{"title":"Precise and efficient computing via signal folding","authors":"Bin Yu","doi":"10.1038/s41928-026-01646-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41928-026-01646-9","url":null,"abstract":"An in-hardware signal-folding scheme, which can be applied to one-transistor–one-resistor molybdenum disulfide arrays, can simultaneously achieve high weight precision and energy efficiency.","PeriodicalId":19064,"journal":{"name":"Nature Electronics","volume":"9 6","pages":"588-589"},"PeriodicalIF":42.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148336890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali Zavabeti, Billy J. Murdoch, Patjaree Aukarasereenont, Chris F. McConville, Salvy P. Russo, Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh, Torben Daeneke
{"title":"Reply to: Two-dimensional β-TeO2 as an intrinsic insulator despite conflicting transport signatures","authors":"Ali Zavabeti, Billy J. Murdoch, Patjaree Aukarasereenont, Chris F. McConville, Salvy P. Russo, Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh, Torben Daeneke","doi":"10.1038/s41928-026-01659-4","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41928-026-01659-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19064,"journal":{"name":"Nature Electronics","volume":"9 7","pages":"735-737"},"PeriodicalIF":42.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148617404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two-dimensional β-TeO2 as an intrinsic insulator despite conflicting transport signatures","authors":"Zewen Xiao, Hideo Hosono","doi":"10.1038/s41928-026-01658-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41928-026-01658-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19064,"journal":{"name":"Nature Electronics","volume":"9 7","pages":"733-734"},"PeriodicalIF":42.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148617443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Searching for success with semiconductor start-ups for artificial intelligence","authors":"Mario Lanza","doi":"10.1038/s41928-026-01645-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41928-026-01645-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19064,"journal":{"name":"Nature Electronics","volume":"9 6","pages":"582-583"},"PeriodicalIF":42.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148336881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maedeh Taheri, Jordan Teeter, Topojit Debnath, Nicholas Sesing, Tina T. Salguero, Roger K. Lake, Alexander A. Balandin
{"title":"Giant gate response of the charge in an electron–lattice condensate","authors":"Maedeh Taheri, Jordan Teeter, Topojit Debnath, Nicholas Sesing, Tina T. Salguero, Roger K. Lake, Alexander A. Balandin","doi":"10.1038/s41928-026-01636-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41928-026-01636-x","url":null,"abstract":"Charge-density-wave condensates are correlated electronic phases in which strong electron–lattice interactions lead to collective charge behaviour. Efficient electrical control of these condensates could enable gating beyond conventional capacitive limits. Here we report a giant gate response of the condensate density in the quasi-one-dimensional material orthorhombic tantalum trisulfide (o-TaS3). The gate-induced change in the condensate charge density exceeds predictions based on geometrical gate capacitance by one to two orders of magnitude. The enhanced gating effect arises from the coupling of the electric field to the electron–lattice condensate, which amplifies the gate response by means of collective electronic behaviour. We quantify the effect by determining the quantum capacitance of the charge-density-wave and by constructing a band diagram for the gated charge-density-wave device. The carrier density of a charge-density-wave condensate can be directly and strongly modulated by electrical gating in orthorhombic tantalum trisulfide nanowires.","PeriodicalId":19064,"journal":{"name":"Nature Electronics","volume":"9 7","pages":"738-746"},"PeriodicalIF":42.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148288380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sensing exceptional potential","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s41928-026-01657-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41928-026-01657-6","url":null,"abstract":"Electronic circuits operated at exceptional points could be used to create powerful sensors, but challenges — particularly those related to noise — remain to be addressed.","PeriodicalId":19064,"journal":{"name":"Nature Electronics","volume":"9 5","pages":"449-449"},"PeriodicalIF":40.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41928-026-01657-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148100633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Direct visualization of environment-stimulated electrical signals in plants using low-drift dry electrodes","authors":"Wenlong Li, Junqi Yi, Xinlu Zhu, Yifei Luo, Lingfeng Cai, Ruijie Wang, Yanling Wang, Zhihua Liu, Changjin Wan, Guijin Zou, Xiuyue Wang, Can Cao, Feilong Zhang, Zhisheng Lv, Ming Zhu, Huajian Gao, Yansong Miao, Xian Jun Loh, Xiaodong Chen","doi":"10.1038/s41928-026-01642-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41928-026-01642-z","url":null,"abstract":"Plants use electrical signals to transmit information. Understanding how these signals are generated and propagated is needed to figure out sensing and response mechanisms. However, bioelectronic interfaces for plants are often constrained by limited electrode density or unstable interfaces, leading to a low spatial resolution and a signal drift that restricts the spatiotemporal visualization of electrical activities. Here we report a low-drift electrode array that can be used to visualize environment-stimulated electrical signals in plants. The electrode array is based on a dry and conductive composite material made from an MXene and a pressure-sensitive adhesive, which is placed on a gold/chromium/polydimethylsiloxane thin film. We use a bioelectronic model to optimize electrode configuration and interpret mapping data, and show that the platform can provide a real-time visualization of electrical signal propagation in the plant Mimosa pudica. In particular, we directly observe electrical waves travelling along the petiole under diverse stimuli, and provide a quantitative analysis of M. pudica signalling patterns in dynamic environments. We also show that the platform can spatiotemporally resolve wound-elicited electrical waves in Arabidopsis mutants and the crop species choy sum. Low-drift electrode arrays—based on a dry and conductive composite material made from an MXene and a pressure-sensitive adhesive—can be used to spatiotemporally map electrical signal propagation in plants such as Mimosa pudica.","PeriodicalId":19064,"journal":{"name":"Nature Electronics","volume":"9 7","pages":"797-810"},"PeriodicalIF":42.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148288397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multielectrode arrays to visualize electrical signals in plants","authors":"Eleni Stavrinidou","doi":"10.1038/s41928-026-01610-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41928-026-01610-7","url":null,"abstract":"A dry multielectrode array can be used to visualize propagating electrical signals in plants with high-curvature tissues.","PeriodicalId":19064,"journal":{"name":"Nature Electronics","volume":"9 7","pages":"722-723"},"PeriodicalIF":42.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148617441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Artificial neurons made with printed memristors","authors":"Yan Huang","doi":"10.1038/s41928-026-01650-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41928-026-01650-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19064,"journal":{"name":"Nature Electronics","volume":"9 5","pages":"458-458"},"PeriodicalIF":40.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148100630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A bit-parallel molybdenum disulfide computer built through multi-level co-optimization","authors":"Dongxu Fan, Yun Mao, Hao Qiu, Rui Li, Fei Lu, Wenqiang Yuan, Yibiao Yin, Zhihui Zheng, Zhoushuo Han, Yuan Tian, Xiushan Yan, Taotao Li, Shitong Zhu, Yanbin Li, Weisheng Li, Xuecou Tu, Chunsong Zhao, Jian-Bin Xu, Jeffrey Xu, Yi Shi, Xinran Wang","doi":"10.1038/s41928-026-01641-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41928-026-01641-0","url":null,"abstract":"The sustainable development of artificial intelligence requires energy-efficient computing technology. Two-dimensional semiconductor digital electronics could potentially provide such capabilities, and promising single devices and small circuits have been developed. However, very large-scale integration remains challenging due to the inability to control atomic-scale defects and mesoscopic device variations, as well as the lack of macroscopic variation-aware design methodology. Here we report a molybdenum disulfide computer that combines a 0.5-μm industrial fabrication process and a back-end-of-line-integrated academia laboratory process. The computer comprises 1,433 transistors interconnected by four metal layers within a compact footprint, offering an integration density of around 9,336 transistors per square millimetre. The computer can store data on-chip in the register file and perform arithmetic operations on multiple-bit data parallelly at a 1-kHz clock frequency. Key to the development of this system is a multi-level co-optimization methodology that spans transistor, standard cell, logic synthesis and interconnect design. By combining a 0.5-μm industrial fabrication process and a back-end-of-line academia laboratory process, as well as using a multi-level co-optimization methodology, a molybdenum disulfide computer can be fabricated that comprises 1,433 transistors interconnected by four metal layers.","PeriodicalId":19064,"journal":{"name":"Nature Electronics","volume":"9 8","pages":"887-896"},"PeriodicalIF":42.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148288441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}