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Upcycling of polyvinyl chloride into polyalphaolefin lubricants

Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10867-z

A mild chemical process upcycles polyvinyl chloride waste into polyalphaolefin lubricants with tunable properties, offering an economical route to plastic recycling and improved carbon circularity.
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Fast formation to reinforce lithium-rich cathodes

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09553-3

Fast formation in lithium-ion batteries outperforms conventional slow formation, lowering costs and improving battery capacity, stability and cycle life, offering broader application to electrode systems.
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In situ nanocrystal confinement for efficient blue perovskite LEDs

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10596-3

Efficient blue perovskite light-emitting diodes with an external quantum efficiency of 21.8% are achieved through in situ polymerization-driven nanocrystal confinement.
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A first-in-class pulsatile FXR agonist for bile-acid-related liver diseases

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10633-1

Linafexor is a rapidly cleared FXR agonist designed to mimic natural bile acid signalling, achieving transient receptor activation with strong efficacy and reduced toxicity in preclinical and early clinical studies.
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Teosinte alleles enhance nitrogen assimilation and seed protein in maize

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10575-8

Teosinte alleles enhance nitrogen assimilation and seed protein without lowering crop yield when expressed in modern maize, providing a powerful strategy for crop improvement to meet future population demands.
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Plastoglobules compartmentalize nitrogen assimilation in maize

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10610-8

Chloroplast plastoglobules act as nitrogen-assimilation hubs in maize, with key enzymes enhancing nitrogen-use efficiency and offering new strategies for developing high-yield, sustainable crops.
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20.46% efficient organic solar cells with concurrent voltage enhancement and thermal stability enabled by crystallization-kinetics-controlled morphology

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3487-3499
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01250G, Paper
Anhai Liang, Chunliang Li, Bosen Zou, Sein Chung, Byeongjin Kim, Yongjoon Cho, Jiancheng Zhong, Jingjing Zhao, Lixing Tan, Guangquan Zhang, Xin Li, Wuning Wei, Kilwon Cho, He Yan, Zhipeng Kan
Incorporating BTP-FCIO extends the acceptor phase nucleation time from 132 ms to 199 ms and enhances the efficiency to 20.46%. This ternary strategy demonstrates consistent effectiveness across multiple representative Y-series acceptors.
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Competitive solvent occupation chemistry enabling robust four-electron conversion for anti-freezing aqueous zinc–iodine batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3010-3020
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00755D, Paper
Wenyu Xu, Zelin Chang, Hongwei Wang, Binfen Wang, Hongbo Ding, Jijian Xu, Xinliang Li
A competitive solvent-occupation strategy reconstructs the hydrogen-bond network to unleash balanced two-step four-electron iodine conversion, delivering ultralong 495 day stability at −20 °C.
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