X-ray stopwatch can measure durations of just attoseconds

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03423-2The duration of short ångström-wavelength X-ray pulses, which lasted merely 170 attoseconds, has finally been measured accurately. The optical system designed fo…

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03423-2

The duration of short ångström-wavelength X-ray pulses, which lasted merely 170 attoseconds, has finally been measured accurately. The optical system designed for precision pulse duration metrology can be used as a ‘stopwatch’ to measure the rapid motion of electrons inside atoms and molecules, too.

Towards observing interstitial hydrogen in solution in metal lattices

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11238-4Using deuterium as a proxy for hydrogen, atom probe tomography provides experimental evidence for interstitial hydrogen in solid solution across different FCC ph…

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11238-4

Using deuterium as a proxy for hydrogen, atom probe tomography provides experimental evidence for interstitial hydrogen in solid solution across different FCC phases, consistent with theoretical predictions of hydrogen affinity, revealing hydrogen partitioning in structural alloys.

Twist-angle-dependent quantum phase diagrams in moiré bilayer MoTe<sub>2</sub>

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11274-0Twist-angle-dependent studies of moiré bilayer MoTe2 reveal a transition from fractional topological states to correlated insulators and superconductivity, linki…

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11274-0

Twist-angle-dependent studies of moiré bilayer MoTe2 reveal a transition from fractional topological states to correlated insulators and superconductivity, linking topology, symmetry breaking and magnetism in moiré quantum materials.

Nectin-4 mediates rubella virus entry in airway and placental cells

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11248-2Nectin-4 is identified as a pivotal host entry receptor for respiratory transmission and early placental infection of rubella virus.

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11248-2

Nectin-4 is identified as a pivotal host entry receptor for respiratory transmission and early placental infection of rubella virus.

Infrared image detectors grown directly on read-out chips

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03420-5A film of lead sulfide — an infrared-sensitive semiconductor — has been grown directly on a circuit that can read out the material’s electrical signal through an…

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03420-5

A film of lead sulfide — an infrared-sensitive semiconductor — has been grown directly on a circuit that can read out the material’s electrical signal through an approach called monolithic in situ integration. This brings material growth and electronic integration together into a single step. The resulting image sensor shows high sensitivity for infrared wavelengths.

Microbiome-wide PheWAS links gut microbial SNVs to health and exposures

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11220-0Gut microbial single-nucleotide variants across 10,781 individuals reveal 940 associations that link strain-level genetic variation to 69 host traits, with struc…

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11220-0

Gut microbial single-nucleotide variants across 10,781 individuals reveal 940 associations that link strain-level genetic variation to 69 host traits, with structural analyses pinpointing host phenotype-associated variants, providing a base pair-resolution resource for mechanistic hypothesis generation.

Accelerating commercialization and deployment of indoor photovoltaics

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11133-yRecent progress in photovoltaics has been investigated to translate state-of-the-art cells in the laboratory into deployable products suited to real indoor condi…

Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11133-y

Recent progress in photovoltaics has been investigated to translate state-of-the-art cells in the laboratory into deployable products suited to real indoor conditions, focusing on wide-bandgap absorbers, reduced non-radiative voltage losses and reshaping module design.