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This study developed and validated a non-invasive multi-metabolite magnetic resonance spectroscopy framework for preoperative molecular subtyping of adult diffuse gliomas. Using a cross-center, cross-vendor cohort of 268 patients, 48 features derived from 18 metabolites were systematically evaluated to identify discriminative metabolic signatures for predicting IDH mutation and 1p/19q codeletion status. The integrated metabolic model showed robust intra-center and cross-center performance for IDH prediction, with AUCs of 0.906 and 0.857, respectively, and for 1p/19q prediction, with AUCs of 0.858 and 0.787, respectively. These results suggest that synergistic metabolic profiling support molecular assessment in patients who may not be suitable for invasive biopsy.
Noninvasive detection of ultra-weak biomagnetic signals is crucial for modern biosensing, but conventional magnetic sensors are fundamentally limited by intrinsic noise. Orthogonal fluxgates (OFGs) enable high signal-to-noise-ratio detection of weak magnetic fields, yet their performance is still constrained by intrinsic 1/f noise and Barkhausen-related magnetic fluctuations. This study reports a low-noise orthogonal fluxgate in which a newly designed magnetic core and circuit mitigate existing noise limitations. The CoP/Ag composite core, featuring an amorphous-nanocrystalline dual phase, is associated with reduced low-frequency magnetic loss and improved noise performance. When integrated with a closed-loop feedback, the sensor achieves a noise floor of 8 pT/√Hz at 1 Hz. The sensor enables reliable detection of ultralow-concentration magnetic-bead signals. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) was used as a model biomarker in an immunomagnetic bead assay, yielding a linear response from 50 fg mL-1 to 100 ng mL-1 and a detection limit of 50 fg mL-1, which compares favorably with representative reported AFP magnetic biosensors. OFGs demonstrate strong prospects in biosensing, geomagnetic measurements, and weak field detection.
Ovonic threshold switching selectors are indispensable for suppressing sneak currents in dense cross-point memories, but most established selector materials still rely on multicomponent chalcogenides with persistent trade-offs in leakage current, reliability, and compositional stability. Recent progress in elemental switching materials is beginning to change this picture. A new study identifies amorphous selenium as a highly effective selector, combining an ultralow leakage current of 4 × 10-12 A, an on/off ratio above 108, a drive current density of 21.2 MA cm-2, nanosecond-scale switching, and endurance up to 2 × 109 cycles. More importantly, spectroscopy and theory connect these metrics to a charge-triggered mechanism rooted in dense trap pairs in the amorphous network. These states strongly pin the Fermi level in the off-state, while field-induced carrier release near threshold drives abrupt conduction. Beyond introducing a new selector material, this work suggests that monatomic chalcogens may provide a cleaner platform for understanding and engineering threshold switching, with fewer complications from phase segregation, cation migration, and chemical overdesign.
In the ongoing pursuit of energy-dense lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), Li-rich layered oxide (LLO) cathodes provide an attractive path forward with extraordinary capacity delivery and low raw material cost. However, the surface-originated degradations and local structure rearrangement incur severe capacity and voltage fading, which fundamentally impedes the practical deployment of LLOs. Here, we report a pre-constructed multifunctional carbon/fluorine-rich artificial cathode electrolyte interface (CEI) layer via a facile thermal treatment. This surface integrated layer, with high-voltage tolerance and amorphous features, is designed to mitigate surface-originated parasitic reactions and phase transformations induced by electrochemistry. Multiscale characterizations reveal that the artificial CEI layer exhibits excellent interfacial compatibility with both the LLO cathode and the electrolyte system, ensuring highly reversible anionic redox and low activation barrier for Li+ transport. Profiting from this architecture, remarkable cycling stability is achieved including 90.6% retention after 300 cycles in half cell, along with high energy efficiency and markedly alleviated voltage fading. More importantly, the artificial CEI layer demonstrates a distinct depolarization effect, which almost completely prevents the rise in charging voltage upon cycling. This work provides valuable insights into surficial/interfacial modulations and broadens research directions for designing high-voltage cathodes with more durable interphases for next-generation batteries.
The development of cost-effective carrier-selective passivating contacts is critical for enhancing the commercial feasibility of silicon compound solar cells. Molybdenum oxide (MoOX) has garnered considerable interest as a promising hole transport layer (HTLs). A key advantage of MoOX is high work function, in addition to the low-cost processability. However, in silicon photovoltaics, MoOX-based p-type contacts face fundamental limitations at hydrogenated amorphous silicon (i-a-Si:H)/MoOX interface, where oxygen vacancy defects lower work function, as well as, weak van der Waals-dominated interactions impair charge carry transport. To address these challenges, we introduced an ultrathin phosphomolybdic acid (PMA) interlayer at the i-a-Si:H/MoOX interface. PMA passivated oxygen vacancy defects, resulting in a notable improvement in open-circuit voltage from 713 to 730 mV, and 0.11 eV work function elevation via dipole formation; meanwhile, PMA strengthened the interfacial bonding energy, reducing saturation current density and contact resistance by 63% and 24%, respectively, contributing to a fill factor enhancement from 83.7% to 84.9%. In the end, we demonstrated a record efficiency of 24.9% for MoOX-based silicon solar cells, which provides valuable insights for developing high-performance MoOX HTL devices for dopant-free p-type contact technologies.
Bio-inspired osmotic energy has shown great potential as a portable energy source or artificial electrical organ for green and sustainable power generation. However, ion-electron decoupling problem and complex structures resulting from over-engineering often limit output power and portability. Here, we propose a comprehensive design strategy that exploits the unique ion-electron coupling properties of polarized MXene to mimic transmembrane ion transport at resting potential, thereby developing an all-MXene solid-state iontronics osmotic power source (IOPS). Density functional theory calculations and multiscale characterizations reveal that its operating mechanism is based on the diffusion dynamics of K+ under a concentration gradient and the Fermi level difference between two polarized MXene electrodes. The device achieves an initial open-circuit voltage exceeding 0.57 V and a high volumetric power density of 1030 μW cm-3. The highly integrated architecture of the IOPS module allows for straightforward scalability and reconfiguration to power commercial electronic devices. This work integrates the principles of biological ion gradients with emerging iontronics, providing a solid-state iontronic design strategy for compact osmotic power source. Here, taking the natural resting potential as a design blueprint, we report a solid-state iontronic osmotic energy generator, termed IOPS, which fully leverages the ion-electron coupling effect in polarized MXene. Its mechanism arises from the diffusion kinetics of K+ under an ion gradient and the Fermi level difference between two distinct polarized MXenes at the positive and negative electrodes. An initial open-circuit voltage exceeding 0.57 V and a high volumetric power density of 1030 μW cm-3 were achieved. This work integrates the fundamental principles of biological ion gradients with emerging iontronics technology, offering a paradigm for the practical deployment of osmotic energy.
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Uncontrolled hemorrhage, resulting from trauma or surgery, presents a critical challenge in medical care. This study introduces a novel eutectogel, a multifunctional material synthesized using choline chloride/phytic acid derived deep eutectic solvents (CP-DES)-mediated cellulose-MXene polyacrylamide, aimed at addressing hemostatic needs. The eutectogel combines photothermal and thermoelectric effects to accelerate hemorrhage control, significantly reducing blood loss and hemostasis time. Unlike existing hemostatic materials, our design leverages the synergistic effects of photothermal heating and thermoelectric current, enhancing coagulation and promoting tissue repair. The innovation lies in the integration of DES to stabilize MXene, optimizing its photothermal and thermoelectric properties, and enabling rapid gelation, self-healing, and anti-freezing capabilities. In vitro and in vivo tests demonstrate the material's superior performance in hemostasis compared to traditional gauze, highlighting its potential for trauma care and surgical applications. This approach sets a new paradigm in the development of advanced, multifunctional biomedical materials for hemostasis and beyond.
In situ construction of highly conductive and self-repairing electrode interface with porous materials remains a grand challenge for practical aqueous batteries. Herein, loose selective interface (LSI) is in situ constructed by self-assembly of porous organic cages (POCs) for practical Ah-level aqueous zinc metal batteries. The delicate balance between hydrogen-bonding interactions of POC-POC and coordination interactions of POC-anion/cation endows LSI with loose porous structure, selective Zn2+-conducting channels and dynamic self-repairing capability. LSI obtains the high Zn2+ transfer number of 0.8, fast desolvation kinetics and homogeneous electric field distribution, which induces the dendrite-free Zn deposition along the Zn (002) plane. Meanwhile, LSI effectively confines the activity of interfacial water and enhances interfacial hydrophobicity, thus inhibiting the water-induced side reactions. Notably, Zn//Zn cells deliver the cycling life over 3200 cycles at 50 mA cm-2 and Zn//NVO full cells stably perform over 10,000 cycles at 10 A g-1. Moreover, Ah-level pouch cell with high cathode areal capacity of 7.25 mAh cm-2 and limited N/P of 2.65 delivers the initial discharge capacity of 1 Ah and cycling stability for over 237 cycles. This study offers a novel methodology for constructing stable highly conductive interfaces with porous materials.
Inorganic perovskite CsPbCl3 single crystals (SCs) are promising for stable and high-performance X-ray detection due to their high X-ray absorption, superior optoelectronic properties, and superior chemical and thermal stability. However, the size of CsPbCl3 SCs grown via low-energy-consumption solution methods remains limited to below 1 mm, primarily because of the limited solubility of raw materials in solvents and the lack of effective growth techniques. In this work, an amine-salt-assisted solution crystallization strategy is developed to grow high-quality CsPbCl3 SCs with size up to 15 mm. This significant size improvement is enabled by a 13-fold increase in precursor solubility, achieved by constructing hydrogen bond interactions between the amine salt and insoluble raw materials. Consequently, the SCs exhibit high μτ product (6.3 × 10-3 cm2 V-1), low trap density (2.9 × 1010 cm-3), and large resistivity (1.7 × 109 Ω cm). Therefore, the SC detectors achieve a record-high sensitivity of 76,624 μC Gy-1 cm-2 and a low detection limit of 47.9 nGy s-1 even under low bias voltages, enabling high contrast X-ray imaging. This ingenious and executable low-temperature solution crystallization strategy combined with superior X-ray detection performance makes CsPbCl3 SCs promising to advance the low-cost development of safe radiation detection systems.
The exponential demand for energy-efficient and adaptive computing architectures drives the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Neuromorphic computing, inspired by biological neural networks, overcomes the limitations of traditional von Neumann architectures, including high energy consumption and limited scalability. The introduction of two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as transition metal dichalcogenides, hexagonal boron nitride, black phosphorus, and tellurene, enables neuromorphic devices with unprecedented control over electronic and optoelectronic properties. These materials exhibit atomic-scale thickness, high carrier mobility, and tunable bandgaps, facilitating synaptic behaviours such as spike-timing-dependent plasticity and paired-pulse facilitation. This review describes the integration of 2D materials into neuromorphic systems, highlighting applications in wearable electronics, brain-machine interfaces, and quantum neuromorphic platforms. In wearable and edge computing, 2D-based devices enable localized, ultra-low-power data processing. In brain-machine interfaces, they enhance signal transduction and neural interfacing. Quantum effects in 2D materials further enable hybrid quantum-classical neuromorphic architectures for high-dimensional computational tasks. Despite significant advances, challenges in reproducibility, scalability, and stability remain. Addressing these limitations through innovations in synthesis and defect passivation is essential for practical application. This review underscores the transformative potential of 2D-material-based neuromorphic computing for energy-efficient AI. Integration of 2D materials into neuromorphic computing architectures offers a promising pathway toward energy-efficient and adaptive systems that bridge biological learning mechanisms with machine intelligence.
Soft electronics are an emerging class of mechanically compliant platforms that enable conformal, skin-interfaced sensing and actuation on curvilinear and dynamic surfaces. These systems combine deformation-tolerant electrical functionality with soft contact mechanics, but their in-use performance is strongly influenced by time-varying interfaces, motion-induced artifacts, and the system burden associated with dense multimodal integration. Advances in soft electronics are now converging with artificial intelligence, which supports reliable information extraction from high-dimensional signals and enables on-device inference that tolerates variability across users and day-to-day conditions. Here, progress in this convergence from materials to intelligent systems is summarized. Material and interface foundations are introduced first, focusing on deformation-tolerant conductors, low-impedance biointerfaces, and breathable substrate strategies that support extended wear. Manufacturing and integration approaches are then discussed, highlighting scalable fabrication, multilayer interconnects, and energy-autonomous wireless operation that enable higher channel counts and multifunctional architectures. Learning-based pipelines are subsequently reviewed with emphasis on artifact suppression, nonideality compensation, multimodal inference, and efficient edge deployment. Finally, emerging directions including neuromorphic computing and in-sensor computing are discussed, together with current challenges and future opportunities toward deployable intelligent soft systems that operate continuously and reliably in everyday settings.
Practical deployment of perovskite solar cells is hindered by fragile interfaces that accelerate degradation under moisture, heat, ion migration, and mechanical stress, particularly during ambient processing. Here, we introduce a fishing-net-inspired interfacial molecular network that imparts intrinsic durability through coordination chemistry and interfacial dipole engineering. The metal-anchored hierarchical network integrates transition metal nodes, rigid small-molecule frameworks, and dense amine-functionalized polymer sub-networks into a netlike architecture that enhances charge extraction while suppressing bidirectional ion migration. Devices incorporating this interlayer achieve power conversion efficiencies of 26.19% (1.53 eV), 24.11% (1.61 eV), and 20.00% (1.77 eV), with open-circuit voltages and fill factors all exceeding 90% of the Shockley-Queisser radiative limit. Notably, this performance is maintained even in wide-bandgap flexible devices. Flexible perovskite solar cells fabricated entirely under ambient air achieve 23.03% efficiency and retain 95% of their initial performance after 10,000 bending cycles. Moreover, the devices exhibit suppressed degradation during direct water immersion and reach a T95 exceeding 2000 h under ambient conditions without encapsulation, establishing a broadly applicable interfacial design strategy for durable optoelectronics.
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries are promising candidates for large-scale energy storage, yet their development is severely hindered by the interfacial instability of zinc anodes. Distinct from strategies employing pre-formed polymers, this work proposes an innovative monomer-induced in situ interface engineering strategy. By leveraging the preferential adsorption of acrylamide monomers on the Zn surface, a locally high-concentration region is created, which subsequently enables the in situ construction of a stable hydrated network interphase (HNI) triggered synergistically by Zn2+ and SO42- during electrochemical cycling. The HNI precisely regulates Zn deposition via a triple synergistic mechanism: Lewis acid-base coordination (C = O···Zn2+) provides fixed nucleation sites; dynamically anchored SO42- within the interphase forms negatively charged microregions that homogenize Zn2+ flux via Coulombic repulsion; and a dense hydrogen-bonding network effectively confines free water and suppresses side reactions. Benefiting from this multifunctional interphase, the Zn//Zn symmetric cell achieves an ultra-long cycling life of 8650 h (over 360 days) at 1 mA cm-2 with excellent reproducibility, the Zn//Ti cell delivers a high average Coulombic efficiency of 99.71% at 5 mA cm-2. The Zn//I2 full cell retains 89.15% of its capacity after 12,000 cycles. This work provides a novel paradigm for interfacial construction toward high-performance zinc metal anodes.
Hard carbon (HC) anodes are promising for sodium-ion batteries, yet achieving high initial Coulombic efficiency (ICE), large plateau contribution, and fast charge-transfer kinetics remains challenging due to insufficient control of micro-nanostructure and interphase chemistry. Here, we present a precursor-level molecular engineering strategy that simultaneously regulates sodium desolvation and interphase chemistry in HC. An iodine-mediated oxidative cross-linking process converts starch into spherical HC with uniformly distributed ultramicropores and carbonyl-rich surfaces. These nanoconfined pores are proposed to act as molecular sieves, preferentially excluding bulky solvent molecules while allowing PF6--coordinated Na+ access, thereby favoring anion-enriched electrolyte structures under confinement. Surface carbonyls exhibit strong PF6- affinity, which may promote fluorine-rich inorganic interphases on pore surfaces. The synergistic effects of anion-selective adsorption and confined desolvation are suggested to favor thin and robust NaF-rich interphases at external surfaces and within nanoconfined pore regions, contributing to reversible interfacial reactions and rapid Na+ storage kinetics. Consequently, the HC delivers an ICE of 88.4%, a reversible capacity of 352.9 mAh g-1 at 0.1C, excellent rate capability (288.9 mAh g-1 at 5C), and 95.6% capacity retention over 200 cycles. This work offers a molecular-level design paradigm integrating efficiency, capacity, and kinetics in HC anodes.
Wearable flexible sensors for underwater communication and biomotion monitoring are gaining attention. However, developing gel-based strain sensors with high toughness, anti-swelling performance, robust underwater adhesion, and long-term stability remains challenging. Herein, we present a hydrophobic eutectogel (DPF-Zn@LNP-HEG) fabricated via the assembly of a polymerizable hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent (PHDES), 2-phenoxyethyl acrylate (PEA), and Zn2+-coordinated lignin nanoparticles (Zn@LNP). The resulting structure, composed of hydrophobic polymer networks and metal-phenolic complexes, forms hydrophobic microdomains that disrupt the hydration layer and prevent water penetration. Meanwhile, Zn@LNP serve as dynamic sacrificial cross-linkers, enhancing the material's mechanical strength, energy dissipation, and anti-swelling properties. The resulting eutectogel exhibits remarkable tensile strength (1.14 MPa), superior toughness (3.15 MJ m-3), excellent anti-swelling properties (< 1% after 30 days), and robust underwater adhesion (1.07 MPa on glass). Based on these properties, we demonstrate an underwater strain sensor with high sensitivity (gauge factor = 8.12) and long-term stability, enabling underwater Morse code transmission, biomotion monitoring, and Bluetooth-based tracking of swimming movements. This work not only provides a versatile design paradigm for multifunctional underwater sensing platforms but also advances the high-value utilization of bio-based materials in next-generation flexible electronics.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) responds poorly to immune checkpoint blockade, largely because of an immunologically cold tumor microenvironment (TME) characterized by deficient antigen presentation and impaired cytotoxic T cell responses. Analysis of numerous HCC clinical cohorts, including our institutional datasets, reveals that stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway activity is positively correlated with patient survival, enhanced antigen presentation capacity, and an immune-activated TME. However, achieving effective and controllable STING activation in immune-cold HCC tumors remains challenging. Here, we develop a biomimetic nanomedicine that integrates photothermal therapy (PTT), STING pathway activation, and immune checkpoint blockade to treat refractory HCC. A coordination nanomedicine MCI-NP is engineered by co-encapsulating the STING agonist MSA-2 and indocyanine green (ICG) via Cu2+-mediated chelation, enabling stabilized PTT-induced immunogenic cell death together with robust STING-driven innate immune activation. Further cloaked with PD-1-overexpressing cell membranes, MCI-NP@mPD-1 achieves an approximately fivefold increase in tumor accumulation compared with uncoated MCI-NP and enables localized PD-1/PD-L1 axis blockade. Following a single treatment, MCI-NP@mPD-1-based photothermal immunotherapy effectively suppresses primary tumor growth and significantly prolongs survival by remodeling the TME toward an immune-active state, while inducing durable systemic immune memory that effectively limited postoperative lung metastasis. Without introducing additional nanocarriers or excipients, MCI-NP@mPD-1 offers a promising therapeutic paradigm for photothermal immunotherapy of immune-cold HCC.
Understanding electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) mechanisms requires precise identification of key intermediates (H*, OH*, and H2O*). While in situ single-crystal studies have provided foundational mechanistic insights into interfacial dynamics and intermediate behavior during the HER, extending these findings to structurally complex nano-catalysts remains challenging. Recent advances in in situ characterization techniques have enabled real-time observation of reaction intermediates, yet a systematic understanding across diverse catalyst architectures remains incomplete. This review assesses HER intermediate research, bridging the gap from model single-crystals to nano-catalysts by: (i) discussing methods for intermediate identification and their roles in elucidating HER mechanisms, (ii) summarizing single-crystal surface modification strategies bridging single-crystal model and nano-catalyst studies, and (iii) highlighting current challenges and proposing future directions for catalyst design and intermediate characterization, offering valuable perspectives for developing advanced HER electrocatalysts.
The incompatibility of conventional electrolytes with high-voltage cathodes and lithium metal anodes limits the performance of lithium metal batteries (LMBs). Here, an in situ cross-linked polyurethane gel electrolyte (G-P3 AR) is designed through atomic and molecular structure regulation. The polyester segments widen the highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital gap, extending the electrochemical stability window to 4.97 V for compatibility with NCM811 cathodes. Polyether segments exhibit a lower Li+ binding energy, reducing the desolvation barrier and enhancing anode stability. At the atomic level, sp2-hybridized boron in the chain extender immobilizes anions (TFSI- and DFOB-) through Lewis acid-base interactions, raising the Li+ transference number to 0.78 and enabling exceptional rate capability (157.7 mAh g-1 at 2 C in the Li||NCM811 cell). Hydrogen bonding between the polymer and solvent restructures the solvation sheath, promoting inorganic-rich interphases. The Li|G-P3 AR|NCM811 cell retains 81.7% capacity after 500 cycles at 0.5 C charge/1 C discharge, demonstrating a rational electrolyte design strategy for high-performance LMBs.
Designing multifunctional materials integrating efficient photoresponsive thermoelectric cogeneration with microwave absorption remains challenging for clean solar energy utilization and electromagnetic interference mitigation. Herein, this study proposes an innovative design strategy combining interfacial bridging engineering and physical encapsulation to construct advanced multifunctional composite phase change materials (PCMs). A nanoparticle-bridged 3D interpenetrating phonon network is constructed via in-situ growth of CuS nanoparticles on layered MXene, creating abundant interfacial sites for polyethylene glycol (PEG) adsorption and efficient electron transport channels for electromagnetic loss. The resulting PEG-MXene@CuS composite PCMs achieve an exceptional photothermal conversion efficiency of 94.5% (100 mW cm-2), enabled by broadband absorption of MXene nanosheets and plasmonic effect of CuS nanoparticles. In photoresponsive thermoelectric cogeneration system, PEG-MXene@CuS serves as a heat source to drive thermoelectric module through the Seebeck effect, yielding a stable power output of 21.7 W m-2 (100 mW cm-2), with PEG effectively buffering thermal fluctuations. Moreover, MXene@CuS heterointerface and 3D conductive network endow PEG-MXene@CuS with superior microwave absorption, a minimum reflection loss of - 55.5 dB and an effective bandwidth of 5.27 GHz. This design concept provides important insights into designing next‑generation multifunctional PCMs with promising applications in intelligent thermal management, thermoelectric cogeneration, and electromagnetic protection.