CRISPR–Cas regulates expression of embedded anti-phage defence systems

By: Xian Shu · Rui Wang · Xufei Zhou · Feiyue Cheng · Jiayue Ma · Zhihua Li · Xin Li · Tuozhan Wu · Aici Wu · Qiong Xue · Chao Liu · Huiwei Zhao · Xifeng Cao · Lin Wang · Shouyue Zhang · Yan Zhang · Ming Li

22 July 2026 at 01:00

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10833-9

CRISPR–Cas systems transcriptionally tune diverse innate defences using CRISPR RNA-like guides to balance antiviral protection with fitness, and hyperactivate these defences when compromised, establishing a layered bacterial ‘immunity guard’ network.

Programming fracture resistance in metamaterials via elastic instabilities

Nature

By: Yujia Wang · Yangchengyi Liu · Kunlin Wu · Xuan Zhang · Hanzheng Xing · Songyan Zhang · Changhong Linghu · Yifan Wang · Xiaoyan Li · Huajian Gao

15 July 2026 at 01:00

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10804-0

Elastic instabilities in mechanical metamaterials can be harnessed to programme fracture behaviour, transforming instability from a failure mechanism into a design principle that increases fracture energy by up to tenfold.

Lattice reconstruction strategy for fast-charging plateau-type hard carbon anodes in ultra-long-life sodium-ion batteries

RSC - Energy Environment

By: Feng Wang · Lian Chen · Fan Li · Yongben Zheng · Jiaqi Wei · Caozheng Diao · Ihor Radchenko · Jie Shi · Linwei Li · Jingshu Wang · Zhengshuai Bai · Yanyan Zhang · Oleksandr I. Malyi · Xiaodong Chen · Yuxin Tang

22 April 2026 at 00:00

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3640-3652
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00708B, Paper

Feng Wang, Lian Chen, Fan Li, Yongben Zheng, Jiaqi Wei, Caozheng Diao, Ihor Radchenko, Jie Shi, Linwei Li, Jingshu Wang, Zhengshuai Bai, Yanyan Zhang, Oleksandr I. Malyi, Xiaodong Chen, Yuxin Tang
By decoupling defect passivation and graphitization, lattice reconstruction of hard carbon yields large interlayer spacing, small crystallites, and an inorganic-rich SEI, enabling superior fast-charging in ultra-long-life sodium-ion batteries.
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