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Heterogeneous single-atom catalysts (SACs) offer high atom utilization and well-defined active sites but face challenges in multi-stage cross-couplings due to limited coordination and reactivity. Here, the authors introduce SACs on reducible carriers, enabling adaptive coordination to bypass oxidative addition in cross-couplings.

The study reveals how bortezomib activates Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clp protease complexes. Cryo-EM structures reveal how sub-stoichiometric bortezomib binding triggers structural changes, mediates holoenzyme formation and disrupts Clp system regulation.

The amination of C(sp3)–H bonds is an appealing and challenging task in organic synthesis. Here, by using an electrogenerated sulfate radical an HAT agent, the authors report a practical Ritter-type amination of C(sp3)–H bonds.

Protocols for crop genome editing would ideally be quick, efficient and specific while avoiding integration of transgenes into the genome of edited plants. Here, Lianget al. show that CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoproteins can be used to generate genome edited wheat plants in as little as nine weeks.

Current pulses of 10⁵ A cm⁻² can control the orientation of 100-nm-wide stripe domains in La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ and spin waves of 10 GHz can propagate along these domains with a group velocity of 2.6 km s⁻¹.

This work showcases a versatile and scalable synthetic platform for photochromic single-atom catalysts, which effectively upcycle diverse waste polyesters into value-added monomers.

The increasing production of lithium-ion batteries and plastics presents significant challenges to resource sustainability and ecosystem integrity. This study highlights the utilization of spent lithium cobalt oxide cathodes as photothermal catalysts to transform various waste polyesters into valuable monomers.

The authors engineer chiral magnon modes in a strongly correlated oxide using lattice strain. The resulting long and tunable propagation of these modes is an exciting development in the field of magnetic materials.

Modifying plant lignin pathway to enhance saccharification efficiency is often associated with growth penalty. Here, the authors show that overexpression of Pag-miR408 in poplar leads to enhanced saccharification efficiency and growth in both laboratory and field conditions, and laccase genes are the targets of Pag-miR408.

Functional divergence of CYP76AK subfamily, accompanied by oxidation variations at C-20, leads to diverse abietane-type diterpenoids in Salvia species. Enzyme activity loss contributes to this unique chemical diversity within the lineage.

Recycling mixed plastic waste approaches must be able to selectively separate and recycle different components. This Review explores catalytic technologies for integrated, synergistic and sequential co-recycling of mixed plastics as well as co-recycling of plastics and CO₂ and spent batteries.

The sensitivity of Li-ion battery materials to moisture complicates their synthesis, storage, processing and recycling. Here, authors show that protonation causes structural instability in LiNi_xCo_yMn_1-x-yO₂ (0 <x,y < 1) and that controlled H⁺ and Li⁺ concentration in aqueous processing is critical.

Self-assembled, ferroelectric BiFeO₃ nanoislands confine centre-type quad-domains that can be switched reliably by means of an electric field, changing the ___domain-wall conductance by three orders of magnitude.

NeuroString, a tissue-like biological interface created by laser patterning of polyimide into a graphene/nanoparticle network embedded in an elastomer, is introduced, allowing in vivo real-time detection of neurotransmitters in the brain and gut.

Biomaterials that can be non-invasively activated to promote bone growth would be useful tools to repair bone defects in patients with comorbidities like inflammation or impaired osteogenesis. Here, the authors develop a composite membrane that can be stimulated by an external magnetic field and use it to correct skull defects in rats treated to reflect such comorbidities.

Hydrogels are networked hydrophilic polymers with enriched polar groups and confined water but are relatively less explored as electrocatalysts. Here, the authors demonstrate that insulative polymeric hydrogels can be an underlying catalogue of metal-free oxygen evolution electrocatalyst with huge extension potentials.

A study using base editing generated transgene-free wheat with mutations that confer resistances to multiple herbicides, and developed a selectable marker that could facilitate co-editing of herbicide resistance and other target traits of interest.

Reverse O spillover has opened new opportunities in improving the catalytic activity and selectivity in various reactions. Herein Sn is doped into TiO2 to activate low-temperature (<100 °C) reverse oxygen spillover in Pt/TiO2 catalyst, leading to enhanced CO oxidation activity.

Tamlo-R32, an engineered wheat mutant allele of the Mildew resistance locus O (MLO) gene, confers resistance to powdery mildew, retains robust wheat growth, and can be transferred to other agriculturally important wheat varieties.

Ferroelectric ___domain walls have been extensively explored for nanoelectronics, but the logic devices are still challenging. Here, the authors propose programmable logic gates and circuits based on electric-field controllable conductive ___domain walls.

The electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction has been investigated in recent years for the production of H₂O₂ from O₂. In this article, the authors report a single-atom rhodium catalyst, based on the Flavin-dependent oxidase, for this transformation.

Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) with enzyme-like activities are useful glucose oxidase mimics, but the insights into the mechanism of this reaction are limited. Here, the authors show that the process of glucose oxidation by Au NPs is analogous to the one catalysed by glucose oxidase, involving dehydrogenation and oxygen reduction to H₂O₂; and that other noble metal NPs also catalyse glucose dehydrogenation, but oxygen is preferably reduced to water.

Nano- and micromotors have been demonstrated in vitro for a range of applications. Here the authors demonstrate the in-vivo therapeutic use of micromotors to treat H. pylori infection.

New approaches to create site-specific gene replacements and insertions in plants have been developed based on intron-targeting CRISPR/Cas9. These approaches efficiently generate replacements and insertions at the OsEPSPS gene in rice, resulting in glyphosate-resistant plants.

Polar Solomon rings in a ferroelectric nanocrystal have been observed and electrically manipulated, which consist of two intertwined vortices and are mathematically equivalent to a \({4}_{1}^{2}\) link in topology based on knots and links theory.

Plant genome editing typically relies upon transgenic intermediates, which is a concern given the current regulatory requirements concerning GMOs. Here, Zhang et al. describe a method to edit wheat genomes by transiently expressing CRISPR/Cas9 DNA or RNA, and are able to generate mutant plants with no detectable transgenes.

Ferroelastic switching in thin films is typically restricted by constraints from the substrate or occurs around twin-like domains. Here, the authors show reversible and non-volatile ferroelastic switching avoiding substrate constraints in layered-perovskite Bi_2WO_6 epitaxial films.

By integrating wireless stretchable on-skin sensor tags and flexible readout circuits attached to textiles using an unconventional radiofrequency identification design, a body area sensor network can be created that can continuously analyse a person’s pulse, breathing and body movement.

Controlling ferroelectric polarization is conventionally achieved by applying electric fields, mechanical force or similar. Here reversible switching of the bulk polarization of a BiFeO₃ thin film is demonstrated by pattering aqueous solution on to the surface enabling large-scale switching.

Viscoplastic electronic devices adapt as nerves enlarge in growing animals.

Genetic mapping and functional studies show that mutation of a histidine-rich calcium-binding-protein gene at the Fhb1 locus confers resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheat. Notably, transgenic plants expressing the R allele show enhanced resistance to infection.

CRISPR/Cas9 editing of upstream open reading frames (uORFs) in Arabidopsis thaliana and lettuce enables upregulation of translation of plant genes.

Contact tracing using mobile phones has been a strategy used by many countries to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here, the authors use ___location-related phone data from Wuhan to construct a temporal contact graph and demonstrate a strong correlation between contacts level and epidemic size, thus justifying the effectiveness of the approach.

This protocol extension describes DNA-free genome editing of bread wheat by delivering in vitro transcripts (IVTs) or ribonucleoprotein complexes (RNPs) of CRISPR/Cas9 by particle bombardment. The authors' previously published protocol for genome editing of wheat used CRISPR/Cas9 plasmids.