TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 12, 2026 · 1 minSuperconducting 2D cuprate with a single CuO 2 planeNature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10857-1 A high-quality, pristine monolayer cuprate superconductor with a single CuO2 plane is fabricated and used to identify two quantum critical phenomena emerging between…Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 12, 2026 · 1 minHeterogeneous climatic controls on tropical-forest biomassNature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10880-2 An analysis of the relationships between aboveground biomass and various climatic factors in three major regions of tropical forest shows that understanding the…Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 12, 2026 · 1 minStability enhancement via a novel slotted circumferential groove with self-recirculation in a transonic compressor rotorNature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-66525-x Stability enhancement via a novel slotted circumferential groove with self-recirculation in a transonic compressor rotorNature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 12, 2026 · 1 minEvidence for the first globular cluster stellar stream beyond the Milky WayNature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10878-w Deep Hubble Space Telescope imaging of the ultra-diffuse galaxy UGC 9050-Dw1 reveals an extragalactic globular cluster stream, with analysis and modelling probing the…Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 12, 2026 · 1 minMaternal influences on infant gut microbiome and healthNature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10922-9 The maternal gut microbiome is a predictor of infant eczema.Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 12, 2026 · 1 minNumerous bow shocks in the outer Helix NebulaNature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10724-z Shocks in the eastern outskirts of the Helix Nebula, detected in Hα emission with the MOTHRA telescope, provide evidence for the recycling of fragmented stellar…Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 12, 2026 · 1 minSpecies intraspecific variation drives tropical forest drought resistanceNature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10870-4 Substantial intraspecific variation, together with species turnover, drives coordinated shifts in drought resistance such as increased embolism resistance and wider…Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 12, 2026 · 1 minStructural mechanism governing the directionality of bridge recombinationNature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10903-y Cryo-electron microscopy structures show how IS621 bridge recombinase mediates DNA excision, explaining its natural preference for insertion and informing the design…Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 12, 2026 · 1 minNeural basis of compositional controlNature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10896-8 Behaviour of human participants in a prey-pursuit task reflects dynamic blending of goal-specific control policies, with hippocampus estimating latent states…Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 12, 2026 · 1 minDegree-of-polarization modulation for high-dimensional optical computingNature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10891-z By engineering the statistics of light at the micrometre scale using phase-only spatial light modulators, both the state and degree of polarization become spatially…Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 12, 2026 · 1 minLuminescent-reaction-enabled super-resolution imagingNature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10889-7 A new chemistry-based super-resolution imaging framework is described, enabling 3D, laser-free, highly sensitive and ultralong-term imaging of live cells which…Nature
TechnologyNatureTechnologyAug 12, 2026 · 1 minTowards an equitable future of global photovoltaic waste recyclingNature, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10905-w Global photovoltaic waste will reach 297–402 million tonnes by 2060, and regionally adapted recycling strategies and international cooperation will be needed to…Nature