Stretchable printed electronic devices are essential for the advancement of soft robotics, bioelectronics, and wearable systems. Liquid metals, owing to their high electrical conductivity and intrinsic deformability, have emerged as promising candidates for these applications. However, their limited functionality hinders their integration into multifunctional electronic devices. Here, we present versatile MXene-assembled liquid metal hybrid microparticles (MLHMs), which serve not only as conductive platforms for diverse electronic devices but also as electrochemical electrodes for stretchable energy storage devices. This multifunctionality stems from their unique structure, in which MXene nanosheets self-assemble around liquid metal microparticles via coordination interactions, forming an interconnected hybrid network within the printed pattern. This architecture enables the activation of electrical conductivity in hybrid microparticles at a minimal strain of 2.5%, achieving a high electrical conductivity of 3.7 × 10⁵ S m⁻¹ and excellent stretchability of ~ 700%. The MLHMs demonstrate multifunctionality in stretchable antennas, micro-supercapacitors, electroluminescent devices, and flexible printed circuit boards, enabling wireless power transmission, energy storage, and stretchable and interactive display. These hybrids represent versatile material units for advancing stretchable and integrated electronic systems.

Ultrafast all-optical modulators are central to the advancement of next-generation photonic computing and signal-processing systems. However, the intrinsic electron–phonon relaxation bottleneck in plasmonic materials has long constrained modulation speeds to the picosecond regime, hindering the realization of sub-100 fs modulation. Here, we report a metastructured silver–single-crystal silicon nanodisk antenna that delivers experimentally resolved sub-100 fs all-optical modulation. Distinct from conventional planar metal–semiconductor junctions, the nanodisk architecture spatially co-localizes plasmonic energy deposition with the metal–semiconductor transfer boundary within a nanoscale-confined volume. This configuration markedly shortens hot-carrier transport pathways and preferentially activates interfacial carrier extraction during the earliest relaxation stage, thereby establishing an interface-dominated modulation pathway that precedes electron–phonon thermalization. By enabling modulation on timescales comparable to intrinsic electronic response limits, this work establishes a physical foundation for ultrafast photonic modulation, including femtosecond free-space photonic computing architectures, temporal optical gating, and other ultrafast systems constrained by carrier or cavity lifetimes.

A research paper by scientists from Nanjing Medical University developed a biomimetic nanoparticle (NP) system composed of macrophage-membrane-coated Prussian blue@KGN (KGN@PB@CM) loaded into a thermosensitive Pluronic@F127/hyaluronic acid (HA-F127) hydrogel for synergistic tendon healing.

The new research paper, published on Apr. 23 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, developed a biomimetic nanoparticle system that simultaneously tackles clinical challenges, accelerating tendon repair through a “dual‑modulation” approach.

A research paper by scientists at Hangzhou Dianzi University presented a HER2+ breast cancer response prediction model based on hierarchical tissue specific modeling of pathological images.

The research paper, published on Apr 22, 2026 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems.

A research paper by scientists at Beijing Tiantan Hospital established a mechanistic framework for the optimization of SCS parameters, thereby advancing personalized neuromodulation strategies for the promotion of consciousness recovery.

The research paper, published on Apr 23, 2026 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems.

Protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs) have been recognized as promising power generation devices for future clean energy systems, owing to their relatively low activation energy for proton migration and high energy conversion efficiency. In certain application scenarios, the use of N₂O (a potent greenhouse gas), as an alternative oxidant to air, presents a feasible strategy. This work can provide a feasible direction for energy and environmental protection strategies.

Electrocatalytic nitrite reduction reaction (NO₂⁻RR) to synthesize ammonia (NH₃) has been constrained by sluggish kinetics of water dissociation and the weak adsorption of nitrite. In this work, we develop an in-situ reconstruction strategy that transforms Ni-doped BiO_2-x (NiBiO_2-x) to Bi/NiBiO_2-x, which exhibits excellent activity and selectivity for NO₂⁻RR to synthesize NH₃. Diverse ex-situ and in-situ characterizations reveal potential-driven structural transformation from NiBiO_2-x to Bi/NiBiO_2-x, which features dual Ni²⁺-Bi⁰ active sites. The Ni²⁺ site is able to reduce the water dissociation barrier from 0.79 to 0.41 eV, while concurrently the Bi⁰ site can strengthen NO₂⁻ adsorption to promote *NO₂H intermediate formation. Consequently, the in-situ constructed Bi/NiBiO_2-x catalyst with Ni²⁺-Bi⁰ catalytic pairs enable an excellent NO₂⁻RR performance, achieving a NH₃ Faradaic efficiency (FE_NH3) of 94.5% at −0.6 V vs. RHE. The present study opens the new direction to in-situ construct high-performance electroreduction catalysts for small molecule synthesis.