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Building chemical stability with mechanics

16 July 2026 at 01:00

Nature Energy, Published online: 16 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41560-026-02044-3

Stack pressure strongly influences degradation pathways in lithium-ion batteries, yet its optimal value remains poorly understood. Now, a high-precision stack pressure control and dilatometry system reveals an optimal pressure window that suppresses key degradation pathways and doubles battery lifetime.

Energy efficient integrated H2O2 electrosynthesis via tailored bubble dynamics

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02489K, Paper
Yun Do Kim, Sungjin Park, Jina Hwang, Jaehyuk Shim, Seungwook Baek, Hahyung Yu, Sihwa Lee, Dayoon Song, Sung Eun Chun, Dongsu Park, Heegeon Cho, Saehun Kim, Yeeun Kim, Geonhui Lee, Sunghak Park, Edward H Sargent, Byoung-Hoon Lee
Integrating H2O2 electrosynthesis with anodic upgrading provides a pathway to spontaneous (electricity-free) operation.Here we investigate interfacial kinetic bottlenecks, especially on the anode, and identify factors that hinder the achievement of...
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Tin perovskite transistors stabilized through volatile coordination

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10714-1

A volatile-assisted coordination strategy regulates surface defect chemistry and self-doping, thus stabilizing the stoichiometry of tin perovskite semiconductors, resulting in transistors that can maintain stable operation for a month at temperatures of 100 °C.

Dietary cholesterol activates a Ral-dependent pathway driving LDLR turnover

Nature, Published online: 24 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10697-z

Chronic dietary cholesterol activates Ral GTPases, which promote LDLR internalization and lysosomal degradation through RalBP1–REPS1 and CTSA, thereby reducing cholesterol clearance, whereas CTSA inhibition restores LDLR function and may offer a therapeutic strategy for cardiovascular disease.

Synergistically Facilitate Charge Dynamics and Suppress Energetic Disorder via Tailoring Solid Additive Substituents for Efficient Organic Solar Cells Over 21%

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01222A, Paper
Xiaoyu Mou, Jvfang Liang, Keli Shi, Sangjin Yang, Jeewon Park, Shucheng Qin, Qianqian Zhao, Jianping Chen, Xingchen Hu, Jintong Sun, Jia Yao, Can Zhu, Lian Zhong, Jing Guo, JINYUAN ZHANG, Erjun Zhou, Zhi-Guo Zhang, Changduk Yang, Beibei Qiu, Yongfang Li
Simultaneously minimizing energy loss and optimizing charge dynamics remains a central challenge for further boosting the photovoltaic performance of organic solar cells (OSCs). As a key parameter controlling charge generation,...
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Go eyes robotaxis and acquisitions after Japan’s biggest IPO of 2026 — here’s why it matters

19 June 2026 at 22:45
Go's IPO — Japan's biggest so far this year — has done more than provide a much-needed boost to the country's languishing listing season. It has also supplied the taxi-hailing app with the capital required to address an existential issue: Japan's shortage of drivers.

A 98-qubit trapped-ion quantum computer with all-to-all connectivity

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10676-4

A new quantum computer, Quantinuum Helios, which is a 98-qubit trapped-ion quantum processor built on the QCCD architecture, demonstrates performance well beyond classical capabilities and provides a path for scaling up quantum computing.

Cell-type-resolved genetic variation shapes inflammatory bowel disease risk

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10627-z

Single-cell mapping of cis-expression quantitative trait loci in inflammatory bowel disease revealed distal, enhancer-enriched variants detected at the cell-type level more frequently co-localize with genome-wide association study loci than those identified at the tissue level.

2026 Full Moon calendar: When to see the Full Moon and phases

1 June 2026 at 14:13

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under sunlight. Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the angle of sunlight hitting the lunar surface and being reflected back toContinue reading "2026 Full Moon calendar: When to see the Full Moon and phases"

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Revisiting the Velocity-Time Function

24 May 2026 at 15:31
Kinematics: The Velocity-Time Function Author’s Preface: A Collaborative Approach to Lesson Development The intention behind what I hope will be a series of articles on Kinematics (this one being the first) is to begin an open, collaborative process of lesson development on Physics Forums. In order to expedite this workflow, I am making deliberate use...

Concentration–structure dual-gradient architecture in high-Ni/low-Co single-crystal NCM cathodes

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3612-3628
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00273K, Paper
Jun Bum Park, Minje Ryu, Eui-Yeon Jeong, Young Gyun Choi, Sung Hyun Cho, Seok Yun Kim, Byungwook Kang, Kisuk Kang, Seong-Min Bak, Jong Hyeok Park
Co3O4 dry coating and post-annealing introduces a concentration–structure dual-gradient in high-Ni/low-Co single-crystal NCM. This architecture accelerates electron transport and stabilizes the surface, improving rate capability and durability.
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AI Enriched Problem Solving

28 February 2026 at 22:16
Introduction This article is written by way of a reference for my longstanding PF colleague and prolific poster of challenging Maths/geometry problems @chwala . The particular post this article will discuss is an example of one such problem which he raised on Physics Forums. https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/find-angle-adb-in-this-isoceles-triangle-given-some-extra-information.1063874/ The Problem We take the liberty of including the original...
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