Molecules. 2026 Jun 11;31(12):2047. doi: 10.3390/molecules31122047. ABSTRACT CO2 hydrogenation to methanol is achieved by homogeneous catalysts through a formic acid derivative. Previous studies have focused on using large amounts of additives to activate this intermediate, such as strong acids, amines and alcohols. Hydrogenation of CO2 under basic conditions has been reported to only produce highly…

Nat Commun. 2026 Jun 25. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-73463-9. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Photosensitive topochemical polymerization, characterized by lattice-controlled reaction sites and rates, enables the production of highly crystalline and isotactic polymers, providing a powerful synthesis route for advancing high-performance lithographic technologies. However, the substantial challenge of achieving precise molecular packing and fabricating large-area single-crystal thin…

Sci Adv. 2026 Jun 26;12(26):eaee9634. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aee9634. Epub 2026 Jun 24. ABSTRACT Photoelectrochemical nitrogen (N) fixation to ammonia (NH3) is a sustainable route for hydrogen storage yet limited by the stubborn N≡N bond and competitive interfacial reaction kinetics. Inspired by nitrogenase, we design single-atom iron (Fe)-doped tungsten oxide (WO3) subnanowires as a bioinspired, dynamically integrated…

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2026 Jun 24:e8733637. doi: 10.1002/anie.8733637. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Stimuli-responsive supramolecular polymerization with high precision is essential for developing adaptive materials with programmable kinetics and functions. Here, we present a redox-responsive strategy that integrates chemical redox reactions and electrochemical potential to direct the self-assembly of a perylene diimide-histidine (PDI-His).…

ACS Sens. 2026 Jun 23. doi: 10.1021/acssensors.5c03873. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The extensive use of glyphosate (Glyp) in agriculture has led to persistent residues in food and the environment, which pose potential threats to ecosystems and human health. Thus, rapid, sensitive, and selective on-site detection strategies are urgently needed. Herein, we developed a smartphone-assisted…

Small. 2026 Jun 21:e74126. doi: 10.1002/smll.74126. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The application of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) technology heavily relies on breakthroughs in oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst performance. Traditional iridium-based catalysts suffer from bottlenecks such as low atomic utilization and insufficient long-term operational stability, limiting their practical application potential. This study…

Nanoscale. 2026 Jun 15. doi: 10.1039/d6nr02052f. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Porous organic polymers (POPs) constructed via Schiff-base chemistry has garnered increasing attention as advanced materials for heterogeneous catalysis, owing to their inherent structural tunability, high surface area, and chemical stability. Herein, we report the rational design and synthesis of a histidine-functionalized porous organic polymer,…

Bioact Mater. 2026 Jun 6;65:347-364. doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2026.05.061. eCollection 2026 Nov. ABSTRACT Immobilized enzymes offer a sustainable, cost-effective alternative to soluble catalysis, but an adaptable platform preserving native conformation, stability, and broad enzyme/material compatibility remains elusive. We report a facile, general, jigsaw-designed platform via co-assembling silk fibroin (SF), protocatechualdehyde (PA), and enzymes. Mussel-inspired PA remodels SF…

Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2026 Jun 5;266:115886. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2026.115886. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Conventional nanoparticle-labeled lateral flow assays often face limitations such as aggregation in incompatible buffers, complex preparation procedures, and high costs. Here, we present a nanolabel-free lateral flow chromatographic platform that integrates lossless strand displacement amplification of deoxyribozyme with a barcoded DNA…

J Am Chem Soc. 2026 Jun 4. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6c04282. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The electrochemical upcycling of plastic waste into high-value chemicals using renewable electricity is a promising route toward a circular economy. However, the electrocatalytic oxidation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-derived ethylene glycol (EG) to glycolic acid (GA) is severely limited by the narrow…