Month: July 2026

Graphene oxide-polydopamine membranes with controlled interlayer spacing

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10765-4Polydopamine-pillared composite graphene oxide membranes with tunable and stable interlayer spacing, featuring controllable interlayer spacing, are capable of sievin…

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10765-4

Polydopamine-pillared composite graphene oxide membranes with tunable and stable interlayer spacing, featuring controllable interlayer spacing, are capable of sieving hydrated rubidium and potassium ions and delivering continuous freshwater production at high levels.

Programming fracture resistance in metamaterials via elastic instabilities

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10804-0Elastic instabilities in mechanical metamaterials can be harnessed to programme fracture behaviour, transforming instability from a failure mechanism into a design p…

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10804-0

Elastic instabilities in mechanical metamaterials can be harnessed to programme fracture behaviour, transforming instability from a failure mechanism into a design principle that increases fracture energy by up to tenfold.

GPC3-specific dnTGFβRII-armoured CAR T cells for hepatocellular carcinoma

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10786-zChimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells for antitumour therapy ‘armoured’ with a dominant-negative TGFβ receptor II show enhanced efficacy and tolerable safety in pa…

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10786-z

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells for antitumour therapy ‘armoured’ with a dominant-negative TGFβ receptor II show enhanced efficacy and tolerable safety in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma who have developed resistance or not responded to previous treatment.

A Bayesian framework for longitudinal EHR and genetic discovery

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10780-5A Bayesian generative framework that integrates longitudinal electronic health records with genetic data to identify latent disease signatures is presented.

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10780-5

A Bayesian generative framework that integrates longitudinal electronic health records with genetic data to identify latent disease signatures is presented.

An encyclopedia of human enhancer–gene regulatory interactions

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10781-4An encyclopedia of more than 92 million enhancer–gene regulatory interactions created as part of the ENCODE4 project provides a valuable resource for future studies …

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10781-4

An encyclopedia of more than 92 million enhancer–gene regulatory interactions created as part of the ENCODE4 project provides a valuable resource for future studies of gene regulation and human genetics.

Scalable quasi-pure MOF membranes for energy-efficient gas separations

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10655-9Scalable quasi-pure metal–organic framework membranes achieve near-intrinsic separation performance, enabling energy-efficient industrial gas separations with major …

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10655-9

Scalable quasi-pure metal–organic framework membranes achieve near-intrinsic separation performance, enabling energy-efficient industrial gas separations with major cost reductions compared with distillation.

Ketogenic diet mediates intestinal tumorigenesis through lipids not ketones

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10779-yA combination of different manipulations in mouse models of spontaneous intestinal adenoma formation dissects the roles of systemic and epithelial ketogenesis versus…

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10779-y

A combination of different manipulations in mouse models of spontaneous intestinal adenoma formation dissects the roles of systemic and epithelial ketogenesis versus dietary lipids in ketogenic diet-mediated intestinal tumorigenesis, highlighting the need for nuanced consideration of dietary strategies for cancer prevention.

Ammonia pressure controls colloidal metal nitride synthesis in molten salts

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10801-3A molten salt, high-pressure synthesis method enables solution-based production of diverse refractory metal nitride nanocrystals, expanding access to technologically…

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10801-3

A molten salt, high-pressure synthesis method enables solution-based production of diverse refractory metal nitride nanocrystals, expanding access to technologically important nitride materials for advanced applications.

Quantum statistical plasmonic metacrystals

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10782-3A new class of materials, quantum statistical plasmonic metacrystals, is described, which can selectively transmit different types of light based only on their quant…

Nature, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10782-3

A new class of materials, quantum statistical plasmonic metacrystals, is described, which can selectively transmit different types of light based only on their quantum coherence, showing bands of allowed and forbidden photon statistics.