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Nature-inspired synergistic strategy: carrier regulation in breakdown self-healing all-organic polymer dielectrics for enhanced high-temperature energy storage Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.4) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Wenjie Huang, Baoquan Wan, Wenye Zhang, Xing Yang, Z. H. Xiang, Haobo Tian, Can Ding, Yiyi Zhang, Yong Chae Jung, Jun-Wei Zha
Polymer dielectrics for electrostatic energy storage exhibit low energy density, low efficiency, and poor reliability at high temperatures, limiting the application of film capacitors in harsh environments. Designing wide bandgap structures, introducing carrier traps and constructing carrier barriers are effective for optimizing the energy storage performance of polymer dielectrics. However, it is
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Outstanding Reviewers for Energy & Environmental Science in 2024 Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.4) Pub Date : 2025-06-17
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Self-Assembled Metal Cluster/Perovskite Catalyst for Efficient Acidic Hydrogen Production with an Ultra-Low Overpotential of 62 mV and over 1500 Hours of Stability at 1 A cm−2 Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.4) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Yalei Fan, Jianfa Zhao, Jing Zhou, Wei-Hsiang Huang, Jianqiu Zhu, Chang-Yang Kuo, Shengjie Zhang, Chih-Wen Pao, Ting-Shan Chan, Yuxuan Zhang, Su Yang Hsu, Jin-Ming Chen, Chien-Te Chen, Changqing Jin, Liu Hao Tjeng, Jian-Qiang Wang, Zhiwei Hu, Linjuan Zhang
Obtaining green hydrogen by water splitting is a promising form of clean energy that relies on the development of efficient and stable electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Here we present a new electrocatalyst Ca2CoRuO6 (CCRO), which exhibited a record low overpotential of 62 mV at a high current density of 1 A cm−2, a smallest Tafel slope of 10 mV dec−1 (vs more than 400 mV@1
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Boosting Interfacial Zn2+ Desolvation Kinetics by a π-Electron-Rich Janus Catalyst for Robust Zn Metal Batteries Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.4) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Yinze Zuo, Zheng Wang, Mingquan Liu, Linlong Lu, Yidong Jiang, Jie Lei, Hao Yan, Hongwei Li, Wei Yan, Jiujun Zhang
The application of zinc metal-based battery is hindered by the low thermodynamic stability of zinc anodes and sluggish desolvation kinetics of the interfacial [Zn(H2O)6]2+ complex, which can induce serious side reactions and aggravated dendrites. Herein, an innovative catalytic desolvation mechanism is proposed to manipulate the interfacial solvation structure by engineering a π-electron-rich (C=O/C=N
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Carbon footprint of oil produced through Enhanced Oil Recovery using carbon dioxide directly captured from air Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.4) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Antonio Gasós, Ronny Pini, Viola Becattini, Marco Mazzotti
Some argue that using CO2 from direct air capture (DAC) in enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) can produce carbon-neutral oil by permanently storing more CO2 than it is emitted when using the extracted fossil fuels. However, existing analyses often provide case-specific insights based on short-term operations without considering the full life cycle of reservoir exploitation, including primary, secondary
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Amorphous anion skeletons induced rapid and cation-selective ion flux towards stable aqueous zinc-iodine batteries Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.4) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Zhenjing Jiang, Zijuan Du, Kailin Luo, Yanfei Zhang, Hang Yang, Wei Zhang, Ruwei Chen, Jie Chen, Zhe Cui, Fuhan Cui, Rui Pan, Guoju Zhang, Shuangying Lei, Litao Sun, Kuibo Yin, Guanjie He
The aqueous zinc-iodine battery is considered as a promising technology for large-scale energy storage due to its high safety, large energy density, and easy accessibility. However, its development suffers from two challenges: parasitic side reactions on the Zn anode and the polyiodide shuttling effects. To overcome them, we designed an artificial protective layer on the Zn anode based on the amorphous
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Polarity Coupling in Biphasic Electrolyte Enables Iodine/ Polyiodides Co-Extraction for Portable Zn-Iodine Batteries Following Liquid-Liquid Conversion Route Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.4) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Hai Xu, Ruanye Zhang, Derong Luo, Kangsheng Huang, Jiuqing Wang, Gengzhi Sun, Hui Dou, Xiaogang Zhang
The shuttle effect of polyiodides and aggregation of solid iodine on the cathode surface in aqueous Zn-iodine batteries are considered as the main issues for unsatisfactory cycling stability and slow charge transfer kinetics, respectively. Herein, we develop a biphasic (BP) electrolyte composed of immiscible organic (ethyl acetate, EA) and aqueous solvents for the co-extraction of iodine/polyiodides
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Colloidal chemistry in tin perovskite Nat. Nanotechnol. (IF 38.1) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Antonio Abate
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Photolithographic organic electronics: from material design to applications Chem. Soc. Rev. (IF 40.4) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Shen Zhang, Yi Zhao, Yiran Wang, Renzhong Chen, Yunqi Liu, Dacheng Wei
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Nanoscale phonon dynamics in self-assembled nanoparticle lattices Nat. Mater. (IF 37.2) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Chang Qian, Ethan Stanifer, Zhan Ma, Lehan Yao, Binbin Luo, Chang Liu, Jiahui Li, Puquan Pan, Wenxiao Pan, Xiaoming Mao, Qian Chen
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Controllable Construction of Cobalt Nanoparticles in Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Photothermal CO2 Methanation Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Zhanghui Xia, Jianxin Zhai, Longfei Lin, Xiao Chen, Xue Cheng, Shuaiqiang Jia, Jiapeng Jiao, Mengke Dong, Wanying Han, Xinrui Zheng, Teng Xue, Hai-Hong Wu, Buxing Han
The development of non-noble metal catalysts for efficient CO2 methanation reaction under mild conditions remains a significant challenge. Herein, a non-noble metal catalyst, cobalt nanoparticles (Co NPs) encapsulated within the hollow channels of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (Co@CN-700) were prepared by a pyrolysis-reduction strategy for photothermal CO2 methanation. Remarkably, the Co@CN-700 catalyst
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Novel particulate photocathode composed of CdTe-ZnTe solid solutions with a composition gradient for solar hydrogen evolution from water Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Lionel Sebastian Veiga, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Takenori Fujii, Masakazu Sugiyama, Tsutomu Minegishi
Particulate photoelectrodes are promising for the development of innovative unbiased water-splitting devices by combining a photoanode and a photocathode. This configuration relaxes the requirements for band edge potentials of oxygen- and hydrogen-evolution systems while enhancing the solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency. However, particulate photocathodes often exhibit lower performance than thin-film-based
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Nitrogen Fixation using Metallic Lithium Nanoparticles Formed by Electrospray Deposition Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Dylan Holden, Myles Edwards, Zhongxia Shang, R. Graham Cooks
Multiphase reduction of ambient dinitrogen (N₂) was observed during the deposition of charged or uncharged aqueous microdroplets containing a lithium salt pre-catalyst onto conducting or inert surfaces to yield mixed lithium nanoparticles. We propose that this method leverages the high electric fields and partial solvation of ions at the gas-water-solid interface to enhance reaction rates and perform
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Asymmetric Intramolecular Reductive Coupling of Bisimines Templated by Chiral Diborons Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Tian Chen, Hao-Yang Wang, Ronghua Xu, Guangqing Xu, He Yang, Jiangtao Sun, Lung Wa Chung, Wenjun Tang
An asymmetric intramolecular reductive coupling of bisimines has been accomplished for the first time under mild conditions with bis((+)-pinanediolato)diboron as the template, providing the unprecedented chiral dihydrophenanthrene-9,10-cis-diamines in high yields and excellent enantioselectivities. The chiral exocyclic cis-diamine products have served as effective chiral ligands for asymmetric catalysis
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A nickel-catalysed radical mechanism by three-component dimensionality reduction strategies: a theoretical study Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Lin-Yan Bao, Rong-Wan Gao, Bo Zhu, Zhong-Min Su, Wei Guan
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Nanoarchitectonics of cobalt/nitrogen-doped carbon with an unbalanced double primitive bicontinuous motif for efficient electrocatalysis Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2025-06-16 Bin Zhao, Bohan Liu, Ji Han, Ruigang Sun, Haidong Xu, Yuanbo Sun, Guangrui Chen, Zhaohui Shi, Chenxu Liu, Yanjing Gao, Mingjie Zhang, Song Lin Zhang, Yusuke Yamauchi, Buyuan Guan
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Pore engineering in metal–organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks: strategies and applications Chem. Sci. (IF 7.6) Pub Date : 2025-06-14 Yanpei Song, Shengqian Ma
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Recent advances and perspectives of electrolyte additives for enhanced anode reversibility in aqueous zinc-ion batteries Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Chengfeng Li, Chaotian Ni, Xiang-Long Huang, Long Yao, Linyu Yang, Lei Zhang, Kunjie Zhu, Yun-Xiao Wang, Huakun Liu
Although lithium-ion batteries have achieved widespread commercial success, they are not suitable for large-scale energy applications due to limited lithium resource and relatively high cost. In this context, aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have emerged as promising alternatives, offering advantages such as cost-effectiveness, superior safety and simplified manufacturing process. Nevertheless, AZIBs
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Rapid Detection of Antibiotics Using Self-Developed Electrochemical Analyzer and Sensor Chip Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Yin Bao, Yulin Li, Kaiwei Cai, Yichen Liu, Bingling Li
This study presents an effective and robust portable analyzer-chip system for rapid on-site antibiotic detection. The integrated design enables real-time quantification within 10 minutes, while the interchangeable aptamer probes allow universal sensing of kanamycin and tetracycline. The method demonstrates an early capability for concentration differentiation, excellent selectivity, and straightforward
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Ultra-stiff and tough glassy eutectogel Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Han Shen, Yufan Wang, Biaolong Ma, Shan Zhou, Jiqiang Wang, Zhenchuan Yu
Current eutectogels still exhibit shortcomings in weak mechanical strength and toughness. Here, a new class of eutectogels facilely prepared by leveraging abundant noncovalent crosslinks between deep eutectic solvents (DES) and polymer chains. The eutectogels with more than 60 wt% liquid exhibit enormous Young’s modulus (655 MPa), fracture strength (16 MPa) and toughness (46 MJ/m3).
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Oxidative [3+2] annulation of activated pyridines for the synthesis of indolizinyl sulfonyl fluorides: a class of important pharmacophores Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Sen Zhang, Eman Fayad, Hanadi A. Katouah, Yi-Yong Huang, Hua-Li Qin
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Wearable and stretchable electronics enabled by MXene–PVA films via layer-by-layer assembly with integrated UV, thermal, and mechanical sensing Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Ji Lin, Chia-Wei Chang, Chun-Ting Chang, Kesavan Manibalan, Tsung-Hung Tsai, Yu-Chun Lin, Yen-Shen Hsu, Ming-Hsuan Chang, Jiun-Tai Chen
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Large Stokes shift by increasing intramolecular charge transfer for high signal-to-background ratio bioimaging Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Shiyu Wu, Zhicheng Ban, Hui Tang, Ning Ma, Xiaoyun Ran, Qian Zhou, Yahui Zhang, Zhouyu Wang, Xiaoqi Yu
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Electrochemical synthesis of cyclic sulfites using diols and sulfur dioxide Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Christian Krumbiegel, Florian A. Breitschaft, Siegfried R Waldvogel
We report a simple protocol for the electrochemical synthesis of cyclic sulfites. Starting from diols and easy-to-handle stock solutions of SO2, the reaction features a quasi-divided cell setup under constant current conditions. The feasibility of this novel electrochemical dehydrative reaction was demonstrated by a broad scope of 20 examples, achieving yields up to 87%.
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Stacked for transparency Nat. Energy (IF 49.7) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Giulia Tregnago
Semi-transparent organic solar cells are suitable for integration into various settings like buildings, automotive vehicles, and greenhouses as electricity-generating elements. For these applications, an important figure of merit is the light utilization efficiency — defined as the product of transparency to visible light and the power conversion efficiency. There is a trade-off between these two parameters:
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Unveiling zinc anode corrosion Nat. Energy (IF 49.7) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Xinru Li
Zinc batteries are promising for grid-scale energy storage due to their safety, low cost, and high capacity. A key part of their appeal lies in the use of metallic zinc at the anode, which is abundant, non-toxic, and water compatible. However, even when the battery is resting — not charging or discharging — the zinc anode gradually corrodes. Now, Yi Yuan, Alex Robertson and colleagues at the University
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Reframing how we talk about ‘energy poverty’ Nat. Energy (IF 49.7) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Stefan Bouzarovski, Karla G. Cedano-Villavicencio, Laurence L. Delina, Mari Martiskainen, Tony G. Reames, Neil Simcock
A critical consideration of the dominant vocabulary on home energy injustices around the world is overdue. We briefly unpack terms such as ‘energy poor’, ‘fuel poor’, ‘energy vulnerable’ and ‘hard to reach’, question their utility and argue that they may do more harm than good. While acknowledging our own positionality and past use of such terminology, we argue that future debates on the inability
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Current Trends and Emerging Opportunities for 2D Materials in Flexible and Wearable Sensors Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Nongthombam Joychandra Singh, Isha Basumatary, Chandra Sekhar Reddy Kolli, Parikshit Sahatiya
The emergence of two-dimensional (2D) materials has dramatically transformed the landscape of modern electronics, particularly in the realm of wearable, flexible, and next-generation devices. This feature article summarises our achievements and the potential of 2D materials in developing a wearable device prototype, highlighting key material properties, device architectures, and fabrication strategies
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Rare-earth-pentacene-octacarboxylate frameworks for highly efficient urinary 1-HP fluorescence sensing Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Jinli Zhang, Xiao-Juan Xi, Lin Xu, Feifan Lang, Yan Yang, Jiandong Pang
A series of rare-earth metal-organic frameworks were synthesized based on a novel pentiptycene-octacarboxylic ligand. High-sensitivity and high-selectivity fluorescent sensing of 1-hydroxypyrene was achieved the europium compound, with a rapid response time of merely 35 seconds and remarkable resilience to interfeents.
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Electrolyte Solution Chemistry and Interface Dynamics for Fast-charging Sustainable Anion Shuttle Batteries Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Gijung Lee, Jin Jun Heo, Jieun Kang, Jin Woo Yi, Jaegeon Ryu
The demand for sustainable and fast-charging energy storage systems has grown significantly, yet traditional lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) face challenges related to costly resources and sluggish charge transport kinetics. As a promising alternative, dual-ion batteries (DIBs), also known as anion-shuttle batteries, have gained attention for their high operational voltage and ultrafast charging capabilities
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Asymmetric total syntheses of immunosuppressive diterpenoids triptobenzenes N and R via a remote Csp3-H functionalization Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Nanda Kishore Roy, Ranjit Murmu, Mintu Munda, Sovan Niyogi, Alakesh Bisai
The total syntheses of naturally occurring diterpenoids triptobenzenes N (1c) and R (1d) have been accomplished via a late-stage d-Csp3–H functionalization of an enone intermediate. The highly functionalized dienone intermediate 2 has been utilized as a common scaffold for this study. The XRD analysis of compounds 8 and 4 confirmed the stereochemistry of the quaternary centers of the abietane core
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Engineering hydrophobicity on anion exchange membrane for stable CO2 electrochemical reduction in nonaqueous electrolyte† Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Moxing Cheng, Yichao Lin, Junjie Zhou, Liang Chen
Electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECR) in aprotic electrolytes holds significant potential for mitigating CO2 emissions while producing valuable chemicals. However, challenges such as the hydrogen evolution reaction and electrolyte crossover, caused by the hydrophilicity of anion exchange membrane (AEM) used in the ECR system, greatly hinder its efficiency. This study introduces a facile hydrophobic modification
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Enhancing Interfacial Electrocatalysts by Engineering Monomer Composition and Sequence of Metallo-oligomer Monolayers Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Jing Li, Chang Wei, Lingyun Shen, Yongfang Li, Xuan Pang, Mao Li
The hetero-metallo-oligomer monolayers are superior to their monomers for interfacial electrocatalysis but remain unpredictable in synthetic complexity. Here, we present a general strategy to systematically optimize interfacial electrocatalysts by engineering monomer composition and sequence of hetero-oligomer monolayers. These monolayers are prepared by electrochemically sequencing the addition of
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Design of TNFR Peptide Agonists for Inducing Receptors Oligomerization and Cell Apoptosis Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Yi-Xuan Liu, Hao Wang
TNFRs within the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily represent promising therapeutic targets for cancer treatment, particularly for chemotherapy-resistant cells capable of p53-independent apoptosis induction. We developed peptide agonists utilizing β-sheet structures from FasL and TRAIL as scaffolds to induce oligomerization of CD95 and death receptor 5 (DR5) receptors. Computational design
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Lithium extraction using zirconium oxide coated lithium manganese oxide ion-exchange adsorbents Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Karthik Ramachandran Shivakumar, Ashkan Zolfaghari, Salman Safari, Fangshuai Wu, Brendan A Bishop, Ning Chen, Leslie J Robbins, Daniel Alessi
Lithium extraction from sedimentary brines using spinel lithium manganese oxide, Li1.6Mn1.6O4, is challenging because of the presence of dissolved organic compounds, resulting in manganese reduction and loss. Coating the sorbent with a 7.5 nm layer of zirconium dioxide decreased manganese loss by approximately 50%, while not substantially impacting its adsorption capacity and selectivity, thereby increasing
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Real-space Kohn–Sham density functional theory for complex energy applications Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-16 Zeyi Zhang, Liping Liu, Drew M. Glenna, Asmita Jana, Carlos Mora Perez, Jin Qian
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Dye-sensitized nanoparticles for efficient solar hydrogen generation Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-14 Vasilis Nikolaou, Emmanouil Nikoloudakis, Georgios Charalambidis, Athanassios G. Coutsolelos
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Group 13 Lewis acid-mediated formation of 5-oxazolone derivatives from tert-butyl isocyanoacetate Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-12 Zhou He, Zhou He, Shaoying Ju, Ting Chen, Xinghua Zhang, Douglas W. Stephan, Yile Wu
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Turing-structured catalysts for electrochemical catalytic reactions Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-12 Lizhou Zhu, Sizhuo Feng, Longlu Wang, Jianmei Chen
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Optimizing transport and redox properties of PVDF-based electrolytes through structural design of residual solvents Chem. Commun. (IF 4.3) Pub Date : 2025-06-16 Chaoyuan Ji, Shendong Tan, Bochun Liang, Ke Yang, Zihui Li, Yanfei Zhu, Yaoshu Xie, Yan-Bing He, Jia Li, Tingzheng Hou
In poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)-based electrolytes, residual solvents play a crucial role in determining the electrolyte performance. Herein, the influence of various residual solvents on electrolyte properties is investigated through atomistic modeling. It is found that fluorination and reduced molecular volume can facilitate fast ionic diffusion and enhanced cycling stability.
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US–China trade conflict threatens biomedical collaboration Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-06-17
Letter to the Editor
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Why the Royal Greenwich Observatory was chosen to mark zero degrees longitude Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-06-17
Snippets from Nature’s past.
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Is there a link between gut microbes and ageing? Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-06-17
Letter to the Editor
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We need to show AI what didn’t work as well as what did Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-06-17
Letter to the Editor
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Tighter regulation is needed for AI companions Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-06-17
Letter to the Editor
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How China can become a biotechnology superpower Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Jacob Dreyer
After decades of pioneering institutional change in Chinese research, neuroscientist Rao Yi explains why US hesitation might offer China an opportunity to catch up internationally.
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Fetal and parental genomes offer mechanistic insights into pregnancy loss Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Ziyue Gao
Genomic analyses of mother–father–fetus trios after early pregnancy loss uncover contributions from chromosomal abnormalities and subtle genetic variants.
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How I carved out a career as a ‘pracademic’ Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-06-17
Julian Kirchherr craved a role with real-world impact. A career that straddles academia and management consultancy helped him to achieve his goal.
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How your brain controls ageing — and why zombie cells could be key Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-06-17
Research is revealing the cellular mechanisms that link mental well-being and longevity.
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PhD students face high risk of sexual harassment — can universities stop perpetrators? Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-06-17
A toolkit outlines how academia can prevent various forms of misconduct.
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Escalating Israel–Iran conflict damages science labs Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-06-17
Researchers in both countries are feeling the effects of a string of missile attacks exchanged between them.
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Sex differences in skin-cancer risk are linked to oestrogen levels Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-06-17 Svenja Meierjohann
Premenopausal women are more likely than men to develop certain cancers. Pathways activated by the sex hormone responsible could be targeted in cancer therapies.
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Cryo-EM structure of a natural RNA nanocage Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-06-16 Xiaobin Ling, Dmitrij Golovenko, Jianhua Gan, Jinbiao Ma, Andrei A. Korostelev, Wenwen Fang
Long (>200 nucleotides) non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in diverse aspects of life. Over 20 classes of lncRNAs have been identified in bacteria and bacteriophages through comparative genomics analyses, but their biological functions remain largely unexplored1-3. Due to the large sizes, the structural determinants of most lncRNAs also remain uncharacterized. Here we report the structures
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People were wrecking the climate 140 years ago — we just lacked the tech to spot it Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-06-16
Models suggest that human-caused global warming would have been detectable in the nineteenth century with today’s know-how.
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Judge rules against NIH grant cuts — and calls them discriminatory Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-06-16
The decision means that the US biomedical agency has to restore funding to hundreds of research projects, but the government will likely appeal.
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Daily briefing: ‘Glimmer of hope’ at UN Ocean Conference as 50 countries ratify the High Seas Treaty Nature (IF 50.5) Pub Date : 2025-06-16
Fifty countries have now ratified the UN High Seas Treaty, an agreement to put 30% of the ocean into protected areas. Plus, researchers have grown hearts containing human cells in pig embryos for the first time and the mysterious link between Earth’s magnetism and oxygen.
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Breaking the Reversibility Barrier in Zn-Air Systems With Dual-Electrolyte Engineering Adv. Mater. (IF 27.4) Pub Date : 2025-06-16 Zhexuan Liu, Jiachang Liu, Xiongwei Zhong, Zhiqiang Xiao, Xiao Xiao, Wenxuan Yao, ZhiYang Zheng, Fengyi Zheng, Qingjin Fu, Guangmin Zhou
In response to the escalating demand for advanced energy storage solutions and the pursuit of safer, more sustainable alternatives to conventional lithium-ion batteries, addressing the reversibility and stability challenges of Zn anodes in Zn-air batteries has become imperative. To tackle these issues, particularly under alkaline conditions, a unique separated Zn-air system (SZAS) is demonstrated.
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Flooding revisited: electrolyte management ensures robust electrochemical CO2 reduction Energy Environ. Sci. (IF 32.4) Pub Date : 2025-06-16 Péter Gyenes, Angelika A. Samu, Dorottya Hursán, Viktor Józó, Andrea Serfőző, Balázs Endrődi, Csaba Janáky
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Correction: Decoding recombination dynamics in perovskite solar cells: an in-depth critical review Chem. Soc. Rev. (IF 40.4) Pub Date : 2025-06-16 Ramkrishna Das Adhikari, Mayur Jagdishbhai Patel, Himangshu Baishya, Deepak Yadav, Manab Kalita, Mizanur Alam, Parameswar Krishnan Iyer
Correction for ‘Decoding recombination dynamics in perovskite solar cells: an in-depth critical review’ by Ramkrishna Das Adhikari et al., Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025, 54, 3962–4034, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CS01231C.
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Ampere-level electroreduction of CO2 and CO Chem. Soc. Rev. (IF 40.4) Pub Date : 2025-06-16 Qian Sun, Chen Jia, Haochen Lu, Mengmeng Yang, Ruirui Liu, Dan M. Villamanca, Yong Zhao, Chuan Zhao