Teosinte alleles enhance nitrogen assimilation and seed protein in maize

By: Yongcai Huang · Yidong Zhu · Yahui Cui · Guolong Shi · Xiaoxian Wu · Wenhao Li · Zhiteng Chen · Yu Zhou · Yincong Gu · Zhigui Bao · Shiqi Luo · Xingguo Wu · Ruifan Li · Jingjing Liu · Xiangjie Dai · Junxin Liu · Di Chen · Lulu Gao · Chong You · Youliang Li · Yu Zhang · Wenqin Wang · Haihai Wang · Yongrui Wu

3 June 2026 at 01:00

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.

Plastoglobules compartmentalize nitrogen assimilation in maize

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By: Di Chen · Lulu Gao · Shujun Li · Yiqiu Cheng · Xiaoxian Wu · Wenhao Li · Jinman Zhang · Xueling Fu · Pan Xiang · Lu Sun · Zhiteng Chen · Hua Zhang · Youliang Li · Shiqi Luo · Chong You · Linhan Sun · Xing Huang · Yidong Zhu · Xing Zeng · Wenqin Wang · Yan He · Haihai Wang · Yu Zhang · Xuewei Chen · Yongrui Wu · Yongcai Huang

3 June 2026 at 01:00

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.

Suppressing Dendrites via Lateral Lithium Flux in Li Metal Solid-State Batteries

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By: Huanyu Zhang · Faruk Okur · Matthias Klimpel · Julian Felix Baumgärtner · Jaka Šivavec · André Müller · Ihor Neporozhnii · Orhan Kibrisli · Oleksandr Voznyy · Yaroslav E. Romanyuk · Maksym V. Kovalenko · Kostiantyn Kravchyk

27 May 2026 at 00:00

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE02327D, Paper

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Huanyu Zhang, Faruk Okur, Matthias Klimpel, Julian Felix Baumgärtner, Jaka Šivavec, André Müller, Ihor Neporozhnii, Orhan Kibrisli, Oleksandr Voznyy, Yaroslav E. Romanyuk, Maksym V. Kovalenko, Kostiantyn Kravchyk
Lithium dendrite growth at the lithium | solid-state electrolyte (SSE) interface, driven by void formation, remains a major barrier to the deployment of Li metal solid-state batteries. Here, we reveal...
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Viral mediation of anaerobic methane oxidation to carbon sequestration in paddy soil

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By: Di Tong · Youjing Wang · Xinwei Song · Haodan Yu · Yujie Zhou · Yu Zhang · Yong Li · Bin Ma · Caixian Tang · Randy A. Dahlgren · Jianming Xu

25 May 2026 at 01:00

Nature Geoscience, Published online: 25 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-01998-z

Soil viruses greatly influence the carbon sequestration processes associated with anaerobic methane oxidation, according to analyses of carbon flows in paddy soil.

Molecular engineering of conjugated polymer cathodes via the one-pot preparation of high-rate and ultra-stable aqueous/seawater Zn-ion batteries under harsh conditions

RSC - Energy Environment

By: Quanwei Ma · Cheng Ji · Zeyu Wang · Rui Wang · Longhai Zhang · Hongbao Li · Ying Xu · Qianyu Zhang · Dongliang Chao · Chaofeng Zhang

1 May 2026 at 00:00

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00199H, Paper

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Quanwei Ma, Cheng Ji, Zeyu Wang, Rui Wang, Longhai Zhang, Hongbao Li, Ying Xu, Qianyu Zhang, Dongliang Chao, Chaofeng Zhang
Featuring heterocyclic conjugated units, PMPZ exhibits enhanced electron affinity and π-delocalization, while its synergistic CO/CN sites enable multielectron redox for efficient charge storage and fast kinetics over a wide temperature range.
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