Institutions articles from across Nature Portfolio

Use of ether-based electrolytes in Na-ion batteries is challenged with oxidation at high voltages. Here, authors report passivation of vulnerable ether solvents, enabling cathode electrolyte interphase enriched with NaF and NaN_xO_y and elevating the oxidation resistance of the electrolyte to 4.8 V.

Side events of annual UNFCCC Conferences of Parties are one of several channels by which non-state actors influence climate negotiation. By analysing discourse and networks of actors, this research examines how topics evolve over time and how energy interest groups gain access to agenda setting.

Scientists are eyeing their legal options in anticipation of new immigration actions.

The COVID-19 pandemic showed the value of changing direction in research. It should be incentivized, encouraged and celebrated.

Ahead of his 70th birthday, Brian Kobilka, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at Stanford University, discusses his life from growing up as a baker’s son in a small town to receiving a call from Stockholm having been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, as well as his continuing work around G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).

Researchers in Canada prepare for turbulence in the wake of US funding changes — but there’s a silver lining.

Five years after the murder of George Floyd spurred global protests, it is imperative that institutions continue to confront racism and discrimination.

Offers follow the US administration’s decision last week to prevent the prestigious university from enrolling foreign students.