Gastric cancer remains a major global health challenge, and therapeutic resistance continues to limit the effectiveness of existing HER2-targeted treatments. A research team from Jiangsu University has developed a bispecific cellular nanovesicle platform that simultaneously targets CD16-positive natural killer (NK) cells and HER2-positive gastric cancer cells. The engineered nanovesicles enhance NK cell recruitment, activation, cytokine secretion, and tumor-killing activity, providing a promising strategy for next-generation cancer immunotherapy.

An ethylene carbonate (EC)-based electrolyte highly compatible with high-voltage LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ (LNMO) cathodes is developed. Two insights that go against conventional understanding are uncovered, i.e. contrary to the common belief that EC decomposes readily under high voltage, it demonstrates outstanding high-voltage stability; and LNMO cycles in this electrolyte without forming a typical cathode/electrolyte interphase, experiencing instead a unique surface restructuring.

Approximately one-third of fresh fruit is lost along the supply chain, with harvesting and grading representing major sources of loss. Inspired by the deformation mechanism of octopus suckers, the researchers developed a soft robotic gripper integrated with three-axis triboelectric tactile sensors. The system independently resolves normal and tangential forces and, within a single picking cycle, simultaneously assesses fruit firmness, enables damage-free harvesting, and measures fruit weight. Field trials demonstrated the feasibility of integrating non-destructive harvesting with in-field quality grading, offering a new pathway to reduce post harvest losses, streamline fresh-produce supply chains, and improve operational efficiency.

A review published in Nano Research systematically examines how acid treatment engineers the optoelectronic properties of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides, confronting the long-standing trade-off between optical enhancement and electrical performance. Superacid treatment boosts photoluminescence quantum yields toward unity by passivating sulfur vacancies, yet often degrades field-effect transistor transport. The authors rationalize this paradox with a sulfur-vacancy-mediated hopping transport model and assess strategies from two-step thiol–acid passivation to Lewis acid substitutional doping that decouple optical and electronic responses. Future directions include machine-learning-assisted atomic-scale characterization and defect-diverse studies, aiming to transform passive defect passivation into active functionality design.