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    In this cross-journal Collection between Nature Communications, Nature Catalysis, Nature Chemical Biology, Communications Chemistry, Communications Materials, Communications Sustainability and Scientific Reports, we aim to bring together the latest advances in synthetic catalysts for biomedicine and biotechnology, covering design and production, mechanistic studies, and application demonstrations.

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    The Collection brings together research from diverse disciplines to address the multifaceted challenges posed by tropical cyclones.

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    This Collection aims to bring together research from various domains related to neurodegenerative conditions, encompassing novel insights into disease pathophysiology, diagnostics, therapeutic developments, and care strategies. We welcome the submission of all papers relevant to advances in neurodegenerative disease.

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    This Cross-journal Collection highlights advances in the development of low- or zero-pressure all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs).

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    This cross-journal collection born in collaboration between Communications Physics, Nature Communications and Scientific Reports explores recent progress in high-energy light sources, from from tabletop to large scale facilities.

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    This cross-journal Collection brings together research at the intersection of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, neuromorphic hardware, and robotics with a focus on how insights from brain function can inspire the design of more adaptive, efficient, and intelligent systems. We welcome submissions that explore neurobiologically-inspired models, architectures, and learning algorithms that have the potential to enhance embodied AI and robotic systems.

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    In this collection we aim to publish exciting advances in the capability of generative AI methods and their application directions within a broad mechanical engineering scope.

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    This Collection highlights the research advancing the design, control, monitoring of microgrids and relevant components, including the coverage of different scales of the electric grids, challenges with integrating various renewable energy sources, and life cycle analyses.

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    Topics of interest include research articles investigating the functional impact and molecular mechanism of repetitive elements in the genome, methods to analyze long-read sequencing data and approaches to annotate repetitive sequences.

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    In recent years, the field of stem cell and developmental biology has seen remarkable breakthroughs that have deepened our understanding of how organisms grow, age and regenerate, with major implications for medicine and biotechnology.

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    With this cross-journal Collection, we invite submissions of articles that use modern approaches to advance the understanding understanding in species redistributions under global climate change.

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    This Collection highlights original research papers focusing on developing and optimizing data collection and analyses techniques for advanced characterizations of high-entropy materials.

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