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A new pH nanosensor changes color in acidic cell compartments by forming an unusual four-stranded DNA structure.

The study shows a significant gender gap in scholarly self-promotion on Twitter, finding that women are about 28% less likely to promote their own academic papers compared to men, a disparity which is even more pronounced among highly productive women at prestigious institutions. Women’s self-promotion efforts tend to yield fewer overall mentions and visibility online compared to men, highlighting systematic gender biases in digital scholarly communication.

A clinical study of women with abnormal breast mammograms establishes a workflow to evaluate the capability of breast photoacoustic computed tomography in the classification, monitoring and segmentation of lesions.

AI applications on mobile devices are constrained by the high resource demands of large models. Here, the authors developed an efficient on-device multimodal embedding system.

Analysis of whole-genome sequencing data from 3,023 human genomes from mainland Southeast Asia identifies high genetic heterogeneity among populations in the region and many unique small and structural variants.

Earth-abundant TiO₂ is a promising negative electrode material for low-cost sodium-ion batteries. Here, authors show that ordered rocksalt NaTiO₂ nanograins are in situ formed by electrochemically cycling with Na⁺ ions in anatase TiO₂, which determines the pseudocapacitive high-rate capability.

Despite significant advancements in fundamental understanding and technical applications, much remains to be explored to fully harness solar energy for addressing water, energy, and resource challenges. We asked experts in the field to share their insights on opportunities and challenges in pushing solar technology to better serve society's increasing demands for water and achieve sustainability in water-related domains.

A large spin Hall angle and long spin diffusion length are found in the low-symmetry, few-layer semimetal MoTe₂ at room temperature, thus identifying this material as an excellent candidate for simultaneous spin generation, transport and detection.

Allylic alcohols and ethers are key functional motifs widely found in various bioactive molecules, pharmaceuticals, and natural products. Here, the authors report the synthesis of (E)-allyl ethers from internal alkenes and alcohols or phenols via copper catalyzed selective allylic C–H oxidation.

Nature Computational Science asked a group of scientists to discuss strategies for increasing the presence of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) researchers in computational science, as well as the various considerations to be made for improving education and methods design.

The spin-orbit torque (SOT) induced magnetic switching makes metal/magnetic insulators bilayers preferred in the energy efficient spintronic applications. Here the authors show SOT switching in W/TmIG bilayers and reveal the dimension crossover of SOT as a function of TmIG thickness.

Understanding the ubiquitous cation specificity in electrocatalysis is of great fundamental and technical significance. Here, the authors report atomic-scale evidence showing that the kinetic cation effect in alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis is related to proton transfer in the electric double-layer.

Alkali bicarbonate precipitation hinders electrochemical CO₂ reduction in acidic electrolytes. Here, the authors report CO₂ reduction in a metal cation-free acidic electrolyte by covering the catalyst with crosslinked polyelectrolyte, achieving 36-hour stability in a flow cell.

Searching non-charge-based devices is crucial for sustainable information processing. Here, the authors make a nonvolatile magnon field effect transistor at room temperature, enabling efficient magnon transport control via the gate voltage pulses.

Human TNF is required for respiratory-burst-dependent immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in macrophages but seems to be largely redundant physiologically.

The physiological significance of low fatty acid synthesis in adipocytes remains unclear. Here, the authors show a protective role of this phenomenon by demonstrating that overproduction of fatty acids increases ROS production and results in adipocyte necroptosis and lipodystrophy.

By combining theoretical simulations and spectroscopic measurements, Peng Li et al. demonstrated that distinct interfacial double-layer structures play a key role in the pH-dependent oxygen reduction kinetics over metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts.

Ground state charge transfer is important for improving the photocatalytic performance of donor-acceptor type covalent organic frameworks (COFs), but it has been underexplored. Here, the authors report a COF with enhanced charge transfer, achieving a hydrogen evolution rate of 265 mmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹.

The perpendicular Néel order in a collinear antiferromagnetic insulator—chromium oxide—can be switched by 180° via the spin–orbit torque with a low current density of 5.8 × 10⁶ A cm⁻² and read out via the anomalous Hall effect.

In this case series of patients with T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), therapy with CD7-directed CAR T cells that express an anti-CD7 protein expression blocker to prevent CAR T-induced fratricide showed encouraging rates of clinical response and persistence of circulating CAR T cells.

The electro-oxidative synthesis of valued chemicals offers to enhance the overall efficiency and economic viability of renewable electrosynthesis systems. Here, the authors use dopant-tuned catalysts to promote the electrosynthesis of dimethyl carbonate from CO and methanol via oxidative carbonylation.

A method to map the known tranverse photon spin of electromagnetic surface waves over to bulk modes is enabled thanks to bianisotropy.

Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) uses Fenton chemistry to covert hydrogen peroxide in cancer cells to toxic hydroxyl radicals, but endogenous hydrogen peroxide is insufficient to drive sustainable CDT. Here, the authors report a water oxidation CoFe Prussian blue nanoframe to provide sustained, external energy free self-supply of hydroxyl radicals for CDT.

Hydrogen production from water electrolysis requires high working voltages and produces H₂ only at the cathode. Now, H₂ generation during the oxidation of biomass-derived aldehydes is combined with the hydrogen evolution reaction on the cathode for low-voltage H₂ production.

Organic catholytes for all-organic aqueous redox flow batteries have limited cycling lifetimes. Here, authors adjust the Hirshfeld charge of nitroxide radical derivatives to mitigate degradation, resulting in reduced capacity fade rate and extended battery lifetime.

Hydrogen peroxide is an important industrial feedstock but its synthesis is energy intensive. Now, a highly efficient Ga-N₅ atomic site is reported with a high solar-to-chemical conversion efficiency for direct photocatalysis of water into hydrogen peroxide.

A directional long-distance ET chain from reduced to oxidized zones occurs in the subsurface, which reaches the distance of over centimeter scale. This implicates an overlooked contribution of “remote” electron sources/sinks for local biogeochemical processes.

The hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions on Pt electrocatalysts exhibit much more favourable kinetics in acidic than in alkaline electrolytes. Now, by combining theoretical simulations and spectroscopic measurements, it is demonstrated that the different connectivity of hydrogen-bond networks in the electric double layer is responsible for such an effect.

The electrochemical reduction of CO for sustainable fuel production has gained attention, but the reaction mechanism needs further clarification. Here the authors delve into the discussion regarding whether the rate-determining step for the generation of multi-carbon products is the C-C coupling or the hydrogenation of CO, and provide evidence for dimerization of two *CO as the pivotal step in this process.

Ammonia can be synthesized electrochemically from nitric oxide, but the catalytic performance has generally not been satisfactory. Here the authors report a highly active copper–tin alloy for nitric oxide reduction to ammonia, which they test in a flow cell and a membrane electrode assembly.

The electrocatalytic reduction of CO₂ to high-value products through local coordination environment regulation of metal centers is important. Here, the authors demonstrate an asymmetric Zn-Sn dual atom sites catalyst with d-p orbital hybridization thereby achieving high formate selectivity.

The hydrocarbofunctionalization of alkenes represents one of the most efficient methods for generating complex products from simple starting materials. Here, the authors report a bulky β-diketone-ligand-enabled hydroarylation and hydroalkenylation of internal alkenes.

The authors report the inverse effect of chiral-induced spin selectivity in an organic material.

Sodium ion storage remains relatively unexplored in comparison with well-understood lithium ion storage mechanisms. Here, the authors systematically investigate the surface-redox sodium ion storage properties of anatase titanium dioxide, which delivers excellent rate capability, cycling stability and low overpotentials.

Understanding how catalysts corrode during use is crucial in developing new, durable devices. Here, the authors studied the real-time corrosion of core-shell palladium-platinum nanocubes by electron microscopy and found two competitive etching mechanisms to dominate catalyst degradation behavior.

CO₂ conversion to reduced products provides a use for greenhouse gases, but reaction complexity stymies mechanistic studies. Here, authors present a microkinetic model for CO₂ and CO reduction on copper, based on ab initio simulations, to elucidate pH’s impact on competitive reaction pathways.

Electrochemical conversion of nitrate into ammonia offers a method for mitigating nitrate pollution in water. Here the authors report the electrochemical nitrate-to-ammonia conversion using high-entropy oxide Mg_0.2Co_0.2Ni_0.2Cu_0.2Zn_0.2O and find that the Co spin states are crucial for synergistic ammonia generation.

By virtue of strong spin-orbit coupling, a current-carrying heavy metal may generate a torque on the magnetization of an interfaced ferromagnetic metal. Here, the authors demonstrate how this effect assists the magnetic reversal of ferromagnetic insulators with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy.