Neuromorphic computing vision is the most promising technological solution to overcome the arithmetic bottleneck in machine vision applications. Towards this goal, Scientists in China proposed a physisorption-assistant optoelectronic synaptic transistor based on Ta₂NiSe₅/SnS₂ heterojunction, which presents tunable synaptic functionality in broadband (375-1310 nm). The physisorption-assistant persistent photoconductivity effect effectively solves the problem of detecting and storing near-infrared light information. The approach offers a route for creating advanced all-in-one neuromorphic sensors and developing neuromorphic computing vision.

Catalyst–support interaction plays a crucial role in improving the catalytic activity of oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Here we modulate the catalyst–support interaction in polyaniline-supported Ni₃Fe oxide (Ni₃Fe oxide/PANI) with a robust hetero-interface, which significantly improves oxygen evolution activities with an overpotential of 270 mV at 10 mA cm⁻² and specific activity of 2.08 mA cmECSA⁻² at overpotential of 300 mV, 3.84-fold that of Ni3Fe oxide. It is revealed that the catalyst–support interaction between Ni₃Fe oxide and PANI support enhances the Ni–O covalency via the interfacial Ni–N bond, thus promoting the charge and mass transfer on Ni₃Fe oxide. Considering the excellent activity and stability, rechargeable Zn-air batteries with optimum Ni₃Fe oxide/PANI are assembled, delivering a low charge voltage of 1.95 V to cycle for 400 h at 10 mA cm⁻². The regulation of the effect of catalyst–support interaction on catalytic activity provides new possibilities for the future design of highly efficient OER catalysts.

A research paper by scientists at Tianjin University presented an earthworm-inspired multimodal pneumatic continuous soft robot enhanced by wire-winding transmission.