Nature Reviews Materials Nature Reviews Materials is an international monthly multi-disciplinary review journal, which aims to provide timely, authoritative Reviews and Perspectives that are of broad interest and of exceptional quality. Materials science is a diverse and fast-growing discipline, which has moved from a largely engineering focus to a position where it has an increasing impact on other classical disciplines such as physics, chemistry and biology. Materials science encompasses both fundamental and applied studies. No other journal in materials science offers the scientific breadth and vast number of Reviews that Nature Reviews Materials provides. http://feeds.nature.com/natrevmats/rss/current Nature Publishing Group en © 2024 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. Nature Reviews Materials © 2024 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. permissions@nature.com Nature Reviews Materials https://www.nature.com/uploads/product/natrevmats/rss.gif http://feeds.nature.com/natrevmats/rss/current <![CDATA[Author Correction: Human and environmental safety of carbon nanotubes across their life cycle]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-024-00670-5 Nature Reviews Materials, Published online: 08 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00670-5

Author Correction: Human and environmental safety of carbon nanotubes across their life cycle]]>
Mijin KimDana GoerzenPrakrit V. JenaEmma ZengMatteo PasqualiRachel A. MeidlDaniel A. Heller doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00670-5 Nature Reviews Materials, Published online: 2024-03-08; | doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00670-5 2024-03-08 Nature Reviews Materials 10.1038/s41578-024-00670-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-024-00670-5
<![CDATA[Materials research will be central to India’s technology missions, but a culture shift is needed]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-024-00667-0 Nature Reviews Materials, Published online: 07 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00667-0

India’s commitment to its ambitious technology goals brings a unique opportunity for the materials science community in the country to achieve synergy, focus, large-scale employment and global impact. However, scientists need to engage more spontaneously in goal-oriented collaborations along with stakeholders in industry and government.]]>
Arindam GhoshA. K. Sood doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00667-0 Nature Reviews Materials, Published online: 2024-03-07; | doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00667-0 2024-03-07 Nature Reviews Materials 10.1038/s41578-024-00667-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-024-00667-0
<![CDATA[Design and microstructuring of materials to boost spacecraft ion propulsion]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-024-00664-3 Nature Reviews Materials, Published online: 06 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00664-3

As new materials and manufacturing techniques are discovered, their benefits transform every branch of science and engineering. In spacecraft propulsion, a new generation of ion engines could provide unprecedented performance and flexibility in space mission design.]]>
Paulo C. Lozano doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00664-3 Nature Reviews Materials, Published online: 2024-03-06; | doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00664-3 2024-03-06 Nature Reviews Materials 10.1038/s41578-024-00664-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-024-00664-3
<![CDATA[High-entropy materials for energy and electronic applications]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-024-00654-5 Nature Reviews Materials, Published online: 06 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00654-5

High-entropy materials (HEMs) are characterized by their high configurational entropy, providing unique property-tuning capabilities for a variety of applications. This Perspective discusses the potential of HEMs for applications in energy storage, energy conversion and electronics.]]>
Simon SchweidlerMiriam BotrosFlorian StraussQingsong WangYanjiao MaLeonardo VelascoGabriel Cadilha MarquesAbhishek SarkarChristian KübelHorst HahnJasmin Aghassi-HagmannTorsten BrezesinskiBen Breitung doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00654-5 Nature Reviews Materials, Published online: 2024-03-06; | doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00654-5 2024-03-06 Nature Reviews Materials 10.1038/s41578-024-00654-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-024-00654-5
<![CDATA[Cost and performance analysis as a valuable tool for battery material research]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-024-00657-2 Nature Reviews Materials, Published online: 06 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00657-2

Cost and performance analysis, if applied properly, can guide the research of new energy storage materials. In three case studies on sodium-ion batteries, this Perspective illustrates how to implement this type of analysis at the battery material discovery phase to identify the most promising active materials and treatments.]]>
Alessandro InnocentiSimon BeringerStefano Passerini doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00657-2 Nature Reviews Materials, Published online: 2024-03-06; | doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00657-2 2024-03-06 Nature Reviews Materials 10.1038/s41578-024-00657-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-024-00657-2
<![CDATA[In vivo biomolecule corona and the transformation of a foe into an ally for nanomedicine]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-024-00658-1 Nature Reviews Materials, Published online: 29 February 2024; doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00658-1

Nanoparticles (NPs) administered in the human body will undergo rapid surface modification upon contact with biological fluids driven by their interfacial interaction with a diverse range of biomolecules. Such spontaneous self-assembly and adsorption of proteins and other biomolecules onto the NP surface constitute what is commonly known as the protein or biomolecule corona. This surface biotransformation of the NPs modulates their biological interactions and impact on physiological systems and can influence their overall pharmacological profile. Here, we comment on how the initially considered ‘nuisance’ of the in vivo corona formation can now be considered a nanoparticle engineering tool for biomedical use, such as in endogenous tissue targeting, personalized biomarker discovery and immunomodulation.]]>
Marilena HadjidemetriouMorteza MahmoudiKostas Kostarelos doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00658-1 Nature Reviews Materials, Published online: 2024-02-29; | doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00658-1 2024-02-29 Nature Reviews Materials 10.1038/s41578-024-00658-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-024-00658-1
<![CDATA[Designing organic mixed conductors for electrochemical transistor applications]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-024-00652-7 Nature Reviews Materials, Published online: 29 February 2024; doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00652-7

The organic electrochemical transistor (OECT), with its organic mixed ionic–electronic conductor (OMIEC) channel, serves as an amplifying transducer of biological signals. This Review highlights OMIEC design milestones and illustrates how incorporating specific properties into OMIECs can extend OECT applications beyond biosensing.]]>
Yazhou WangShofarul WustoniJokubas SurgailisYizhou ZhongAnil KokluSahika Inal doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00652-7 Nature Reviews Materials, Published online: 2024-02-29; | doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00652-7 2024-02-29 Nature Reviews Materials 10.1038/s41578-024-00652-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-024-00652-7
<![CDATA[Starch superstructures]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-024-00662-5 Nature Reviews Materials, Published online: 27 February 2024; doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00662-5

An article in Science Advances presents a method to create starch superstructures to potentially improve food supply.]]>
Charlotte Allard doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00662-5 Nature Reviews Materials, Published online: 2024-02-27; | doi:10.1038/s41578-024-00662-5 2024-02-27 Nature Reviews Materials 10.1038/s41578-024-00662-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41578-024-00662-5