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Solid polymer electrolytes suffer from limited ionic conductivity and poor interfacial stability for lithium batteries. Here, authors propose a fluorinated ether diluent to reduce the dipole-dipole interaction of ionic solvate with the polymer matrix and induce the formation of aggregates.

The application of polyether electrolytes for Li-ion batteries is limited by their poor oxidative stability. Here, authors report an ion-bridging approach to extend their oxidation potential by stabilizing lone pairs of ethereal oxygen through Zn²⁺−O coordination.

This study provides a de novo resequencing of 802 Camellia accessions and a genome-wide variation map. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) and metabolite GWAS identify genes responsible for crucial agronomic and flavor traits.

The authors developed a highly conductive and dielectric composite solid-state electrolyte by coupling BaTiO₃ and Li_0.33La_0.56TiO_3–x nanowires with a side-by-side heterojunction structure in a polyvinylidene difluoride matrix, which simultaneously promotes the dissociation of lithium salts to produce more movable Li ions and efficiently transports the generated movable Li ions.

High-voltage non-aqueous lithium metal batteries suffer from poor cycling stability due to the presence of impurities in the electrolyte solution. Here, the authors report lithium hexamethyldisilazide to scavenge HF and H₂O, prevent the Ni dissolution and suppress side reactions during cycling.

Developing efficient carbon sorbent for mercury vapor capture is significant to public health. Here authors show a carbon material, namely graphdiyne with accessible sp-hybridized carbons, that can serve as a “trap” to anchor Hg atoms, leading to the in-situ adsorption-coupled-oxidation of Hg.

The 2.37 Å structure of a tetrameric photosystem I complex from the cyanobacterium Anabaena shows a dimer of dimers organization. This oligomerization is physiologically linked to cyclic electron flow and thylakoid membrane organization.

Sequencing-based studies have advanced our understanding of the diverse functions of extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA). Here the authors systematically compare the performance of several bioinformatic pipelines and experimental methods that have been developed for eccDNA detection.

Here the authors show a beta alumina nanowires/gel polymer composite electrolyte design. The dense and homogeneous solid-liquid hybrid sodium-ion transportation channels promote uniform sodium deposition and stripping and significantly improve the performance of a Na metal battery.

Chromosome-scale genome assemblies of triploid Cavendish and Gros Michel reveal the banana cultivars’ origins, disease resistance and fruit ripening mechanism.

Treatment of influenza A viruses with broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies is an area of active research. Here, the authors characterise a human monoclonal antibody called 3E1 that was reactive against both H1 and H5 viruses in vitroand demonstrated some treatment efficacy in mice.

Microbial communication has significant implications for industrial applications, but constructing communication systems which support coordinated behaviors is challenging. Here, the authors report an electron transfer triggered redox communication network and demonstrate its ability to coordinate microbial metabolism.

The evolution of CDW and superconductivity with pressure in CsV₃Sb₅ by ⁵¹V NMR measurements shed new light on the interplay of superconductivity and CDW, revealing new electronic correlation effects in kagome superconductors AV₃Sb₅.

Determining the link between gene polymorphisms and phenotypic traits is the subject of intense research in agricultural plant science. In this study, Fu et al. conduct RNA sequencing in maize kernels to determine gene polymorphisms, which may aid future research aiming to improve the nutritional value of maize.

Charge-density-wave-driven electronic nematicity that occurs well below the charge-density-wave transition temperature is reported in the kagome superconductor CsV₃Sb₅.

Maize oil is an important food and energy source. Now, Jianbing Yan and colleagues report a genome-wide association study in maize for maize kernel oil composition. They analyzed 368 maize lines with 1.06 million SNPs genome-wide and found 74 loci associated with maize kernel oil concentration and fatty acid composition.

The layer stacking order in 2D materials can be used to control functional properties. Here, the authors find a thickness effect, where thin flakes of MoTe₂ display stacking arrangements different from bulk crystals.

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias identifies new loci and enables generation of a new genetic risk score associated with the risk of future Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Chalcone synthase is the first committed enzyme in the plant flavonoid biosynthesis pathway, yet shows low product specificity in vitro. Here Waki et al. show that chalcone isomerase-like proteins bind to and reduce the catalytic promiscuity of chalcone synthase, ensuring efficient flavonoid production in planta.

Welwitschia mirabilis is a unique plant that only has two leaves, but it can survive in hostile conditions of the African desert. Here, the authors report its chromosome-level genome assembly and discuss how gene function and regulation have given rise to its unique morphology and environmental adaptions.

Allergic asthma symptoms may be controlled, but currently no effective therapy exist to address the underlying pathology. Here the authors show, using mouse model of adoptive cell transfer, that CD4^-CD8^- T cells can suppress the function of dendritic cells and T follicular helper cells via Lag3 to provide allergen-specific protection from asthma.

This study reports laboratory data and disease outcome of 54 severe- and critical-type COVID-19 hospitalized adult patients in Wuhan, China. Decreased peripheral blood lymphocyte count, prolonged PT, increased secondary fibrinolytic activity, and significantly increased inflammatory factors sIL-2R and IL-6 correlated with the severity of the disease.

Sites where RNA editing occurs can be found using RNA-Seq, but false positives confound the data analysis. Peng et al. describe algorithms for accurately calling editing events, and apply them to identify ~22,600 events, mostly A→G changes, in a human transcriptome.