Research Highlights in 2023

An article in Nature Chemistry discovers that the two light-controlled isomers of azobenzene also have very different rupture forces.

An article in Science presents a method for deep-penetration volumetric printing.

An article in Nature Communications presents a method for converting wood into superblack materials.

An article in Nature Physics presents experimental evidence for spinaronic states in Co atoms on a Cu(111) surface.

An article in Nature Sustainability presents a gel-coated mesh filter that can efficiently recover viscous oil from contaminated water.

An article in Nature Communications presents a method to provide local mechanical stimulation to organoids using magnetic nanoparticles.

An article in Science Advances presents a hydrogel that is multi-stimuli responsive and can function autonomously.

An article in Nano Letters presents a method to transfer metallic nanopatterns to soft matter such as tissues or single cells.

An article in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports a 3D covalent organic framework made from simple 2D building blocks.

An article in Nature Nanotechnology reports a nanopore-based single-molecule sensing method that allows control over the translocation speed of the measured molecule.

An article in Advanced Materials reports an entropy tuning strategy to design sodium-ion battery electrolytes that adapt to low temperatures, enabling rechargeable batteries that work in the extreme cold.

An article in Nature reports a tough hydrogel obtained through chain entanglements that can mimic stiff tissues such as articular cartilage.

An article in Nature Nanotechnology reports ferroelectric field-effect transistors that are compatible with Si complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor back-end-of-line processes.

An article in Advanced Materials reports molecules designed following the A-D-A′-D-A structure that exhibit efficient emission beyond 1,100 nm.

An article in Nature reports an alloy that can be 3D printed and has improved mechanical properties at high temperatures compared with current state-of-the-art 3D-printable alloys.

An article in Nature Communications reports a solid-state epitaxy strategy to disperse single cobalt atoms in silicon, synthesizing single-atom photocatalysts that outperform any other so far for visible-light-driven syngas production.

An article in Science Advances reports a mechanical nanosurgery approach to treat glioblastoma.

An article in Advanced Materials reports an edible rechargeable battery that can power edible and digestible electronic devices for health care and food monitoring.

An article in Nature Synthesis reports core–shell nanocrystals with tunable single-atom alloy layers, which are effective catalysts for nitrate electroreduction to ammonia.

An article in Angewandte Chemie reports a solution-phase synthesis method to obtain free-standing crystalline circumcoronenes.