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Quantifying the impact of cell-to-cell inconsistency on electric vehicle battery degradation and utilization

✇Nature - Energy
By: Litao Zhou · Xiaolei Bian · Yizhou Zhang · Zhenpo Wang · Zhongwei Chen · Zhiyu Mao · Changfu Zou

Nature Energy, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41560-026-02131-5

Cell-to-cell inconsistency is a key barrier to realizing full performance in electric vehicle batteries. Using large-scale real-world fleet data, the researchers quantify its impact and show considerable losses in battery health, pack lifetime, power capability and usable energy.
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Efficient and precise programmable DNA knock-in without double-strand breaks

✇Nature
By: Yanmin Gao · Yu Ma · Kexin Yu · Yintian Liu · Buming Gu · Hao Tang · Wenjie Yan · Shuangshuang Yang · Jingran Su · Xindong Wang · Xin Ma · Xinming Wang · Fang Wang · Qingyang Li · Mengying Liu · Haifeng Wang

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10819-7

Kilobase-scale nickase-targeting (KNIT) editing enables single-nick-based DNA insertion across genomic loci and cell types, supporting insertion of DNA fragments exceeding 10 kb, with high efficiency and minimal unwanted off-target effects.
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Breaking the kinetic pH effect in the hydrogen evolution reaction via strain-induced interfacial water reorganization

✇RSC - Energy Environment
By: Haihua Luo · Yurui Han · Lisheng Qian · Zhaoran Yuan · Jilong Xu · Zuohuan Chen · Jiaxiang Lu · Jun Qi · Jiawei Ge · Peiyu Ma · Wenhua Zhang · Qiang Fu · Zheng Jiang · Yifan Ye

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3865-3877
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01390B, Paper
Haihua Luo, Yurui Han, Lisheng Qian, Zhaoran Yuan, Jilong Xu, Zuohuan Chen, Jiaxiang Lu, Jun Qi, Jiawei Ge, Peiyu Ma, Wenhua Zhang, Qiang Fu, Zheng Jiang, Yifan Ye
Grain boundary induced tensile strain tunes catalyst oxophilicity, thereby reorganizing interfacial water and accelerating proton and water transfer to break the kinetic pH effect in HER.
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High-temperature solar-thermal steam generation: materials, system design and applications

✇RSC - Energy Environment
By: Yangzhe Xu · Quanling Yang · Shenyu Ma · Qi Zhang · Modi Jiang · Benwei Fu · Chengyi Song · Wen Shang · Peng Tao · Tao Deng

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,2746-2787
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00346J, Review Article
Yangzhe Xu, Quanling Yang, Shenyu Ma, Qi Zhang, Modi Jiang, Benwei Fu, Chengyi Song, Wen Shang, Peng Tao, Tao Deng
A comprehensive overview of high-temperature solar steam generation, encompassing fundamental principles, cutting-edge materials, and system-level designs to enable efficient renewable energy harvesting and multi-scenario applications.
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