Researchers have demonstrated that bridging π-conjugated emissive chromophores with an aromatic fluorinated Zn(II) paddlewheel framework facilitates wide-ranging and reversible luminescence color modulation in the solid state in the presence of mechanical stress and hydrostatic pressure. This step converts a blue-emissive small organic molecule into a multicolor luminescent material. In solution, it behaves as a blue emitter, whereas in the solid state, its emission color changes reversibly over a wide range in response to the environment.

Cutinases are fungal enzymes that naturally degrade plant cuticles and show promise for recycling plastics. However, they must balance structural rigidity to withstand high temperatures with flexibility required for catalysis. Now, researchers have investigated the structural basis of catalytic activation in a heat-tolerant cutinase, CtCut, from the fungus Chaetomium thermophilum and found that a rigid core supports stability while a flexible lid is associated with catalytic function, offering insights for improving enzymes for plastic recycling.

A research team with scientists from MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen studies the hemispheric origin of Indonesian Throughflow (ITF) and find a high Southern Hemispheric contribution over the past 800,000 years. The results, now published in the journal Nature Communications, highlight an important and direct pathway from high southern latitudes to the tropical oceans.

Scientists from Fudan University have developed a graphene-integrated silicon nitride microtube resonator via self-rolling nanomembrane technology. By engineering a  lobe structure, they achieved axial mode quantization, creating a potential well that confines light and significantly enhances the quality factor. The device demonstrates high photoresponsivity (2.80 A W^-1) and intrinsic polarization sensitivity, offering a versatile platform for compact, high-performance on-chip photonic-electronic systems.

A new scenario for superconductivity is revealed, whereby applying pressure to the Kondo ferromagnet Ce5CoGe2 first induces a change of magnetic ground state, with superconductivity appearing at higher pressures beyond a magnetic quantum critical point.

Maze magnetic domains in soft magnetic materials strongly influence energy loss in electric motors, particularly at high temperatures. However, existing models struggle to explain their complex, temperature-dependent behavior. To address this gap, researchers developed an entropy-extended Ginzburg-Landau model combined with data-driven analysis to study these structures. The approach reveals how entropy and energy interactions drive magnetization reversal and increasing domain complexity, providing new insights into magnetic energy-loss mechanisms.

A research team from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) has simulated and extended a famous quantum phenomenon , the Aharonov–Bohm effect, using a simple water tank. By sending water waves toward a swirling vortex from opposite directions of the tank, the team observed flat, rotating lines of water that radiate across the whole tank. This classical analogue offers a visually accessible way of studying how the quantum world behaves. 

University of Manchester chemists and international collaborators have isolated a rare three‑atom bismuth ring and shown it behaves as an aromatic metal system, marking a major step forward in understanding chemical bonding beyond carbon.

Researchers have developed a new method to measure the small forces exerted by light with high precision. Using this approach, they discovered a surprising phenomenon in which light can twist tiny objects sideways, in a direction perpendicular to the light's direction of travel.