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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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Revealing competitive interfacial reactions in high-energy Li–S batteries

Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09473-2

Visualization of concentration-driven phase segregation within high-concentration interfacial layers in the context of high-energy lithium–sulfur batteries using liquid-cell electrochemical transmission electron microscopy reveals competitive interfacial reactions under lean electrolyte conditions at different phase boundaries.
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Electron-Withdrawing Chemistry Drives Ultrafast-Charging Interphases for Sodium-ion Batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01449F, Paper
Fu-Qiang Li, Zhichao Li, Dongfang Dong, Cheng Yang, Yu Liu, Yanfeng Gao
Fast charging and long-term cyclability in sodium-ion batteries are fundamentally limited by unstable, ion-transport-limited solid electrolyte interphases (SEI) arising from solvent-dominated Na⁺ solvation structures in conventional carbonate electrolytes. These intrinsic...
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Observed stratospheric mean age decrease consistent with circulation acceleration

Nature Geoscience, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-02011-3

Large-scale stratospheric circulation has accelerated since the 1990s and is stronger and more vertically structured than models predict, according to trace gas measurements showing declines in Northern Hemisphere extratropical stratospheric mean age.
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When Data Centers Come for Your Backyard

As data centers sprout across Georgia, the state’s utility providers are building new power lines to meet the demand for electricity. We speak with residents in Fayetteville, about 25 miles south of Atlanta, who say the new lines will run through their backyards and make it impossible to resell their homes at their current value.
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Interfacial water mediated oxide path mechanism for efficient acidic water oxidation on Co3O4

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02097F, Paper
Juan Zhu, Zhichang Liao, Shinuo Liu, Jingxiang Xia, Hongnan Jia, Wei Luo
This work provides a novel strategy for regulating the reaction pathway of Co3O4 towards the acidic OER from the AEM to OPM by engineering the interfacial H2O reorientation into H-down configuration.
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Whole-genome duplication shaped cell-type evolution in the vertebrate brain

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10629-x

Analyses of brain single-cell transcriptomes from human, mouse, lizard, lamprey and amphioxus reveal that duplicated genes (ohnologues) played a pivotal part in early vertebrate cell-type diversification.
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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 thalamus–brainstem attractor network drives history-biased decisions

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10623-3

Whole-brain, cellular-resolution imaging reveals a hierarchical thalamus–brainstem attractor network that encodes recent history and shapes behavioural bias in zebrafish.
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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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Discharge-triggered electronic delocalization via asymmetric motifs suppresses Jahn–Teller distortion in Mn-based layered oxides

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE03005J, Paper
Jiayuan Zhang, Yucheng Fu, Xingyu Lu, Longxiang Liu, Tianwei Cui, Hong Zhu, Yongzhu Fu, Xiang Li
Discharge-induced electronic delocalization via asymmetric Ru–O–Mn motifs actively suppresses Mn3+ formation and Jahn–Teller distortion, achieving near-zero lattice strain and excellent cycling stability for high-energy sodium-ion battery cathodes.
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A high-adaptability ambient energy harvester enhanced by the canyon effect for smart agriculture

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02135B, Paper
Weilin Liao, Xiaosen Su, Huikang Li, Zijian Huang, Bingcheng Li, Jinsong Cai, Fei Fang, Ke Zhang, Xudong Huang, Zhong Lin Wang
This work presents a non-intrusive, modular harvester that synergistically integrates wind, solar, and raindrop energy harvesting with sensing capabilities for smart agriculture, underpinned by a canyon-effect-enhanced bi‑concave flow amplifier.
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Defect-directed regeneration of LiCoO2 cathodes via gradient cobalt reprogramming

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02083F, Paper
Siyu Zhang, Yangyang Liu, Gen Chen, Yuping Fan, Hamdy Khamees Thabet, Yu Yao, Zhuoxi Wu, Bingan Lu, Junwei Han, Jiang Zhou
Defect-directed regeneration reprograms spent LiCoO2 cathodes into a gradient cobalt architecture, enabling high-voltage stability and performance beyond the pristine material.
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In situ polymerized zwitterionic elastomers for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,4006-4015
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE07792C, Paper
Wanli Li, Yuheng Li, Arnauld Robert Tapa, Minqiang Liu, Tie Liu, Haibing Xie, Yang Bai, Xiong Li, Zhongqin Xiao, Tao Yu, Zaiwei Wang, Chunxiong Bao, Zhigang Zou
A multifunctional zwitterionic additive regulates crystallization, passivates defects, suppresses ion migration and relaxes residual stress in inverted perovskite solar cells, achieving 26.69% certified efficiency and excellent stability.
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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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Membrane-free osmotic power generators with high-performance energy conversion

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01945E, Paper
Shengyang Zhou, Dehua Huang, Guangpeng Ma, Xuanyi Tong, Yang Liu, Linsen Yang, Tianchi Liu, Xiang-Yu Kong, Liping Wen
Membrane-free osmotic power generators based on polyelectrolyte-based aqueous two-phase systems are proposed to achieve record power densities at a macroscopical scale.
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High-performance LiFePO4 regeneration through Na-induced lattice activation and conductivity rewiring

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02323A, Paper
Jiale Zhang, Shaofeng Li, Yan Yan, Jiexiang Li, Zeyu Dong, Peng Ge, Yue Yang, Jie Zeng
The recycling of spent LiFePO4 (LFP) is crucial for the sustainable development of Li-ion batteries.
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Tannic acid as a multifunctional bridge driving structural ordering and surface passivation of ZnO for over 20% efficiency inverted solar cells with improved stability

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3834-3844
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE01017B, Paper
Yurong He, Wentao Miao, Jianhua Han, Wenyang Luo, Zhuang Li, Jin Chen, Liangliang Chen, Xunchang Wang, Renqiang Yang
Tannic acid, a natural polyphenol, reduces structural disorder and passivates surface defects in ZnO transport layers, leading to a record efficiency of 20.1% in inverted organic solar cells and extending the device lifetime from 93 to 2808 hours.
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