Can nuclear reactors hit the road?

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02510-8Fission facilities that fit in a truck could provide portable power where it’s needed — but some people question whether it’s worth the cost, safety compromises an…

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02510-8

Fission facilities that fit in a truck could provide portable power where it’s needed — but some people question whether it’s worth the cost, safety compromises and the risk of sending the raw materials for bombs into communities.

Does the shingles vaccine cut heart disease risk? Mounting evidence suggests a link

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02663-6Large study finds that people who received the ‘recombinant’ vaccine for the viral condition had a lower risk of cardiovascular problems.

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02663-6

Large study finds that people who received the ‘recombinant’ vaccine for the viral condition had a lower risk of cardiovascular problems.

Smaller reactors bring nuclear power closer to fulfilling its promise

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02506-4Shadowed by past disasters, nuclear engineers are developing different types of reactor, fuel, coolant and material that could help to make fission the zero-carbon…

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02506-4

Shadowed by past disasters, nuclear engineers are developing different types of reactor, fuel, coolant and material that could help to make fission the zero-carbon energy technology of choice.

The 46 companies scrambling to commercialize fusion for energy

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02513-5Whether the billions of dollars of investment will lead to an inexhaustible source of clean electrical power is not yet known.

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02513-5

Whether the billions of dollars of investment will lead to an inexhaustible source of clean electrical power is not yet known.

Vaporization trick enables ‘tandem’ solar cells to be made at lower temperatures

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02469-6A clever approach for evaporating a compound used to make perovskite semiconductors tackles a vexing challenge in scaling up next-generation solar cells.

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02469-6

A clever approach for evaporating a compound used to make perovskite semiconductors tackles a vexing challenge in scaling up next-generation solar cells.

A raft of start-up firms is betting on nuclear fusion

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02511-7The phenomenon that makes stars shine and hydrogen bombs explode has yet to be reliably tamed for energy generation. But that isn’t stopping companies from trying.

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02511-7

The phenomenon that makes stars shine and hydrogen bombs explode has yet to be reliably tamed for energy generation. But that isn’t stopping companies from trying.