Watch rappelling robots dive into a lava tube — for science Summary Researchers tested a team of three autonomous robots on Lanzarote, Spain, to demonstrate coordinated exploration of a volcanic…
The genomic origin of the unique chaetognath body plan Summary This study presents a chromosome-scale genome and multi-omics atlas for the arrow worm Paraspadella gotoi to explain how its unusual…
Delocalized electrolyte design enables 600 Wh kg−1 lithium metal pouch cells Content summary The paper from Huang et al. reports a new “delocalized” electrolyte strategy that deliberately creates a more…
n-Type thermoelectric elastomers Summary This Nature article reports the development of one of the first n-type thermoelectric elastomers. The team combined uniform bulk nanophase separation, thermally activated crosslinking and targeted…
Multiple oestradiol functions inhibit ferroptosis and acute kidney injury Summary This Nature study shows that female kidneys are inherently more resistant to acute kidney injury (AKI) because oestradiol (and its…
Elementary 3D organization of active and silenced E. coli genome Summary This Nature paper uses ultra-high-resolution Micro-C (up to ~10 bp) to map the 3D organisation of the Escherichia coli…
Summary This Nature paper describes an orthogonal cytokine–receptor engineering platform that expands the functional repertoire of the common γc signalling hub. Using a mutant IL-2 ligand and an orthogonal IL-2Rβ…
Clone copy number diversity is linked to survival in lung cancer Summary This Nature paper presents ALPACA, a computational method that infers allele‑specific, clone‑level integer copy‑number profiles from multi‑sample bulk…
Sun-powered flyers could explore the mysterious mesosphere Summary Researchers have demonstrated a one-centimetre-wide, solar-powered device that can levitate using thermal transpiration across perforated membranes. The proof-of-concept design generates lift from…
Acidic oxygen reduction by single-atom Fe catalysts on curved supports Summary A team led by Dan Wang and colleagues report a new Fe/N–C electrocatalyst architecture for the oxygen reduction reaction…
