What physics papers don’t tell you - Nature Physics

Conventional physics publications systematically omit the failed experiments and informal collaborations that contribute to physicists’ knowledge. We propose an inverse seminar format to narrow the ga...

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Observation of superconductivity-induced leading-edge gap in a bilayer nickelate - Nature Physics

Superconductivity has been demonstrated in La3Ni2O7, and now the structure of the superconducting gap is observed. The Fermi surface is shown to derive mainly from the $${d}_{{x}^{2}-{y}^{2}}$$ d ...

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Beyond spintronics

This Focus issue highlights the central role of orbital dynamics, spin arrangements and charge distributions in governing emergent phenomena in quantum ...

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Topological textures in polar materials - Nature Physics

Ferroelectric materials can host robust and diverse polarization textures. This Review examines their formation mechanisms, responses to external stimuli and potential applications in next-generation ...

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Altermagnetic spintronics - Nature Physics

Altermagnetism, a recently identified unconventional magnetic order, might enable fast and efficient spin-based devices. This Review explores its interplay with ferroelectric and superconducting syste...

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Surface d-orbital order in an intermetallic compound - Nature Physics

Whether orbital order can exist with a clear band-structure fingerprint in correlated materials has remained unresolved. Now an orbital order from rare earth 5d electrons without structural or magneti...

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Exchange-mediated spin–electric control of single molecules on surfaces - Nature Physics

Single molecules that host isolated spins are promising candidates for applications in quantum technologies. Now it is shown that exchange interactions enable electric control of spins in two differen...

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Emergent partons in fractional quantum Hall systems - Nature Physics

In a geometrical theory for the fractional quantum Hall effect, chiral spin-2 neutral excitations arise. Now, multiple such excitations are observed and provide evidence for the parton description of ...

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A productive puzzle - Nature Physics

High-temperature superconductivity continues to be a crucial research topic in condensed matter physics. We consider the advances that it has inspired.

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A productive puzzle - Nature Physics

High-temperature superconductivity continues to be a crucial research topic in condensed matter physics. We consider the advances that it has inspired.

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Research on physics education where physics education happens - Nature Physics

As physics departments continue to grapple with how growing interdisciplinarity fits the disciplinary departmental model, we argue for the mutual benefits that incorporating physics education research...

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Quantum Fisher information in a strange metal - Nature Physics

A strange metal is a strongly correlated quantum state that occurs in many different materials. Now, quantum Fisher information is shown to increase as the strange metal forms, indicating that the sta...

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Spinon mediation of witness spin dynamics in herbertsmithite - Nature Physics

There is a long-running effort to find a material with a spin liquid ground state, but existing experimental probes have not given definitive evidence. Now, impurity spins have been used as probes of ...

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Crossover of quasi-localized dynamics and diffusion in supercooled liquids - Nature Physics

Relaxation processes in glasses display two distinct components—fast localized motions versus slower diffusive dynamics. Time-domain interferometry experiments with a typical glass former now show tha...

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Observation of exact quantum critical states - Nature Physics

Anderson localization allows critical states between localized and extended regimes, but observing them is difficult. Now critical states are experimentally realized in a superconducting-qubit simulat...

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Bilayer excitons in the Laughlin fractional quantum Hall state - Nature Physics

Laughlin states are descriptions of the quantum Hall effect in which interactions between electrons create fractionally charged quasiparticles. Now, excitons are shown to form between these quasiparti...

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Soft-X-ray momentum microscopy of nonlinear magnon interactions - Nature Physics

Short-wavelength magnons and their couplings are difficult to detect, limiting studies of nanoscale spin dynamics. Now a method using soft X-rays to image magnon momentum captures their nonlinear inte...

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Superconductivity from dual-surface carriers in rhombohedral graphene - Nature Physics

Two different types of medium-thickness rhombohedral graphene are shown to exhibit multiple superconducting states. These states arise from wavefunctions that are localized mainly on their two outer l...

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Evidence for the generic existence of two local structures in liquid water - Nature Physics

A two-state regime in deeply undercooled water has long been predicted. Now the existence of two local structures that undergo interconvertible reactions is suggested by simulations, corroborating the...

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Adhesion-driven rigidity transition decoupled from density-driven jamming triggers epithelial organization in embryonic tissues - Nature Physics

Tissue phase transitions are key to morphogenesis. Now adhesion-driven rigidification is identified as key to epithelial organization but only if uncoupled from density-driven jamming.

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Suppression of coherent light scattering in a three-dimensional atomic array - Nature Physics

Periodic atomic arrays can modify collective light scattering, but most studies have focused on one- and two-dimensional systems. Now experiments with a three-dimensional array show strong omnidirecti...

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Hong–Ou–Mandel interference of more than ten indistinguishable atoms - Nature Physics

Hong–Ou–Mandel interference has been difficult to extend to ensembles of many massive particles. Measurements on up to 12 neutral atoms now exhibit characteristic multiparticle interference pattern wi...

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Single- and two-mode magnon thermal squeezing - Nature Physics

Obtaining squeezed states in magnets are a key challenge for future spin-based sensing and information technology. Now thermal squeezing of magnons, where noise drops below thermal levels, is shown in...

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Growth and control of suspended ice bridges during sessile droplet freezing - Nature Physics

Frost propagation on surfaces is accelerated by the growth of in-plane ice fragments that connect supercooled sessile droplets. Now a competing phenomenon involving suspended out-of-plane ice bridges ...

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Electron matter waves with internal torque - Nature Physics

Laser light cannot probe or control rotation at the single-atom level in a material. Now electron matter waves with internal torque show promise for studying and manipulating materials on atomic scale...

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Reconfigurable and multifunctional circuits using the Stark effect in black phosphorus - Nature Physics

Tuning of the Stark effect in black phosphorus is used to build adjustable digital and analogue circuits including a high-performance transistor array for neural networks. It offers a promising opport...

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Robustness of Majorana modes to a disorder potential in atomic chains on a superconducting Rashba alloy - Nature Physics

The presence of Majorana zero modes is often difficult to confirm experimentally due to the detrimental effects of disorder. Now, a chain of magnetic atoms on a proximatized surface is shown to exhibi...

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Oxygen-centred planar orbitals in the electronic structure and spin-density-wave reconstruction of multilayer nickelates - Nature Physics

The potential similarities in the superconductivity in nickelates and cuprates is a topic of debate. Now a distinct likeness is observed in the electronic properties of these materials, which hints th...

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