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The evolution of superconductivity in LiFeAs with respect to pressure or strain remains elusive. Here, the authors observe different response of superconducting states due to different orientations of local wrinkles on the surface of LiFeAs.

The exact mechanism for superconductivity in iron-based superconductors remains elusive, but is thought to involve complex interactions between many orbitals. Using angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy, Liuet al. report the electronic structure of the single-layer parent compound FeSe.

The authors show that SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells in the lung are key to fighting infection and persist after viral clearance, contributing to long-term immunity and protection.

Emulsion gels have several attributes desirable for biomedical applications including large-amount encapsulation and storage, but the preparation method is usually specific and complicated. Here, the authors report a simple method for fabricating bridged emulsion gels by employing a polymer to regulate the assembly of commercial silica nanoparticles at the water/oil interfaces.

The coordination of pro- and anti-regenerative factors is essential for organ regeneration. The authors show here that proenkephalin-A, secreted by proximal renal tubules in zebrafish, negatively regulates hydrogen peroxide production remodelling H3K4me3 in renal progenitor cells and controlling kidney regeneration strength.

Multiple pluripotent states have been described in mouse and human stem cells. Here the authors describe trajectories during BMP4 induced primed to naïve transition, which bifurcates into naïve and trophoblast-like branches with a PGC-like intermediate at the naïve branch.

Yu, Zhou, Cao, He et al. show that BMP4 reconfigures the nuclear architecture during the transition from primed to naive pluripotency by targeting Zbtb7a and Zbtb7b, which encode proteins that mediate the opening of naive chromatin loci.

Bulk high-temperature superconductivity observed in pressurized tetragonal La₂PrNi₂O₇ was testified by detecting clear diamagnetic signals below about 75 K with appreciable superconducting shielding volume fractions at a pressure of above 15 GPa.

The role of PHD finger protein 8 (PHF8) in anti-tumour immunity remains to be investigated. Here, the authors suggest PHF8 as an epigenetic checkpoint and show that targeting PHF8 induces a viral mimicry response enhancing anti-tumour immunity in colorectal cancer.

Nucleoli are essential cellular sites for ribosome biogenesis that are formed by liquid-liquid phase separation. Here the authors show that METTL3/METTL14 maintain nucleoli integrity through mediating SUV39H1/2 degradation in human embryonic stem cells.

N⁶-methyladenosine RNA and its reader YTHDC1 serve as a bridge to silencing retrotransposons through the RNA derived from these retrotransposons in mouse ES cells.

He et al. analyze the correlation between blood pressure (BP) and geomagnetic activity (GMA), along with their quasi-periodic fluctuations. Their results show a significant positive correlation, with multiple periodicities not observed in other factors like temperature and PM2.5, offering further evidence linking GMA and BP fluctuations.

Based on comparative single-cell transcriptomics of arterial grafts deriving from internal thoracic, radial and right gastroepiploic arteries, Hu, Dai, Chang, et al. identify factors that might prevent extracellular matrix deposition and fibrosis and improve the outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting.

Transposable elements (TEs) fulfill essential but poorly understood roles in genome organization and gene expression control. Here the authors show that the regulation of TEs occurs through overlapping epigenetic mechanisms that control the expression and chromatin signatures at TEs.

Mutations in ARMC5 are associated with risk of primary macronodular adrenal gland hyperplasia. Here the authors show that mice lacking Armc5 have adrenal gland hyperplasia and defective T-cell proliferation, differentiation, survival andin vivoT-cell-mediated immune responses.

The kagome superconductor CsV₃Sb₅ exhibits a charge density wave (CDW) as well as superconductivity (SC). Here, the authors find that the CDW transition temperature decreases with decreasing sample thickness to 72 K at 27 atomic layers, but then unexpectedly increases to 120 K at 5 layers, an opposite trend to SC.

How transposable elements (TE) contribute to cell fate changes is unclear. Here, the authors generate a pipeline to quantify TE expression from single cell data. They show the dynamic expression of TEs from gastrulation to somatic cell reprogramming and human disease

The authors report that with the use of angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, nodeless electron pairing in CsV₃Sb₅-derived kagome superconductors can be observed directly.

Precise quantitative scaling laws are observed between the normalized T-linear coefficient and T_c among copper oxides, pnictides and a class of organic superconductors, suggesting a common underlying physics at work in these unconventional superconductors.

Superconductivity can emerge from a strange-metal state, but the exact relationship between them is unknown. Now, quantitative measurements reveal the dependence of resistivity in the strange metal on the superconducting transition temperature.

High-rate electrode materials are the key to fast-charging batteries that can store large quantities of charge in minutes or even seconds. Here the authors introduce adaptive carbon layer to oxygen defective Ti₂Nb₁₀O₂₉ forming composite electrodes that deliver impressive rate performance and stability.

Many mechanistic aspects that govern the non-reciprocal transport properties of the superconducting diode effect (SDE) are still unresolved, particularly the role of vortices. Here, the authors investigate the SDE in the chiral type-I superconductor, NbGe₂, showing that the vortex dynamics play a significant role in the observed transport properties.

Ding Ma, Xing Xie, Yongyong Shi and colleagues report a genome-wide association study of cervical cancer in the Han Chinese population. They identify two new susceptibility lociat 4q12 and 17q12.

Microcellular and nanocellular silicone rubber foam are prepared by supercritical carbon dioxide in this work. The t_pre and P_s are important factors which affect the open-cell content (OCC). When the t_pre and P_s increases, the OCC sharply improves and could reach to more than 96%. The OCC has a significant effect on the mechanical properties of the nano/micro silicone rubber foam.