article published yes Stefan Alexander Freunberger author A8CA28E6-CE23-11E9-AD2D-EC27E66974250000-0003-2902-5319 StFr department Using transition metals efficiently in aqueous batteries requires transferring multiple electrons per metal, which leads to difficult-to-manage conversion reactions. It is now shown how vanadium can be changed from one-electron insertion to four-electron conversion. Springer Nature2026 eng 1476-1122 1476-4660 4264937410.1038/s41563-026-02714-3 2591482-1483 Freunberger SA. Triggering conversion in vanadium electrodes. <i>Nature Materials</i>. 2026;25(9):1482-1483. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02714-3">10.1038/s41563-026-02714-3</a> Freunberger SA. 2026. Triggering conversion in vanadium electrodes. Nature Materials. 25(9), 1482–1483. Freunberger, S. A. (2026). Triggering conversion in vanadium electrodes. <i>Nature Materials</i>. Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02714-3">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02714-3</a> Freunberger, Stefan Alexander. “Triggering Conversion in Vanadium Electrodes.” <i>Nature Materials</i>. Springer Nature, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02714-3">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02714-3</a>. S.A. Freunberger, Nature Materials 25 (2026) 1482–1483. S. A. Freunberger, “Triggering conversion in vanadium electrodes,” <i>Nature Materials</i>, vol. 25, no. 9. Springer Nature, pp. 1482–1483, 2026. Freunberger, Stefan Alexander. “Triggering Conversion in Vanadium Electrodes.” <i>Nature Materials</i>, vol. 25, no. 9, Springer Nature, 2026, pp. 1482–83, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02714-3">10.1038/s41563-026-02714-3</a>. 227692026-08-26T18:48:33Z2026-09-09T07:17:13Z