Machine Learning-Driven Electrolyte Additive Discovery for Ultrafast Charging of Sodium Metal Batteries
Sodium metal batteries hold immense promise for large-scale, high-power storage systems, yet their fast charging is severely constrained by sluggish Na+ transport across unstable electrode–electrolyte interphases. Conventional fluorine-donating additives suffer from inefficient self-decomposition, inevitably generatin…
Energy Supply and Demand Coordination Can Advance Both Climate Goals and Sustainable Development in the Global South
Reconciling climate mitigation with sustainable development is a critical imperative in the Global South, where rising emissions coincide with persistent development deficits. Here, we develop an integrated assessment framework linking nationally determined contribution (NDC)-aligned supply-side, demand-side, and coor…
A new magnesium-based catalyst for selective synthesis of chiral molecules useful in chemistry
ClaimThe magnesium-based catalyst produces chiral gamma-amino alcohols with high enantiomeric excess in a single step.
Calcium, magnesium and chlorine in tap water intensify microbial competition in pipe biofilms
ClaimReducing divalent ions through nanofiltration suppresses T6SS activity in multiple pathogens within biofilms.
How the protective layer in batteries forms, simulated with machine learning
ClaimHigher lithium content at the graphite surface leads to inorganic-rich clusters that stop solvent decomposition.
Ultrascaled IGZO transistors for next-generation DRAM and AI accelerator memory
ClaimThe IGZO-based DRAM cell retains stored data for more than 4000 seconds without refresh.
A hafnium-zirconium oxide and aluminium nitride bilayer widens the memory window of ferroelectric transistors
ClaimTransistors with a hafnium-zirconium oxide and aluminium nitride bilayer have a memory window of about 6.1 V.
How calcium and carbonate ions pair in water, calculated with near gold-standard accuracy
ClaimCCSD(T)-level calculations reproduce the experimentally measured free energy of calcium and carbonate ion pairing in water.
A heterojunction-free WSe2 electronic device whose behavior depends on its bias history
ClaimThe device's negative differential resistance appears only after gate-polarity reversal and does not occur without that bias history.
How PFAS replacement substances pass from mother to fetus and accumulate in the fetal liver
ClaimThe fetal hepatic burden of these compounds increases with their van der Waals volume.
Forests or underground storage? New metric compares risks of carbon removal projects
Forests or underground storage? New metric compares risks of carbon removal projects Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Robert Egan Senior Editor The risk of relying on uncertain carbon removal projects can now be quantified using a new standardized metric that can be applied across all such schemes, irrespective of the tec…
High-elevation terraces suggest faster-than-expected uplift in southern Italy
High-elevation terraces suggest faster-than-expected uplift in southern Italy Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Robert Egan Senior Editor University of Oregon geologist Becky Dorsey's latest research sheds light on the Siculo-Calabrian rift zone, a belt of faults spanning more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) in southern It…
Can AI learn to understand nature? Scientists set out a roadmap for the future of ecology
Can AI learn to understand nature? Scientists set out a roadmap for the future of ecology Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Chief Editor An international team of scientists has outlined how a new generation of artificial intelligence models could transform our understanding of ecosystems and help predict their…
Cancer-linked gene uses 'shortcut' to trigger cell division
Cancer-linked gene uses 'shortcut' to trigger cell division Swati Mestri Scientific Editor Robert Egan Senior Editor Living cells are one of the few materials that can replicate themselves, and this is crucial for tissue development and recovery from injury or illness. But making sure cell division only happens at the…
New chiral ligand for asymmetric gold catalysis that produces enantioenriched benzocyclobutenes
ClaimThe TrögPhos ligand gives benzocyclobutenes with higher enantiomeric excess than existing P̂N ligands under the same conditions.
How a layered material's structure shifts under extreme pressure until it becomes superconducting
ClaimRhSeCl becomes superconducting at pressures above about 90 gigapascals.
An Indian software engineer built an app that warns about bears in Kashmir
ClaimAlerts sent through Wildping reduce dangerous encounters between people and bears in areas where it is used.
How reordering retinal reactions reverses the proton-pump direction in rhodopsins
ClaimThe three-mutation engineered protein accepts the proton with its retinal in the all-trans configuration, not the 13-cis configuration of the original.
Inverse ZrOx–Ni interfaces enable ambient-pressure CO hydrogenation to long-chain hydrocarbons
ClaimThe ZrOx–Ni catalyst produces about 80% alkanes with five or more carbon atoms at 220 °C and ambient pressure.
Can spatial planning of livestock production curb future nitrogen pollution in China?
ClaimAn integrated spatial planning approach can reduce harmful nitrogen exposure for 90% of China's population.