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Perovskite solar cells are stable under light and heat stress during operation. Zhao et al. report on the photothermal instability of conventional metal oxide contacts and propose a bilayer polymer contact that enables over 1,400 h of device operation at 65 °C.

Here, Sui et al. use multi-proteomics to analyse tick-borne encephalitis virus-infected cells and identify host cellular pathways perturbed by viral infection.

Fabricating high-performance cellulose fibres is desirable for the development of sustainable materials, but remains challenging. Here the authors report a draw spinning/de-acetylation method to fabricate cellulose fibres that exhibit mechanical strength exceeding that of existing fibre materials.

Current view of the impact of A-site cation on the stability of perovskite materials and devices is derived from accelerated ageing tests at high temperature, which is beyond normal operation range. Here, the authors reveal the great impact of ageing condition on assessing the photothermal stability of mixed-cation perovskites using high-throughput robot system coupled with machine learning.

Perovskite solar cells exhibit large conversion efficiencies, but their stability still represents a bottleneck. Here, the authors integrate a hygroscopic polymer scaffold to the perovskite active layer and fabricate efficient and stable devices that recover after being exposed to a humid environment.

Formamidinium-lead-iodide-based perovskites have a preferred bandgap below 1.55 eV for solar cell applications but suffer from operational instability. Here, Zhao et al. improve the film quality using cesium-containing seeded growth to show high stabilized efficiency and more than 100 h lifetime under simulated sunlight.

Fluorescence microscopy can be exploited to visualize and study T cell mediated cytotoxicity. Here the authors describe a high-throughput Bessel oblique plane microscopy platform for 3D imaging and phenotyping of cytotoxic CAR-T cells in co-culture with cancer cells.

Low-cost targeted approach to construct haplotype-resolved assemblies is needed to facilitate population genetic studies. Here, the authors demonstrate assembling high-quality MHC haplotypes with CRISPR-based enrichment and long-read sequencings.

A seed consists of an embryo, endosperm, and seed coat. Here the authors show that autophagy plays a crucial role in regulating timely programmed cell death in the innermost seed coat, thereby influencing embryo pattern formation and seed viability.

Oncolytic viruses are able to target tumours and thought to induce apoptosis while remodelling the tumour immune microenvironment. Here authors show in an oncolytic parapoxvirus ovis model that pyroptosis, a highly immunogenic Gasdermin-E-dependent cell death mechanism, is the dominant cell death pathway during virotherapy.

A semifloating molybdenum disulfide homojunction exhibits a photoelectric response with a tunable amplitude and relaxation time, which can be used for reconstructive spectroscopy with high resolution and a small device footprint.

Mixed-halide perovskites are of interest for photovoltaic devices, but light-induced halide segregation obstructs bandgap tuning and is not fully understood. Here the authors study the effects of strain and iodide/bromide ratio on light-induced halide segregation in mixed-halide perovskites.

scAtlasVAE is a deep learning-based model for cross-atlas integration. Here it enables the development of a large-scale human CD8⁺ T cell atlas with integrated T cell receptor data.

The development of robust quasi-ohmic contact with minimal resistance, exceptional stability and cost-effectiveness is crucial for practical application of perovskite solar cells. Here, authors report a polymer-acid-metal structure as the contact and realize long photo-thermal-operational stability.

The conventional solution post-treatment is suboptimal for methylammonium-free and cesium/bromide-enriched wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells. Here, the authors develop a 3D-to-2D perovskite conversion approach for a preferential growth, achieving stabilized efficiency of 28.1% for tandem cells.

Helical protein assemblies are an important biological structure, but are challenging to mimic with synthetic materials. Here, the authors report the use of peptoids to form nanohelix structures with controllable supramolecular chirality.

Afatinib is a second-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor recommended as the first-line treatment for patients with advanced EGFR mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Here the authors report the results of a phase II clinical trial of neoadjuvant afatinib for stage III EGFR mutant NSCLC.

The synthesis of high-nuclearity copper(I) nanoclusters remains challenging due to their low stability. Now four high-nuclearity Cu(I) nanoclusters have been successfully isolated by introducing a bifunctional phosphoramide ligand into the Cu/RC≡CH assembly system, enhancing complex stability through cooperative bonding.

Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries are promising but the zinc anode suffers from dendrite growth and electrolyte corrosion. Here, the authors develop a fluorinated covalent organic framework film as a protective layer for aqueous zinc anode battery.

Despite their high efficiencies, perovskite solar cells still suffer from degradation issues that impede their practical deployment. Saidaminov et al. explore the effect of local lattice strain on vacancy formation and show that careful choice of dopants plays a key role, enhancing the device stability.

Non-human primates are attractive laboratory animal models that can accurately reflect some developmental and pathological features of humans. Here the authors chart a reference cell map of cynomolgus monkeys using both scATAC-seq and scRNA-seq data across multiple organs, providing insights into the molecular dynamics and cellular heterogeneity of this organism.

The performance of wide-bandgap perovskite photovoltaics is limited by the undesired phase transition and high density of deep level traps. Here, Tan et al. incorporate dipolar methylammonium cation to make the material defect-tolerant and achieve a high power conversion efficiency of 20.7%.

Higher order topological systems add an additional layer of complexity to the bulk boundary correspondence by being able to sustain additional modes such as corner and hinge states. Here, the authors use electrical circuits to realize a two-dimensional quasicrystalline quadrupole topological insulator without discrete translational symmetry and observe localized corner modes.

The improved genome assemblies of allotetraploid cotton species Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense provide insights into cotton evolution and inform the construction of introgression lines used to identify loci associated with fiber quality.

A novel self-assembled nucleic acid nanostructure-fabricated three-dimensional tumor sphere demonstrates potential for target screening and pharmacodynamic evaluation of CAR-M therapies.