Nature MaterialsPub Date : 2026-09-25DOI: 10.1038/s41563-026-02764-7
Mingzhong Wu
{"title":"Electrical control of perpendicular altermagnets","authors":"Mingzhong Wu","doi":"10.1038/s41563-026-02764-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02764-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19058,"journal":{"name":"Nature Materials","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":41.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149049940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature MaterialsPub Date : 2026-09-24DOI: 10.1038/s41563-026-02757-6
Naga Phani B Aetukuri
{"title":"Inoculating lithium against dendrites.","authors":"Naga Phani B Aetukuri","doi":"10.1038/s41563-026-02757-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02757-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19058,"journal":{"name":"Nature Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":38.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149040114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multilevel molecular weaving.","authors":"Liya Chen, Zhewen Guo, Ding Xiao, Yikuan Liu, Tianyu Shan, Xue Yang, Zhenguo Zhang, Dingyue Hu, Xiaohe Miao, Shuai Liu, Qiaoshi Zeng, Xuedong Xiao, Mengbin Wang, Yihan Zhu, Guangfeng Li, Feihe Huang","doi":"10.1038/s41563-026-02754-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41563-026-02754-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The emergence of molecular weaving provides a bottom-up strategy for topological control of material properties. However, current molecularly woven polymer networks are fundamentally limited by their single-level woven structures, containing only one type of woven topology. Here we present a two-dimensional, multilevel woven polymer network that incorporates multiple woven topologies, similar to the structure of macroscale complex fabrics. Single-crystal X-ray analysis and integrated low-dose and cryogenic electron microscopy imaging confirm the presence of a multilevel woven structure. In situ pressure-dependent Raman spectroscopy combined with theoretical calculations reveals a hierarchical stress-regulation mechanism in the multilevel woven polymer network distinct from that of its single-level counterpart. Breakthrough experiments simulating industrial separation processes further demonstrate that the synergistic channels generated by the multilevel woven topology provide distinct advantages for precise toluene/methylcyclohexane separation. Hence, the transition from single-level to multilevel woven topologies is not merely a structural upgrade, but introduces unique properties and functions that lie beyond the reach of single-level systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":19058,"journal":{"name":"Nature Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":38.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149040062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reconfigurable non-Abelian braiding of nematic bits","authors":"Zihan Lei, Xinda Zheng, Jing Zhang, Wentao Tang, Kun Tian, Ganlin Song, Zhawure Asilehan, Zijun Chen, Fernando Vergara, Yu Guan, Rui Zhang, Jinghua Jiang, Chenhui Peng","doi":"10.1038/s41563-026-02728-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41563-026-02728-x","url":null,"abstract":"Non-Abelian braiding offers a route to information processing that is robust against local perturbations, yet its programmable realization in real space remains challenging. Here we present a room-temperature soft-matter platform for reconfigurable non-Abelian braiding based on the light-driven transformations of disclination lines in a nematic liquid crystal. By photonically manipulating the entangled colloids, we weave the lines into chiral double-helix entanglements and encode their topological states as nematic bits. We implement a complete set of braid operations and demonstrate their non-commutativity in three-line networks, a defining signature of non-Abelian behaviour. Repositioning colloidal gates enables in situ reprogramming, whereas the method extends to multiline architectures. Building on the scalability of this approach, we establish a predictive inverse-design framework that algebraically compiles target topological transformations into prescribed spatial routing and layer-by-layer phase corrections. These results establish a programmable classical platform for robust topological transformations and connect soft-matter physics with topological information processing. Reconfigurable non-Abelian braiding is implemented in a nematic liquid crystal system, bridging soft-matter physics and topological information processing.","PeriodicalId":19058,"journal":{"name":"Nature Materials","volume":"25 10","pages":"1839-1849"},"PeriodicalIF":38.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149022184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature MaterialsPub Date : 2026-09-14DOI: 10.1038/s41563-026-02705-4
Romy Ettlinger, Stefan Wuttke, Quim Peña
{"title":"Application-driven development of metal-organic frameworks.","authors":"Romy Ettlinger, Stefan Wuttke, Quim Peña","doi":"10.1038/s41563-026-02705-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02705-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19058,"journal":{"name":"Nature Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":38.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148970343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}