Autonomous closed-loop framework for reproducible perovskite solar cells
Nature, Published online: 14 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10482-y Autonomous closed-loop framework for reproducible perovskite solar cells Source link
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Polyclonal selection of immune checkpoint mutations in thyroid autoimmunity
Nature, Published online: 14 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10493-9 Polyclonal selection of immune checkpoint mutations in thyroid autoimmunity Source link
Saving face: why facial scars are smaller than back scars
Nature, Published online: 14 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01044-3 Facial wounds heal with less scarring than do comparable ones on the back. The reason relates to differences in the ability of cells to express collagen genes. Source link
space exploration must be a shared human endeavour
NASA’s Orion spacecraft captures the Moon and Earth in one frame.Credit: NASA When NASA’s Artemis II mission came back down to Earth on 10 April, so, too, did the dreams of the millions who had followed its journey. Over a ten-day period, four astronauts flew to the Moon and back, becoming the first people to…
here’s how to audit your fragmented digital identity
Databases that track academic publications can create duplicate researcher profiles, misattribute citations and list incorrect affiliations.Credit: Vasilina Popova / Getty When news broke last November that Guo Wei, a well-known researcher in China, had been suspended after serious discrepancies were found in his stated qualifications, social-media pundits quickly swooped in to ask the obvious question:…
The striking history of safety matches
Nature, Published online: 14 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00914-0 The quest to make fire-lighting less dangerous, and a proposal for smallest unit of information worth photocopying, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive. Source link
Stop overlooking librarians’ expertise
We agree with your Career feature describing librarians as “key research partners” (see Nature 650, 1063–1065; 2026). We would like to push back against the widespread perception that librarians are only service providers. They should also be valued for their disciplinary expertise and viewpoints. An example is J.E.B., who joined research projects as a team…
What Orbán’s fall from power means for research around the world
During his position as Prime Minister, Victor Orbán overhauled the Hungarian higher education system to align institutions with his political party’s conservative ideology.Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty The electoral defeat of Viktor Orbán after sixteen years in power is being welcomed by scientists in Hungary — and elsewhere. Researchers who watched Orbán dismantle academic freedoms, strip university…
AI needs solid botanical data more than ever
I graduated in 2017 from one of the last stand-alone botany departments in the United States. My undergraduate studies gave me training in plant and fungal taxonomy that grounds my research as a PhD candidate in fungal ecology, and taught me how to engage directly with organisms through fieldwork and microscopy. We must train specialists…
Boycott of major AI conference exposes a growing US–China divide
Controversy over attendance at the 2026 NeurIPS meeting reflects a growing divide in artificial intelligence research between the two nations.Credit: Marciobnws/Shutterstock A key Chinese research organization is set to boycott the prestigious NeurIPS conference, which is run by a US-based non-profit organization, after a row over a policy that initially seemed to exclude many Chinese…