Nature Materials
Nature Materials is a multidisciplinary journal aimed at bringing together cutting-edge research across the entire spectrum of materials science and technology. Nature Materials covers all applied and fundamental aspects of the synthesis/processing, structure/composition, properties and performance of materials. Nature Materials provides a forum for the development of a common identity among materials scientists while encouraging researchers to cross established subdisciplinary lines. To achieve this, Nature Materials takes an interdisciplinary, integrated and balanced approach to all areas of materials research while fostering the exchange of ideas between scientists involved in different communities.
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Ultrasound-activated piezoelectric nanostickers for neural stem cell therapy of traumatic brain injury
Nature Materials, Published online: 06 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41563-025-02214-w
Ultrasound-induced differentiation of neural stem cells into neurons using piezoelectric nanostickers achieves injury repair and effective restoration of physiological functions of rats with traumatic brain injury. -
Moiré periodic and quasiperiodic crystals in heterostructures of twisted bilayer graphene on hexagonal boron nitride
Nature Materials, Published online: 06 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41563-025-02222-w
A class of moiré quasiperiodic crystals with unexpected electronic properties is presented, exhibiting flat bands and correlation-induced gaps that signal the emergence of correlated quantum states. -
Extrinsic observation and intrinsic state
Nature Materials, Published online: 02 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41563-025-02187-w
Signatures of O2 molecules found in oxide-based battery electrodes through resonant inelastic X-ray scattering are now believed to be the extrinsic product of the intrinsic oxidized anions. -
An Eshelby twist to modulate thermal transport
Nature Materials, Published online: 02 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41563-025-02186-x
By studying Eshelby twisted GeS nanowires with a single central dislocation, an anomalous dependence of thermal conductivity on nanowire diameter is observed, caused by compressive strain improving thermal transport. -
Anisotropic spin transport in proximitized graphene
Nature Materials, Published online: 02 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41563-025-02231-9
Graphene in proximity with pentagonal PdSe2 exhibits anisotropic and gate-tunable spin–orbit coupling, enabling a tenfold modulation of spin lifetime at room temperature.