Soft piezoelectric polymers hold promise for the advancement of flexible wearable sensors offering self-powered precise monitoring capability. However, their long-term stability of performance is often constrained by modest crystallinity and insufficient dipole alignment. To conquer this, we fabricated a polymer-inorganic hybrid via Coulombic interfacial field anchoring. Using the colossal permittivity perovskite (CaCu3Ti4O12) as a dielectric template intensifies interfacial field under electrospinning, driving fluoropolymer chain into all-trans conformation and stabilize ferroelectric switching. This electrostatic coupling elevates the β-phase content and remanent polarization, delivering an exceptional 700% gain in piezoelectric response relative to pure poly(vinylidene fluoride). Leveraging the stable electromechanical response and mechanical endurance, the nonwoven fabric were implemented into a helmet liner, which maps impact location and severity in real time, and a three-dimensional–structured insole enabling early-stage fall detection. This works demonstrates a Coulombic interaction–driven intermolecular anchoring approach to produce high-performance organic-inorganic piezoelectric nanocomposites, expanding the capabilities of electromechanical smart monitoring.

As a cornerstone of automated reasoning, equational reasoning finds equivalences between symbolic expressions and fuels advances across scientific disciplines. Yet, its potential remains limited by the exponential growth of equivalent expressions with increasing problem size. We introduce quantum normal form reduction, a quantum computational framework designed to address this challenge. We construct an efficiently implementable quantum Hamiltonian whose ground state encodes all equivalent expressions in a quantum superposition. By preparing and manipulating these states, we tackle fundamental problems in equational reasoning, including verifying and counting equivalent expressions and identifying structural properties of equivalence classes. We demonstrate a quantum-inspired version of the algorithm using tensor networks to solve instances involving up to 1028 equivalent expressions, far beyond the reach of classical graph exploration. This framework opens the path for quantum symbolic computation in areas from circuit design to data compression, computational group theory, linguistics, and macromolecular modeling, unlocking previously inaccessible problems.

The dynamic behavior of cellular membranes underpins essential biological processes, including signal transduction, intracellular trafficking, and mechanotransduction. However, simultaneously quantifying lateral molecular diffusion and vertical membrane fluctuations in live cells remains challenging. Here, we present dynamic metal-induced energy transfer spectroscopy (dynaMIET), which integrates metal-induced energy transfer with fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to resolve three-dimensional membrane dynamics with nanometer axial sensitivity and microsecond temporal resolution. dynaMIET enables concurrent measurement of lateral diffusion and vertical undulations within a single acquisition. We validate the method using simulations and model membranes and demonstrate its robustness in living cells, applying it to the plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, and nuclear envelope. By capturing both molecular mobility and membrane fluctuations, dynaMIET provides a powerful, noninvasive tool for probing membrane mechanics and organization. This advance opens avenues for studying membrane-associated phenomena in health and disease, including cancer cell mechanics, protein-membrane interactions, and organelle dynamics.

Two-dimensional (2D) hybrid perovskites show promise in charge transfer (CT) applications, yet how their inherent dynamic lattice disorder redefines the CT dynamics remains unresolved. Using tetrathiophene-based 2D perovskites 4Tm2MAn-1PbnI3n+1 (n = 1 to 4), we reveal a general two-step CT process: ultrafast hole transfer followed by slower electron transfer from inorganic layer to form triplets in organic ligands. Strikingly, despite a broad driving force range (0.16 to 0.75 electron volts), CT rates increase monotonically with decreasing inorganic layer number n, exhibiting no Marcus inverted region behavior and negligible temperature dependence (80 to 295 kelvin). Such anomalous barrierless CT behavior cannot be described by classical Marcus CT or quantum tunneling models. We propose a dynamic lattice CT model where lattice fluctuation enables sampling a wide spectrum of transient lattice configurations, allowing CT to always proceed via barrierless pathways. This model, validated by ab initio calculations, establishes dynamic lattice disorder as a fundamental design principle for efficient CT in anharmonic materials, transcending conventional energetic constraints.

Tandem carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) to multicarbon products (CO2-CO-C2+) such as ethylene represents a pivotal strategy for carbon valorization. However, conventional alkaline or neutral tandem systems limit the carbon dioxide utilization and stability due to severe (bi)carbonate formation. Here, we design a durable acidic-alkaline tandem system to efficiently synthesize C2+ products, especially ethylene. In the acidic CO2RR step, a catalyst with precisely controlled metal site distance was used to regulate *COOH adsorption. Typically, a 99.7 ± 0.4% carbon monoxide Faradaic efficiency (FE) at 1.4 amperes per square centimeter can be achieved using a catalyst with 0.5-nanometer nickel sites, surpassing the previously reported metal catalysts. When this catalyst was integrated into the acidic-alkaline tandem system and coupled with the alkaline carbon monoxide electroreduction, the ethylene and C2+ FE reached 75.3 ± 1.2 and 92.5 ± 1.3% at 10 amperes, respectively, and remained stable for 400 hours. Our work provides solutions for the durable conversion of carbon dioxide to C2+ products from catalyst and electrolyzer design.

The coastal ocean in the northern Gulf of Mexico is highly productive and socioeconomically important. Here, stratification can inhibit vertical exchange, with consequences for ecosystem health and hypoxia. Previous work emphasized the role of wind-driven turbulent mixing as a mechanism to overcome the stratification barrier. We identify symmetric instability (SI) as an additional and more energy-efficient pathway linking surface and bottom waters. In high-resolution observations, diagonal bands of overturning motions, a telltale sign of SI, connect the sea surface to the bottom and produce intrusions of temperature and oxygen anomalies. Overturning persists for 2 days after instability-favorable wind ceases. During this time, vertical advective fluxes exceed turbulent fluxes by an order of magnitude, ventilating low-oxygen bottom waters and transporting surface heat downward. Our results show that SI facilitates vertical exchange that can outlive direct wind forcing, highlighting an instability-driven mechanism that may be important in coastal oceans more generally.

Two-dimensional (2D) superconductors with spin-textured Fermi surfaces can be a platform for realizing unconventional pairing states and are of substantial interest in the context of quantum information science and superconducting spintronics/orbitronics. We observed an unusual in-plane uniaxial anisotropy in the superconducting 2D electron gas (2DEG) formed at EuOx/KTaO3 (110) interfaces. This anisotropy is not evident in AlOx/KTaO3 (110) where the overlayer is nonmagnetic. Our results are consistent with a highly anisotropic "half-Rashba" spin-textured Fermi surface in 2DEGs formed at the KTaO3 (110) interface that is hidden from external magnetic fields due to a near cancellation between orbital and spin moments but revealed by exchange interactions of the electrons in the 2DEG with Eu moments near the EuOx/KTaO3 (110) interface. The interactions between the uniaxial spin texture and the magnetic overlayer offer previously unexplored ways to explore the interplay between magnetism and 2D superconductivity.

Segmental airway reconstruction requires tracheal grafts that emulate the hierarchical structure and biochemical functions of native trachea. However, achieving both biomimetic fidelity and efficient vascularization remains challenging. Here, we present a digitally light-processed tissue-engineered trachea featuring anatomically biomimetic C-shaped cartilage rings, alternating fibrous rings, and dorsal fibrous bands, precisely replicating the structural hierarchy of native trachea. To promote rapid neovascularization, we develop a stress-relaxing and degradable alginate-based hydrogel capable of dynamic vascular endothelial growth factor loading and sustained release, thereby facilitating endothelial cell migration and angiogenesis. Within the fibrous regions, pre-engineered vascular channels are incorporated to guide host vascular ingrowth, resulting in a 2.6-fold increase in neovascular density compared to no-channel scaffolds. This platform integrates spatial control through precise structural design with temporal bioactive signal modulation, enabling synchronized vascularization. When transplanted via end-to-end anastomosis with native tracheae, the vascularized grafts exhibit enhanced survival and functional integration, offering a robust strategy for tracheal tissue engineering and segmental airway reconstruction.

The subduction of carbonate-rich biogenic sediments influences Earth's carbon cycle and regulates long-term climate. Yet, the processes controlling their behavior at the subduction interface remain debated. Here, we investigate the role of carbonate subduction through the petrogenesis of Quaternary rear-arc monogenetic volcanoes in Colombia. These volcanoes display unusual compositions resembling intraplate carbonated peridotite melts and experimental melts from peridotite + CO2 systems. Their geochemistry reflects an anomalous mantle source modified by subducted sediments from the Panama Basin, a large-scale region of high primary productivity and carbonate accumulation. However, pristine subducted sediments alone cannot explain the full compositional range of rear-arc Colombian lavas. Instead, we propose that sediment partial melting beneath the arc front produces carbonate- and apatite-rich restites that act as a recycled carbonated component, contributing to mantle chemical heterogeneity. This model helps explain the geochemical diversity of mantle-derived intraplate lavas and establishes a direct link between biogeochemical cycles, subduction, and the evolution of the solid Earth.