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Selective, Catalytic Oxidation of Polyethylene Surfaces
Nature, Published online: 13 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11255-3
Selective, Catalytic Oxidation of Polyethylene Surfaces
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Lithium–disulfur dichloride batteries
Nature Energy, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41560-026-02120-8
Rechargeable Li–S batteries offer high energy density but are limited by low voltage, sluggish kinetics and polysulfide shuttling. Here the authors report a chlorine-mediated Li||S2Cl2 chemistry enabling reversible three-electron sulfur redox with increased voltage and capacity.
Amygdala astrocyte primary cilium mechanisms contribute to stress behaviours
Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10874-0
Amygdala astrocyte primary cilia are disrupted during stress, and their restoration leads to improvements in stress-related behaviour in mice.
Improving interface-mediated carrier transport for efficient perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se<sub>2</sub> tandem solar cells
Nature Energy, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41560-026-02125-3
The performance of perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 tandem solar cells is limited by optical and electronic losses at the interfaces between layers. By engineering two of these interfaces, Zeng, Wang, Tang et al. achieve a certified efficiency of 30.57% and improved device stability.
Isomeric multi-hydrogen-bonding enables blue perovskite LEDs
Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10723-0
Hydrogen-bonding networks engineered with isomeric molecules enable stable, saturated blue perovskite LEDs with record external quantum efficiencies up to 22.0%, advancing high-performance full-colour display technologies.
The interplay between stack pressure, mechanical expansion and degradation pathways in lithium-ion batteries
Nature Energy, Published online: 29 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41560-026-02087-6
While electrochemical degradation in lithium-ion batteries is well studied, the role of stack pressure in long-term cycling remains unclear. Here the researchers use a high-precision pressure-controlled dilatometry tool to optimize stack pressure and understand how it prolongs battery lifetime.
Inhibition of shuttle effect in organic cathode and in situ mechanistic exploration
Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00605A, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00605A, Paper
Yanxiang Gong, Yiran Jia, Jie Yang, Jun Zhang, Meng Xia, Xi-Yang Wang, Yunsheng Wang, Ying Tao, Manman Fang, Quan-Hong Yang, Ben Zhong Tang, Zhen Li
Organic p-type cathode materials are promising for sustainable energy storage due to their abundance, environmental compatibility, and high operating voltages exceeding 3.5 V. However, their application is constrained by high...
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Organic p-type cathode materials are promising for sustainable energy storage due to their abundance, environmental compatibility, and high operating voltages exceeding 3.5 V. However, their application is constrained by high...
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Lethal plague outbreaks in Lake Baikal hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago
Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10540-5
Analyses of ancient DNA from hunter-gatherers near Lake Baikal in southeast Siberia around 5,500 years ago indicate that highly virulent Yersinia pestis emerged earlier than previously estimated, far from the next known cases of infection in Late Neolithic Europe.
Molecular glue degraders of HuR suppress BRAF-mutant colorectal cancer
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10613-5
Molecular glue degraders of the RNA-binding protein HuR have therapeutic potential for BRAF-mutant cancers.
Ambient-pressure conversion of plastic waste to jet fuel cycloalkanes by tandem hydropyrolysis and vapour-phase hydrogenation
Nature Energy, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41560-026-02078-7
Converting plastic waste into jet fuel could support aviation decarbonization, but current approaches are limited by high-pressure requirements and low efficiency. Here the authors present a tandem hydropyrolysis and vapour-phase hydrogenation strategy that uses a Ru/Co-Al oxide catalyst, achieving promising rates and yields at low pressures.
A gas–liquid switching reaction system for normothermic photo-driven chemical looping ammonia synthesis
Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00524A, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00524A, Paper
Yunfan He, Lulu Zhang, Fangfang Li, Jianxin Liu, Rui Li, Jiancheng Wang
A gas–liquid switching reaction system (GLS) enabling metal oxides to drive photo-driven CLAS under ambient conditions, achieving an NH3 production rate of 1.48 mmol g−1 h−1 on TiO2 via alternating N2/H2O coverage for green NH3 synthesis.
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A gas–liquid switching reaction system (GLS) enabling metal oxides to drive photo-driven CLAS under ambient conditions, achieving an NH3 production rate of 1.48 mmol g−1 h−1 on TiO2 via alternating N2/H2O coverage for green NH3 synthesis.
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High-entropy-cooperated single-atom catalysis: an emerging paradigm bridging configurational complexity and atomic precision for catalytic applications
Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3446-3474
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00138F, Review Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00138F, Review Article
Tao Xu, Jian Zhang, Wei Chen, Yuepeng Yao, Wen-Gang Cui, Xinqiang Wang, Wenxian Liu, Hongge Pan, Dingsheng Wang, Ge Meng
The design strategies and structural advantages of high-entropy-cooperated single-atom catalysts were comprehensively reviewed, which bridged the configurational complexity and atomic precision for critical catalytic systems.
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The design strategies and structural advantages of high-entropy-cooperated single-atom catalysts were comprehensively reviewed, which bridged the configurational complexity and atomic precision for critical catalytic systems.
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Beyond rapid nucleation: unveiling the role of solvent–precursor interactions in antisolvent-free perovskite fabrication
Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,2988-2998
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00170J, Paper
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00170J, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yunfan Wang, Weiren Zhao, Juncheng Wang, Zhuoqiong Zhang, Ziyao Yue, Yuxuan Zhang, Yiting Jiang, Zixin Zeng, Jie Zeng, Hainam Do, Hong Lu, Yuanhang Cheng, Johnny C. Ho, Tom Wu, Hin Lap Yip, Dewei Zhao, Sai-Wing Tsang
Based on the machine learning-selected solvent, we successfully suppressed the fast crystallization of antisolvent-free perovskites fabricated at high ambient temperature and widened the temperature processing window.
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Based on the machine learning-selected solvent, we successfully suppressed the fast crystallization of antisolvent-free perovskites fabricated at high ambient temperature and widened the temperature processing window.
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