Nature Communications <p><em>Nature Communications</em>&nbsp;is an open access, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research in all areas of the biological, health, physical, chemical and Earth sciences. Papers published by the journal aim to represent important advances of significance to specialists within each field.</p> <p>We are committed to providing an efficient service for both authors and readers. Our&nbsp;team of independent editors make rapid and fair publication decisions. Prompt dissemination of accepted papers to a&nbsp;wide readership and beyond is achieved through a programme of continuous online publication.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> http://feeds.nature.com/ncomms/rss/current Nature Publishing Group en © 2024 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. Nature Communications © 2024 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. permissions@nature.com Nature Communications https://www.nature.com/uploads/product/ncomms/rss.png http://feeds.nature.com/ncomms/rss/current <![CDATA[Ultrafast magnetization enhancement via the dynamic spin-filter effect of type-II Weyl nodes in a kagome ferromagnet]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46604-1 Nature Communications, Published online: 18 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46604-1

Magnetic type-II Weyl semimetals host a variety of intriguing physical phenomena due to the combination of magnetic ordering and the electronic properties of the Weyl nodes. Herein, the authors explore the ultrafast spin dynamics of the magnetic Weyl semimetal, Co3Sn2S2, observing a transient enhanced magnetization as a result of laser excitation.]]>
Xianyang LuZhiyong LinHanqi PiTan ZhangGuanqi LiYuting GongYu YanXuezhong RuanYao LiHui ZhangLin LiLiang HeJing WuRong ZhangHongming WengChanggan ZengYongbing Xu doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46604-1 Nature Communications, Published online: 2024-03-18; | doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46604-1 2024-03-18 Nature Communications 10.1038/s41467-024-46604-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46604-1
<![CDATA[Contribution of irreversible non-180° domain to performance for multiphase coexisted potassium sodium niobate ceramics]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46800-z Nature Communications, Published online: 18 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46800-z

Seeking eco-friendly materials with equivalent performance to lead-based piezoelectric materials remains an urgent demand. Here, the authors design potassium–sodium niobate-based lead-free piezoelectric materials with large potential.]]>
Bo WuLin ZhaoJiaqing FengYiting ZhangXilong SongJian MaHong TaoZe XuYi-Xuan LiuShidong WangJingtong LuFangyuan ZhuBing HanKe Wang doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46800-z Nature Communications, Published online: 2024-03-18; | doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46800-z 2024-03-18 Nature Communications 10.1038/s41467-024-46800-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46800-z
<![CDATA[Projecting the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. population structure]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46582-4 Nature Communications, Published online: 18 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46582-4

The COVID-19 pandemic affected mortality, fertility, and migration. Using the cohort component projection method, the authors find that if the pandemic had not occurred, the expected population of the U.S. would have been 2.1 million more people in 2025 and 1.7 million more people in 2060.]]>
Andrea M. TilstraAntonino PolizziSander WagnerEvelina T. Akimova doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46582-4 Nature Communications, Published online: 2024-03-18; | doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46582-4 2024-03-18 Nature Communications 10.1038/s41467-024-46582-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46582-4
<![CDATA[Integrative genomic analyses identify candidate causal genes for calcific aortic valve stenosis involving tissue-specific regulation]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46639-4 Nature Communications, Published online: 18 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46639-4

Here the authors report 20 novel genomic risk loci for calcific aortic valve stenosis, the most common heart valve disorder. Using RNA sequencing in 500 human aortic valves, they prioritize candidate causal genes including TWIST1, a gene involved in endothelial-mesenchymal transition.]]>
Sébastien ThériaultZhonglin LiErik AbnerJian’an LuanHasanga D. ManikpurageUrsula HouessouPardis ZamaniMewen BriendDominique K. BoudreauNathalie GaudreaultLily FrenetteDéborah ArgaudManel DahmeneFrançois DagenaisMarie-Annick ClavelPhilippe PibarotBenoit J. ArsenaultS. Matthijs BoekholdtNicholas J. WarehamTõnu EskoPatrick MathieuYohan Bossé doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46639-4 Nature Communications, Published online: 2024-03-18; | doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46639-4 2024-03-18 Nature Communications 10.1038/s41467-024-46639-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46639-4
<![CDATA[A universal system for boosting gene expression in eukaryotic cell-lines]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46573-5 Nature Communications, Published online: 16 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46573-5

Production of proteins at scale and affordable cost has been a major need of the biotech sector for the last several decades. Here the authors present a design algorithm called UNILIB for boosting gene expression in eukaryotic cells developed using an oligo-library and machine learning approach, validated in both yeast and mammalian cells using unseen sequences.]]>
Inbal VakninOr WillingerJonathan MandlHadar HeubergerDan Ben-AmiYi ZengSarah GoldbergYaron OrensteinRoee Amit doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46573-5 Nature Communications, Published online: 2024-03-16; | doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46573-5 2024-03-16 Nature Communications 10.1038/s41467-024-46573-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46573-5
<![CDATA[Universal growth of perovskite thin monocrystals from high solute flux for sensitive self-driven X-ray detection]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46712-y Nature Communications, Published online: 16 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46712-y

Liu et al. report a universal solution growth method for perovskite thin monocrystals by improving the mass transfer in the high solute flux system. The approach is applied to 29 types of perovskites with growth velocity up to 27.2 µm min-1 and enables efficient self-driven X-ray detectors.]]>
Da LiuYichu ZhengXin Yuan SuiXue Feng WuCan ZouYu PengXinyi LiuMiaoyu LinZhanpeng WeiHang ZhouYe-Feng YaoSheng DaiHaiyang YuanHua Gui YangShuang YangYu Hou doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46712-y Nature Communications, Published online: 2024-03-16; | doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46712-y 2024-03-16 Nature Communications 10.1038/s41467-024-46712-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46712-y
<![CDATA[Integrative cross-omics and cross-context analysis elucidates molecular links underlying genetic effects on complex traits]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46675-0 Nature Communications, Published online: 16 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46675-0

Genetic effects on functionally related ‘omic’ traits often co-occur in relevant cellular contexts, such as tissues. Here, the authors introduce X-ING, an integrative analysis method for cross-omics, cross-context associations based on summary-level data. Application to quantitative trait locus analysis yields insights into complex disease/trait mechanisms.]]>
Yihao LuMeritxell OlivaBrandon L. PierceJin LiuLin S. Chen doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46675-0 Nature Communications, Published online: 2024-03-16; | doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46675-0 2024-03-16 Nature Communications 10.1038/s41467-024-46675-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46675-0
<![CDATA[Light and matter co-confined multi-photon lithography]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46743-5 Nature Communications, Published online: 16 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46743-5

Mask-free multi-photon lithography allows the straightforward fabrication of nanostructures, but high precision and good resolution can be challenging to achieve. Here, the authors report a combination of photo-inhibition and chemical quenchers for improved lithography performance.]]>
Lingling GuanChun CaoXi LiuQiulan LiuYiwei QiuXiaobing WangZhenyao YangHuiying LaiQiuyuan SunChenliang DingDazhao ZhuCuifang KuangXu Liu doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46743-5 Nature Communications, Published online: 2024-03-16; | doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46743-5 2024-03-16 Nature Communications 10.1038/s41467-024-46743-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46743-5