Our latest Perspective by Sharon Gerecht & colleagues discusses how microenvironmental cues from the extracellular matrix guide macrophage-endothelium interactions, and how biomaterials can be used to replicate these interactions: nature.com/articles/s4157… Ya Guan @Gerechtlab

New Research Highlight: In an article in Nature Communications, Adrian Ranga, Abdel Rahman Abdel Fattah & colleagues present a method to apply local mechanical forces to organoids using magnetic nanoparticles: rdcu.be/dmIiU

🍃Our October issue🍂 go.nature.com/46GY5X3 🧪Scientific discourse in American Sign Language 💯Deaf accessibility in science 🖨️Printed transistors of 2D material inks 🔆Lightwave electronics 🧫Biomaterials & macrophage-endothelium crosstalk ❄️MOFs & thermal energy

Looking forward to hearing the latest in the applications of 2D materials at the upcoming Nature Conferences #Functional2DMaterials in Seoul this November. We have put together an incredible program where we’ll network and discuss challenges and new results: conferences.nature.com/Functional2D

☀️🌴Our editor Charlotte Allard is at #MATSUS23 this week! Don't hesitate to reach out to her for a chat or a Review idea. nanoGeConferences 🌴☀️

🍃Our November issue 🍃nature.com/natrevmats/vol… 🩻In situ self-assembly for cancer therapy and imaging 🔁Charge transport & hydrodynamics 🔴InP quantum dots 💡Phosphor for solid-state lighting 🩺Clinical translation of MOFs + In Briefs on quantum dots to celebrate the Nobel Prize!

Vapor-phase deposition is promising for the scalable synthesis of 2D layered chalcogenides. This Review by Jing Kong & colleagues explores advancements, key challenges, and future directions for transitioning these materials out of the lab. go.nature.com/3MYWdkI

Large-scale 3D printing could enable the unmanned manufacturing of large structures. Read our latest Comment by Zibo Zuo & colleagues to learn about the challenges facing this field. rdcu.be/dsoJB ARQ QMUL QMUL School of Engineering and Materials Science

The leaky pipeline is pervasive for women in Academia. In this Comment, Nicole Boivin & colleagues make the case that losing female talent has important scientific and economic impacts. rdcu.be/dsoVU Nicole Boivin Ursula Keller Janet Hering

🎄Our December Issue is out!🎄 go.nature.com/3Gpqfuh 🥼Clinical translation of nanotheranostics 💨Vapour deposition of 2D chalcogenides 🌞Methylammonium-free perovskites 🏜️Organic photovoltaics stability

This new Review by Mike Mitchell & colleagues explores how responsive biomaterials can enhance the efficacy and safety of cancer immunotherapies by providing targeted delivery and controlled therapeutic release: go.nature.com/48xw0lT

Our new Perspective from Paschalis Gkoupidenis Yoeri van de Burgt & colleagues discusses the potential of organic mixed conductors in soft matter for bioinspired systems, detailing their role in creating efficient, low-power, and adaptable technologies: go.nature.com/48vIw5s

💌Our February issue💌go.nature.com/3SRMT5v 🥼Responsive biomaterials for immunotherapy 🔋Fluorination in batteries 🧠Bioinspired electronics 👩‍🎓Reimagining undergraduate teaching in materials science & eng. & Comments on 🥩Cultured meat 🩺Soft sensing & haptics in medicine

Microscale robots' mobility enables their precise navigation within the body or other complex environments. Our new Review by Joe Wang, Shichao Ding & chuanrui chen discusses materials considerations for propulsion and motion control of microrobots go.nature.com/3OHFa7J

Vapour phase deposition is promising for the scaled manufacture of perovskite LEDs. In this Perspective, Jiajun Luo, Abd. Rashid bin Mohd Yusoff, Jiang Tang & colleagues offer routes to improve the performance of the resulting devices: nature.com/articles/s4157…

March issue: go.nature.com/3v4i3xK 🤖Design of microscale robots 🔵Single-atom catalysts 🧬Glycan foldamers & programmable assemblies 🌞Perovskite-organic tandem solar cells 🌍Off-grid photovoltaics in sub-Saharan Africa 🎧Materials science podcast

What should be considered when reporting performance of solution-processed memristors? In this Perspective, Mario Lanza &colleagues offer guidelines to reliably characterize devices to enable their use in real-life applications: go.nature.com/3JmQuD8 Sebastián Pazos Mario Lanza

Our August issue: go.nature.com/4cgEcs9 🫧 Paths to gigatonne CO2 electrolysis 🩹 Chronic wound management strategies 💊 Precision drug delivery to the central nervous system 🦞 Edible robots & Comments on 🏎️ 2D materials for electric vehicles 🖥️ Heat computing

🚀⭐️Our November Focus Issue highlights materials science innovations that could have a impact in space: go.nature.com/3NUjBA1 Our line-up for this Issue 👇 (free-to-read links included!)

Our December issue: go.nature.com/49hKIz3 🌟Multifunctional high-entropy materials 🟢AI-assisted polymer design 🎄Fast lithium-ion conductors 🤶Atomically thin bioelectronics & Comments on 🔴High-mobility emissive organic semiconductors 💫Design of alloys with LLMs