X. Song, J. Xu, C. Sun, L. Lyu, H. Kui, R. Zhang, Z. Abliz, and R. N. Zare, “Dark Reactions in Microdroplets Explain Widespread Artifacts in Metabolomic Profiling,” ACS Measurement Science Au 6, 311-323 (2026).
X. Song, J. Jallow, C. Basheer, U. Baig, A. Alaliwi, R. S. Bakdash, and R. N. Zare, ” Aqueous Microdroplet Chemistry Enables Sustainable, Scalable Synthesis of Polyaniline,” Mol. Phys. (2026).
Y. Zheng, B. Chen, C. Bao, Y. Xia, C. Zeng, M. Song, J. Shi, L. Hu, Y. Yin, X. Cui, J. Auverlot, J.-P. Reichheld, G. Jiang, Y. Liang, D. Zhou, and R. N. Zare, “Foliar Dewdroplet-induced Redox Cascades Promote Early Flowering in Brassicaceae Plants,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 123, e2527021123 (2026).
S. Bose, S. Bahadorikhalili, Y. He, H. Samouei, and R. N. Zare, “Highly Efficient Production of Nitrite and Nitrate from Air at the Gas-Water Interface of Nanobubbles,” Science Advances 12, eaec4225 (2026).
J. Xu, X. Song, Y.-L. Lu, L. Lyu, C. Basheer, and R. N. Zare, ” Intrinsic Electric Field Triggers Phenol Oxidative Degradation at Microbubble Interfaces,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 148, 43–49 (2026).
J. Xu, X. Song, L. Lyu, X. Zhang, and R. N. Zare, “Comment on An Alternative Explanation for Ions Put Forth as Evidence for Abundant Hydroxyl Radicals Formed Due to the Intrinsic Electric Field at the Surface of Water Droplets ,” Anal. Chem. 97, 17687−17695 (2025).
Y. Xia, X. Gao, J. Li, R. N. Zare, B. Chen, and X. Zhang, “Droplet-on-Demand Mass Spectrometry Reveals Curvature-Dependent Interfacial Reactivity in Aqueous Microdroplets,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 122, e2519491122 (2025).
Y. Xia, X. Li, F. Chen, J. Xu, X. Gao, B. Chen, X. Zhang, and R. N. Zare, “Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species in Water Droplets Levitated in Air,” Chem. Sci.,17,1051- 1057 (2026).
Y. Cao , W. Qiao, C. Zhang, M. Zhu, Q. Wu, W.-Y. Lou , I. Willner, R. N. Zare and J. Ge, “Programmable Enzyme Catalysis Based on Multiscale Confinements,” Nature Synthesis 4, 1338–1348 (2025).
X. Song, C. Basheer, J. Xu, and R. N. Zare, “The Air-Water Interfacial Nitrogen Cycle Produces Irrigatable-Level Ammonium Nitrate,” Chem. Sci. 16, 21815 – 21824 (2025).