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Room-temperature wafer-scale thermal evaporation of 20 different polycrystalline rare-earth-metal fluoride films for their use in 2D transistors is demonstrated.

Coexisting ferroelectricity and Chern insulators have been achieved using a doubly aligned magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene device. This device enables selective switching of topologically protected edge states and quasi-continuous ferroelectric levels that can support noise-immune neuromorphic computing applications.

Selective and quasi-continuous ferroelectric switching has been successfully implemented in devices based on topological Chern insulators, enabling the realization of 1,280 ferroelectric states for a proof-of-concept demonstration in noise-immune neuromorphic computing.

This work reports core–shell photovoltaic nanocells to enhance the photoresponse of the active layer and realize photolithographic manufacturing of large-scale-integrated organic phototransistors for high-resolution biomimetic vision.

A metallic line defect in a layer of molybdenum disulfide can serve as an atomically narrow gate electrode demonstrating how to further miniaturize two-dimensional field effect transistors.

Mirror twin boundaries in monolayer MoS₂—line defects with reflection-mirroring symmetry—are one-dimensionally metallic. In this work, the authors fabricate these mirror twin boundary networks by epitaxity and incorporate them into ultrascaled 2D transistor circuits as gate electrodes.

An optimized design of free-space silicon nanoantennas combines high quality factor and low mode volume, reducing the trade-off between these parameters.

A platform for optical levitation of nanoparticles on the surface of a chip shows promise for portable quantum sensors of motion and force.

A highly tunable Nernst effect has been demonstrated in graphene/indium selenide devices, achieving a record Nernst coefficient at ultralow temperatures, highlighting its potential for quantum technologies and low-temperature applications.

Minimally invasive cellular-level target-specific neuromodulation is needed to decipher brain function and neural circuitry. Here nano-magnetogenetics using magnetic force actuating nanoparticles has been reported, enabling wireless and remote stimulation of targeted deep brain neurons in freely behaving animals.

Driven by carbon neutral targets, proton exchange membrane water electrolysis is becoming a hot technology due to its capability to convert fluctuating power into green hydrogen. Unfortunately, despite tremendous resources invested in fundamental research, only very few research outcomes have successfully translated into the development of industrial-scale electrolysers.

Here the authors present a pH-sensitive DNA origami nanoswitch that hides ligands for death receptors and displays them as a cytotoxic hexagonal pattern in acidic tumour microenvironments. This reduces tumour growth in a murine model of breast cancer with minimal on-target, off-tumour toxicity.

This Review explores adopting 2D semiconductors to overcome the scaling bottleneck of Si-based electronics. Recent trends and potential approaches for the development of 2D materials as a channel are discussed. Following this, the prerequisites, obstacles and feasible technologies for integrating contacts and gate dielectrics with 2D semiconductor-based channels are examined. The Review also provides an industrial perspective towards facilitating monolithic 3D integration.

A one-pot kinetically controlled synthetic framework for constructing regioselective architectures in a series of well-defined metallic heterostructures is demonstrated, in which phase and morphology regulation of Pd–Sb substrate are implemented to validate the kinetically controlled synthesis.

Simulations show that two-dimensional-material-based static random-access memory (SRAM) circuits leverage their low parasitic capacitance, counteracting performance declines due to increased interconnect resistance and potentially surpassing Si-based SRAM in terms of both performance and energy efficiency at advanced technology nodes.

Targeted black phosphorus nanosheet-based therapeutics that efficiently deliver resolvin D1 to lesional macrophages for the treatment of atherosclerosis by reducing oxidative stress and resolving inflammation have been discussed.

The use of hyperbole in scientific literature is increasing, undermining effective scientific communication.

This Review provides a framework for processing multidimensional vision information at the sensory level and illustrates the working mechanisms as well as design principles of hardware implementations.

Mitochondrial transplantation with engineered nanomotorized mitochondria permits increased trafficking to ischemic heart tissue and recovery of cardiac function.

Inactivating hyperregulated metabolic pathways in cancer is used in the clinic to slow cancer progression. Here the authors show that l-tyrosine can reactivate melanogenesis in melanoma cells, resulting in suppression of cancer growth and production of melanin, which can be used as an additional photothermal therapy agent for melanoma eradication.