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View article: UI-TARS-2 Technical Report: Advancing GUI Agent with Multi-Turn Reinforcement Learning
UI-TARS-2 Technical Report: Advancing GUI Agent with Multi-Turn Reinforcement Learning Open
The development of autonomous agents for graphical user interfaces (GUIs) presents major challenges in artificial intelligence. While recent advances in native agent models have shown promise by unifying perception, reasoning, action, and …
View article: Representation Transfer via Invariant Input-driven Neural Manifolds for Brain-inspired Computations
Representation Transfer via Invariant Input-driven Neural Manifolds for Brain-inspired Computations Open
Domain adaptation is a core challenge for embodied AI deployed in unpredictable, noisy environments. Conventional deep models degrade under domain shifts and require costly retraining. Inspired by biological brains, we propose a modular fr…
View article: Faster efficacy and reduced nodule occurrence with PLLA (poly-l-lactic acid) porous microspheres
Faster efficacy and reduced nodule occurrence with PLLA (poly-l-lactic acid) porous microspheres Open
Introduction Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) has gained prominence as an injectable dermal filler as it can both stimulate collagen regeneration and deliver long-lasting effects. However, its application is often hampered by delayed therapeutic …
View article: Oxygen Vacancy‐Driven Lattice Modulation in Zn<sub>2</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>: A Novel Anode Enabling Accelerated Kinetics and Long Cycling Stability for Sodium‐Ion Batteries
Oxygen Vacancy‐Driven Lattice Modulation in Zn<sub>2</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>: A Novel Anode Enabling Accelerated Kinetics and Long Cycling Stability for Sodium‐Ion Batteries Open
Lattice defect‐induced tuning of the chemical bonding environment is a promising strategy to enhance the performance of electrode materials. The deliberate introduction of oxygen vacancies (OVs) has demonstrated remarkable efficacy in boos…
View article: Galvanotactic directionality of cell groups depends on group size
Galvanotactic directionality of cell groups depends on group size Open
Motile cells migrate directionally in the electric field (EF) in a process known as galvanotaxis, an important phenomenon in wound healing and development. We previously reported that individual fish keratocyte cells migrate to the cathode…
View article: Molecular Engineering of N‐heteroaromatic Organic Cathode for High‐Voltage and Highly Stable Zinc Batteries (Adv. Funct. Mater. 21/2025)
Molecular Engineering of N‐heteroaromatic Organic Cathode for High‐Voltage and Highly Stable Zinc Batteries (Adv. Funct. Mater. 21/2025) Open
View article: Author Correction: Balancing carrier transport in interconnection layer for efficient perovskite/organic tandem solar cells
Author Correction: Balancing carrier transport in interconnection layer for efficient perovskite/organic tandem solar cells Open
View article: Regiospecific Halogenation Modulates Molecular Dipoles in Self‐Assembled Monolayers for High‐Performance Organic Solar Cells
Regiospecific Halogenation Modulates Molecular Dipoles in Self‐Assembled Monolayers for High‐Performance Organic Solar Cells Open
Halogenated carbazole‐derived self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) are promising hole‐extraction materials in conventional organic solar cells (OSCs). While halogenation helps optimize the molecular dipole, intermolecular interactions, and ene…
View article: Photoluminescent delocalized excitons in donor polymers facilitate efficient charge generation for high-performance organic photovoltaics
Photoluminescent delocalized excitons in donor polymers facilitate efficient charge generation for high-performance organic photovoltaics Open
View article: Balancing carrier transport in interconnection layer for efficient perovskite/organic tandem solar cells
Balancing carrier transport in interconnection layer for efficient perovskite/organic tandem solar cells Open
View article: Supramolecular force-driven non-fullerene acceptors as an electron-transporting layer for efficient inverted perovskite solar cells
Supramolecular force-driven non-fullerene acceptors as an electron-transporting layer for efficient inverted perovskite solar cells Open
Fullerene derivatives are widely employed as efficient electron-transporting layers (ETLs) in p-i-n perovskite photovoltaics but face challenges in mitigating interfacial recombination losses and ensuring stable film morphology. Non-fuller…
View article: UI-TARS: Pioneering Automated GUI Interaction with Native Agents
UI-TARS: Pioneering Automated GUI Interaction with Native Agents Open
This paper introduces UI-TARS, a native GUI agent model that solely perceives the screenshots as input and performs human-like interactions (e.g., keyboard and mouse operations). Unlike prevailing agent frameworks that depend on heavily wr…
View article: Thermal Conductivity above 2,000 W/m·K in Boron Arsenide by Nanosecond Transducer-Less Time-Domain Thermoreflectance
Thermal Conductivity above 2,000 W/m·K in Boron Arsenide by Nanosecond Transducer-Less Time-Domain Thermoreflectance Open
Time-domain thermoreflectance (TDTR) has been a standard technique for measuring thermal conductivity (κ) for more than 3 decades, yet its reliance on femtosecond lasers and metal transducers has limited its broader adoption in the materia…
View article: Quasi-Solid Electrolyte Constructed by Fiber-Guided Continuous Growth of Core-Shell Mof Architectures for Dendrite-Free Lithium Metal Batteries
Quasi-Solid Electrolyte Constructed by Fiber-Guided Continuous Growth of Core-Shell Mof Architectures for Dendrite-Free Lithium Metal Batteries Open
View article: Buried Interface Modification Toward Efficient CsPbI<sub>2.2</sub>Br<sub>0.8</sub> Based Monolithic Perovskite/Organic Tandem Solar Cells
Buried Interface Modification Toward Efficient CsPbI<sub>2.2</sub>Br<sub>0.8</sub> Based Monolithic Perovskite/Organic Tandem Solar Cells Open
Wide‐bandgap perovskite sub‐cells (WPSCs), one of the most crucial components of perovskite‐based tandem solar cells (PTSCs), play a critical role in determining the performance of tandem devices. However, confined by the compromised cryst…
View article: Bilayer interface engineering through 2D/3D perovskite and surface dipole for inverted perovskite solar modules
Bilayer interface engineering through 2D/3D perovskite and surface dipole for inverted perovskite solar modules Open
The persistency of passivation and scalable uniformity are vital issues that limit the improvement of performance and stability of large-area perovskite solar modules (PSMs). Here, we design a bilayer interface engineering strategy that ta…
View article: Compatibilizer Effects of Strategically Designed Donor–Acceptor Block Copolymers to Enhance the Performance, Stability, and Mechanical Durability of Inverted Organic Solar Cells
Compatibilizer Effects of Strategically Designed Donor–Acceptor Block Copolymers to Enhance the Performance, Stability, and Mechanical Durability of Inverted Organic Solar Cells Open
A strategically designed donor–acceptor (D‐A) block copolymer (PM6‐ b ‐PYIT) is introduced, as a compatibilizer to enhance the performance and stability of inverted organic solar cells (OSCs) consisting of a bulk heterojunction (BHJ) of PM…
View article: 3D Crystal Framework Regulation Enables Se‐Functionalized Small Molecule Acceptors Achieve Over 19% Efficiency
3D Crystal Framework Regulation Enables Se‐Functionalized Small Molecule Acceptors Achieve Over 19% Efficiency Open
Se‐functionalized small molecule acceptors (SMAs) exhibit unique advantages in constructing materials with near‐infrared absorption, but their photovoltaic performance lags behind that of S‐containing analogs in organic solar cells (OSCs).…
View article: Hole-Selective Contact with Molecularly Tailorable Reactivity for Passivating High-Performing Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells
Hole-Selective Contact with Molecularly Tailorable Reactivity for Passivating High-Performing Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells Open
The precisely customizable attributes of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) molecules at the atomic level hold the potential to facilitate efficient hole selection and interface passivation simultaneously. However, the correlation between th…
View article: Rational molecular design of multifunctional self-assembled monolayers for efficient hole selection and buried interface passivation in inverted perovskite solar cells
Rational molecular design of multifunctional self-assembled monolayers for efficient hole selection and buried interface passivation in inverted perovskite solar cells Open
Lewis-basic oxygen and sulfur heteroatoms are introduced to novel asymmetric self-assembled monolayers, realizing enhanced packing, effectively adjusting ITO work function, and passivating buried interface in inverted perovskite solar cell…
View article: 3D free-assembly modular microfluidics inspired by movable type printing
3D free-assembly modular microfluidics inspired by movable type printing Open
Reconfigurable modular microfluidics presents an opportunity for flexibly constructing prototypes of advanced microfluidic systems. Nevertheless, the strategy of directly integrating modules cannot easily fulfill the requirements of common…
View article: Understanding the Role of Removable Solid Additives: Selective Interaction Contributes to Vertical Component Distributions
Understanding the Role of Removable Solid Additives: Selective Interaction Contributes to Vertical Component Distributions Open
Sequentially deposited organic solar cells (SD‐OSCs) have attracted great attention owing to their ability in achieving a more favorable, vertically phase‐separated morphology to avoid the accumulation of counter charges at absorber/transp…
View article: Protocol for electrotaxis of large epithelial cell sheets
Protocol for electrotaxis of large epithelial cell sheets Open
View article: Hydrogen-bond-bridged intermediate for perovskite solar cells with enhanced efficiency and stability
Hydrogen-bond-bridged intermediate for perovskite solar cells with enhanced efficiency and stability Open
View article: All‐Inorganic Perovskite‐Based Monolithic Perovskite/Organic Tandem Solar Cells with 23.21% Efficiency by Dual‐Interface Engineering (Adv. Energy Mater. 16/2023)
All‐Inorganic Perovskite‐Based Monolithic Perovskite/Organic Tandem Solar Cells with 23.21% Efficiency by Dual‐Interface Engineering (Adv. Energy Mater. 16/2023) Open
Perovskite/Organic Tandem Solar Cells In article number 2204347, Tingting Shi, Hin-Lap Yip, Man-Keung Fung, Yue-Min Xie, and co-workers aim to minimize the energy loss of perovskite/organic tandem solar cells (POTSCs) induced by compromise…
View article: Electric field–guided collective motility initiation of large epidermal cell groups
Electric field–guided collective motility initiation of large epidermal cell groups Open
Large zebrafish keratocyte groups initiate motility in response to a physiological electric field. The groups move towards the cathode, with greatest cell velocity at the group front. Inhibiting PI3K does not affect the cathode-directed gr…
View article: Dimer Acceptor Adopting a Flexible Linker for Efficient and Durable Organic Solar Cells
Dimer Acceptor Adopting a Flexible Linker for Efficient and Durable Organic Solar Cells Open
Organic solar cells (OSCs) have advanced rapidly due to the development of new photovoltaic materials. However, the long‐term stability of OSCs still poses a severe challenge for their commercial deployment. To address this issue, a dimer …
View article: CCDC 2210153: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 2210153: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: CCDC 2224334: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 2224334: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: Correlation of Local Isomerization Induced Lateral and Terminal Torsions with Performance and Stability of Organic Photovoltaics
Correlation of Local Isomerization Induced Lateral and Terminal Torsions with Performance and Stability of Organic Photovoltaics Open
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have achieved great progress in recent years due to delicately designed non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs). Compared with tailoring of the aromatic heterocycles on the NFA backbone, the incorporation of conjugated …