget.
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‘Big leap’ for Parkinson’s treatment: symptoms improve in stem-cells trials Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Studies show the therapy is safe, but bigger trials are needed to prove its efficacy.
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Outside Front Cover: High‐Throughput Computational Screening of Small Molecular Crystals for Sustainable Piezoelectric Materials Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Shubham Vishnoi, Geetu Kumari, Robert Guest, Pierre‐André Cazade, Sarah Guerin -
Efficient Autonomous Dew Water Harvesting by Laser Micropatterning: Superhydrophilic and High Emissivity Robust Grooved Metallic Surfaces Enabling Filmwise Condensation and Radiative Cooling Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Pablo Pou‐Álvarez, Anne Mongruel, Nicolas Lavielle, Antonio Riveiro, Tarik Bourouina, Laurent Royon, Juan Pou, Daniel Beysens -
Photosynthesis of NH3 from NO3– using CH4 in Homogenous Rhenium Catalysis Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Takahiro Matsumoto, Genta Nakamura, Masaya Sakurai, Yohei Kametani, Yudai Kawasaki, Yoshihito Shiota, Kazunari Yoshizawa, Seiji OgoWe present Re catalysis of one‐pot synthesis of NH3 from NO3– using CH4 as a reductant under UV light irradiation at room temperature and normal pressure. NO3– leads to environmental issues such as water contamination, eutrophication and biodiversity loss. In a natural system and a sewage facility, NO3– can be detoxified to N2 using hydrogen donors by microbial process. However, it is better to convert
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Reprogrammable Mechanical Metamaterials via Passive and Active Magnetic Interactions Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Carlos Perez‐Garcia, Ramon Zaera, Josue Aranda‐Ruiz, Giovanni Bordiga, Giada Risso, Maria Luisa Lopez‐Donaire, Katia Bertoldi, Daniel Garcia‐Gonzalez -
Fused Dual‐Donor Design for Accelerating Reverse Intersystem Crossing Rates of Spatially Folded Through‐Space Charge Transfer Emitters Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Quanwei Li, Haisong Zhao, Maoqiu Li, Yuchao Liu, Shouke Yan, Zhongjie RenThe development of through‐space charge transfer (TSCT) ‐ thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) material is defective in relatively low reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) rates (commonly < 5×105 s‐1). Herein, we fuse two 3,6‐dimethyl‐8H‐indolo[3,2,1‐de]acridine (IAc) donor units to obtain large planar donors (m‐bIAc and p‐bIAc) for forming spatially folded A‐D|D‐A configured TSCT emitters
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Core‐Shell Structured Composite Solid Electrolyte Enables High‐Rate All‐Solid‐State Sodium Batteries Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Yu Feng, Jingyi Liu, Zhixuan Wei, Shiyu Yao, Gang Chen, Fei DuAll‐solid‐state sodium batteries (ASSSBs) have emerged as the promising candidates for large‐scale energy storage; however, they still face challenges related to ionic transport across multi‐scale interfaces, which leads to suboptimal battery performances. In this study, we propose a core‐shell structured composite electrolyte with Na3PS4 sulfide solid electrolyte (SE) as the core and Na2.25Y0.25Zr0
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To Make a Painstaking Investigation: Revealing the Electrochemical Reactions in Aqueous Zn‐Mn Batteries Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Dongxu Guo, Jie Sun, Chen Wang, Haijia Quan, Hongdi Lu, Yingjin Wei, Chenglin Sun, Shenghan Wang: The rechargeable aqueous Zn||MnO2 batteries have been extensively explored, but the electrochemical reaction mechanisms, especially in terms of Mn2+/MnO2 dissolution/deposition and Zn2+/H+ intercalation chemistry, are still not fully understood. Herein, a Zn||MnO2‐based battery system is constructed and the variation of the battery composition is skillfully regulated by the separation of variables
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Mechanically and Chemically Co‐Robust Ni‐Rich Cathodes with Ultrahigh Capacity and Prolonged Cycle Life Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (IF 16.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-16
Bo Wang, Kuo Li, Ge Xu, Zihan Zhang, Xinxin Wang, Jun Sun, Yijun Song, Xuedong Zhang, Yali Liang, Dejie Kong, Yuan Qiu, Qipeng Teng, Xin Cui, Jingzhao Chen, Jun Zhao, Jing Wang, Hui Yang, Jianyu Huang, Yongfu TangNi‐rich layered oxide (NRLO) materials are considered highly promising cathode for lithium‐ion batteries. However, their practical application is limited by capacity loss and interface instability caused by chemical and mechanical failure during cycling. Doping has been identified as a direct and effective method to address these challenges. However, mechanistic understanding of doping enhanced electrochemical
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Heterobimetallic Complexes That Point to When Bond Dissociation Energies Deviate from Computational Expectations J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
Raphael Bissig, Raphael Oeschger, Peter Chen -
Selective Deuteration Reveals the Importance of Multiple Branching Pathways in α-Pinene Autoxidation J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
Melissa Meder, Frans Graeffe, Yuanyuan Luo, Jingyi Luo, Siddharth Iyer, Rashid Valiev, Runlong Cai, Matti Rissanen, Theo Kurtén, Jonathan G. Varelas, Franz M. Geiger, Regan J. Thomson, Mikael Ehn -
Temperature Dependence of Proton Coverage and the Total Potential at Fused Silica:Water Interfaces from Phase-Resolved Nonlinear Optics J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
Amani O. Alghamdi, Nicole M. Gonzalez, Franz M. Geiger -
Hydrodealkenylative C(sp3)–C(sp2) Bond Fragmentation Using Isayama–Mukaiyama Peroxidation J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
Jeremy H. Dworkin, Zhuoxi M. Chen, Kathleen C. Cheasty, Aris V. Rubio, Ohyun Kwon -
Revolutionizing Ammonia Synthesis: FeCoNiAlSi High-Entropy Alloy Catalyst for Low-Pressure, Low-Temperature Applications J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
Yidi Shen, Luca Sementa, Duane D. Johnson, Alessandro Fortunelli, Qi An, William A. Goddard, III -
The Nicotine–Tryptophan Dimer: Probing the Principal Interaction of Nicotine with the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor (nAChR), the Binding Pocket in the Human Brain J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
Yuika Okura, Madisen N. Hallsten, Garrett D. Santis, Keisuke Hirata, Masaaki Fujii, Shun-Ichi Ishiuchi, Sotiris S. Xantheas -
Bimetallic Synergy in Oxygen Reduction: How Tailored Metal–Metal Interactions Amplify Cooperative Catalysis J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
Qi-Fa Chen, Yao Xiao, Kai Hua, Hong-Tao Zhang, Ming-Tian Zhang -
Mild-Condition Conversion of Methane to Acetic Acid over MoS2–Confined Rh–Fe Sites J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
Jun Mao, Huan Liu, Yanan Li, Meng Gao, Yunlong Zhang, Yao Song, Mo Zhang, Guilan Xu, Wu Zhou, Liang Yu, Xiaoju Cui, Dehui Deng -
Semiartificial Photoelectrochemistry for CO2-Mediated Enantioselective Organic Synthesis J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
Tessel Bouwens, Samuel J. Cobb, Celine W. S. Yeung, Yongpeng Liu, Guilherme Martins, Inês A. C. Pereira, Erwin Reisner -
Manipulating Aromaticity to Redirect Topochemical Polymerization Pathways J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
Qingsong Zhang, Zhipeng Pei, Ah-Young Song, Miao Qi, Rebecca Shu Hui Khoo, Chongqing Yang, Tao Xia, Chen Zhou, Haiyan Mao, Zhiyuan Huang, Shiqi Lai, Yunfei Wang, Liang Z. Tan, Jeffrey A. Reimer, Jian Zhang, Michelle L. Coote, Yi Liu -
NHC-Mediated Radical Acylation Catalyzed by Thiamine- and Flavin-Dependent Enzymes J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
Shunsuke Kato, Shuto Fujisawa, Yuto Adachi, Mitsuhiro Bandai, Yutaro Mori, Seiji Mori, Tomokazu Shirai, Takashi Hayashi -
NMR2-Based Drug Discovery Pipeline Presented on the Oncogenic Protein KRAS J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-14
Matthias Bütikofer, Felix Torres, Harindranath Kadavath, Nina Gämperli, Marie Jose Abi Saad, Daniel Zindel, Nicolas Coudevylle, Roland Riek, Julien Orts -
Space Charge, Modulating the Catalytic Activity of Single-Atom Metal Catalysts J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-14
Hansol Choi, Seung-Jae Shin, Geunsu Bae, Junsic Cho, Man Ho Han, Moulay Tahar Sougrati, Frédéric Jaouen, Kug-Seung Lee, Hyung-Suk Oh, Hyungjun Kim, Chang Hyuck Choi -
Rapid Fluorochromic Sensing of Tertiary Amines and Opioids via Dual-Emissive Ground and Excited Charge-Transfer States J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-14
Aoyuan Cheng, Xuewen Gu, Chengze Yang, Mei Liu, Baicheng Zhang, Hongping Liu, Xiaoyu Chen, Airong Feng, Pieter E. S. Smith, Jun Jiang, Yi Luo, Wenhuan Huang, Guoqing Zhang -
Simultaneous Capture of N2O and CO2 from a N2O/N2/CO2/O2 Mixture with a Ni(II)-Pyrazolecarboxylate Framework J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-14
Xin Zhang, Muzi Li, Yan-long Zhao, Xiang-Yu Li, Yu Fang, Lin-Hua Xie, Jian-Rong Li -
Photoinduced Formation of Oxygen Vacancies on Mo-Incorporated WO3 for Direct Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol by Air J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-14
Zhenzhen Yu, Dexi Yu, Xiaoyi Wang, Meirong Huang, Yidong Hou, Wei Lin, Masakazu Anpo, Jimmy C. Yu, Jinshui Zhang, Xinchen Wang -
Oxetane Cleavage Pathways in the Excited State: Photochemical Kinetic Resolution as an Approach to Enantiopure Oxetanes J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-14
Niklas Pflaum, Mike Pauls, Ajeet Kumar, Roger Jan Kutta, Patrick Nuernberger, Jürgen Hauer, Christoph Bannwarth, Thorsten Bach -
Giant Near-Infrared Induced Polarization Change via a Long-Lived Hidden Phase of a Valence Tautomeric Complex J. Am. Chem. Soc. (IF 14.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-14
Wenwei Zheng, Shu-Qi Wu, Qirui Shui, Shinji Kanegawa, Sheng-Qun Su, Osamu Sato -
Manipulating Sulfur Redox Kinetics in Rechargeable Metal–Sulfur Batteries: Fundamental Principles and Universal Methodologies Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
Xiang-Long Huang, Xue Li, Lingfei Zhao, Long Yao, Kunjie Zhu, Wei-Hong Lai, Yun-Xiao Wang, Hua-Kun Liu -
One-dimensional lead halide perovskite quantum ribbons with controllable edge terminations and ribbon widths Chem (IF 19.1) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
Xiaofan Jiang, Mingyuan Li, Yu Tao, Meng Zhang, Xinyu Li, Tianhao Zhang, Jiazhen Gu, Guangsheng Bai, Nanlong Zheng, Xuan Zhao, Huilong Hong, Leyang Jin, Xu Huang, Sanli Xu, Yan Guan, Chen Li, Wenkai Zhang, Yongping Fu -
Boosted Hydrogen Evolution via Photoinduced Hole Transfer in Molecular-Level Organic Heterojunction under NIR Photon Excitation Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
Yunzhi Wang, Partha Maity, Zhongwei Liu, Lingyun Zhao, Yanru Li, Zhuping Fei, Xavier Pita, Niveen M. Khashab, Hassan Al Qahtani, Omar F. Mohammed, Huabin Zhang -
Inverse Opal Photonic Crystal Structured Bifacial-Iridescent Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2025-04-15
Shengwen Zou, Yi Xin, Jinlong Jin, Zhenchao Lin, Yayan He, Jie Liang, Xiaojun Yan, Jianmei Huang