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nature.comA digital twin should make a risky claim - Nature PhysicsAs the term ‘digital twin’ spreads across science and technology, it risks losing scientific meaning. Such a twin should not denote just a digital replica, but a computational model that can be update...

A digital twin should make a risky claim www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comTopological transitions in orbital-symmetry-controlled chemical reactions - Nature PhysicsThe application of ideas from topological band theory to reaction pathways in molecular systems with strong electronic interactions is challenging. Now, a many-body framework based on Green’s function...

Topological transitions in orbital-symmetry-controlled chemical reactions www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comNobel Prize in Physics 2026The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of ...

See here for lots of neutrino content... www.nature.com/collections/...

nature.comHigh-energy neutrino astrophysics - Nature PhysicsNeutrinos from deep space can be used as astronomical messengers, providing clues about the origin of cosmic rays or dark matter. The IceCube experiment is leading the way in neutrino astronomy.

...Including this Review by Francis Halzen himself. www.nature.com/articles/nph...

nature.comStrange metal behaviour from underlying bad metallicity - Nature PhysicsThe origin of the strange metal state is still not known. Now, numerical results suggest that it follows from the quantum statistics of charge carriers, not the temperature dependence of the processes...

Strange metal behaviour from underlying bad metallicity www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comIntegrate physics education research by fixing departmental structures - Nature PhysicsNature Physics - Integrate physics education research by fixing departmental structures

18 Sept

Correspondence published in Nature Physics yesterday: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics #PER #PhysicsEducationResearch

nature.comAmerican science needs an executive branch constrained by checks and balances - Nature PhysicsNature Physics - American science needs an executive branch constrained by checks and balances

16 Sept

American science needs an executive branch constrained by checks and balances www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comHydrodynamic rules of spatial regulation in biology - Nature PhysicsA well-known fluid dynamical instability may hold the key to understanding shape changes and spatial organization in certain biological systems.

25 Aug

Our August Editorial focuses on how hydrodynamics (and the Rayleigh–Plateau instability in particular) is an organising principle for biological processes. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.comInterim Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Physics (m/w/d)Job title: Interim Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Physics Location: Berlin or Pune, 12-month limited contract Application deadline: 26.08.2026 About Springer Nature Springer Nature opens the doors...

20 Aug

The deadline for applications is next Wednesday. Please spread the word to anyone who you think might be interested, and has the right to work in either Germany or India.

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nature.comWhat physics papers don’t tell you - Nature PhysicsConventional 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...

14 Aug

A reminder that we are recruiting an interim editor to cover optics and photonics. Please consider applying if you're looking for a fast-paced and intellectually rewarding job, and know about light. #physics

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Introducing the concept of an inverse seminar. Early career researchers explain an established professor's work back to them, and enlightening conversation ensues. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comObservation of superconductivity-induced leading-edge gap in a bilayer nickelate - Nature PhysicsSuperconductivity 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 ...

21 July

Observation of superconductivity-induced leading-edge gap in a bilayer nickelate www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

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

13 July

Our July issue is delayed, but we are delighted to announce that it will contain a Focus Issue on "Beyond spintronics". It has a Review on altermagnetic spintronics, lots of orbitronics, and a Review on polar topological textures! www.nature.com/collections/...

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

8 July

A new Review article out this week. Topological polarisation textures in ferroelectrics and their potential use in neuromorphic devices. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

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

7 July

New Review Article published this week. Altermagnetic spintronics www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comSurface d-orbital order in an intermetallic compound - Nature PhysicsWhether 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...

Surface d-orbital order in an intermetallic compound www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comExchange-mediated spin–electric control of single molecules on surfaces - Nature PhysicsSingle 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...

Exchange-mediated spin–electric control of single molecules on surfaces www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comEmergent partons in fractional quantum Hall systems - Nature PhysicsIn 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 ...

Emergent partons in fractional quantum Hall systems www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comA productive puzzle - Nature PhysicsHigh-temperature superconductivity continues to be a crucial research topic in condensed matter physics. We consider the advances that it has inspired.

Our June editorial looks back at what we've learned over forty years of studying high-temperature superconductivity. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comA productive puzzle - Nature PhysicsHigh-temperature superconductivity continues to be a crucial research topic in condensed matter physics. We consider the advances that it has inspired.

18 June

Our June editorial reflects on 40 years of research in cuprate high-temperature superconductors and suggests that, although the main problem is still unsolved, there have been many interesting insights along the way. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comResearch on physics education where physics education happens - Nature PhysicsAs 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...

18 June

Drew Rosen, Paula Heron and Natasha Holmes make the case that physics departments are the best place for physics education researchers to be. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comQuantum Fisher information in a strange metal - Nature PhysicsA 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...

18 June

Quantum Fisher information in a strange metal www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comSpinon mediation of witness spin dynamics in herbertsmithite - Nature PhysicsThere 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 ...

10 June

Spinon mediation of witness spin dynamics in herbertsmithite www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comCrossover of quasi-localized dynamics and diffusion in supercooled liquids - Nature PhysicsRelaxation 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...

9 June

Crossover of quasi-localized dynamics and diffusion in supercooled liquids www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comObservation of exact quantum critical states - Nature PhysicsAnderson 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...

9 June

Observation of exact quantum critical states www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comBilayer excitons in the Laughlin fractional quantum Hall state - Nature PhysicsLaughlin 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...

9 June

Bilayer excitons in the Laughlin fractional quantum Hall state www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comSuperconductivity from dual-surface carriers in rhombohedral graphene - Nature PhysicsTwo 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...

5 June

Superconductivity from dual-surface carriers in rhombohedral graphene www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comSuperconductivity on two surfaces - Nature PhysicsIn rhombohedral multilayer graphene, superconductivity emerges from an unusual normal state in which electrons and holes reside on opposite surfaces of the crystal.

5 June

This paper has a News and Views by Tingxin Li www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comSoft-X-ray momentum microscopy of nonlinear magnon interactions - Nature PhysicsShort-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...

5 June

Soft-X-ray momentum microscopy of nonlinear magnon interactions www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comEvidence for the generic existence of two local structures in liquid water - Nature PhysicsA 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...

4 June

Evidence for the generic existence of two local structures in liquid water www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comAdhesion-driven rigidity transition decoupled from density-driven jamming triggers epithelial organization in embryonic tissues - Nature PhysicsTissue 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.

2 June

Adhesion-driven rigidity transition decoupled from density-driven jamming triggers epithelial organization in embryonic tissues www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comSuppression of coherent light scattering in a three-dimensional atomic array - Nature PhysicsPeriodic 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...

2 June

Suppression of coherent light scattering in a three-dimensional atomic array www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comHong–Ou–Mandel interference of more than ten indistinguishable atoms - Nature PhysicsHong–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...

1 June

Hong–Ou–Mandel interference of more than ten indistinguishable atoms www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comSingle- and two-mode magnon thermal squeezing - Nature PhysicsObtaining 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...

1 June

Single- and two-mode magnon thermal squeezing www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comGrowth and control of suspended ice bridges during sessile droplet freezing - Nature PhysicsFrost 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 ...

28 May

Growth and control of suspended ice bridges during sessile droplet freezing www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comElectron matter waves with internal torque - Nature PhysicsLaser 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...

28 May

Electron matter waves with internal torque www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

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26 May

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physicsworld.comEntangled photons open up potential applications of anti-scattering optics – Physics WorldThe use of quantum entanglement to enable selective image transmission through complex media can enhance applications from imaging to secure communication

nature.comReconfigurable and multifunctional circuits using the Stark effect in black phosphorus - Nature PhysicsTuning 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...

26 May

Reconfigurable and multifunctional circuits using the Stark effect in black phosphorus www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comRobustness of Majorana modes to a disorder potential in atomic chains on a superconducting Rashba alloy - Nature PhysicsThe 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...

26 May

Robustness of Majorana modes to a disorder potential in atomic chains on a superconducting Rashba alloy www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comOxygen-centred planar orbitals in the electronic structure and spin-density-wave reconstruction of multilayer nickelates - Nature PhysicsThe 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...

22 May

Oxygen-centred planar orbitals in the electronic structure and spin-density-wave reconstruction of multilayer nickelates www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.comAssociate or Senior Editor, Nature PhysicsTitle: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Physics Locations: Shanghai, Beijing, Milan or Pune – hybrid working model Application Deadline: June 5th, 2026 About Springer Nature Springer Nature is one o...

21 May

The deadline for applications is June 5th.

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Entanglement-enabled image transmission through complex media www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comEntanglement-enabled image transmission through complex media - Nature PhysicsClassical approaches to imaging through complex media do not account for the quantum nature of the incident field. Now, images encoded on an entangled two-photon state are shown to transmit through a ...

nature.comSimple input–output dependencies explain neuronal activity - Nature PhysicsIn neurons, the mapping from inputs to output involves complex biophysical processes. Despite this complexity, it is now shown that simple artificial models explain a large fraction of the variability...

18 May

Simple input–output dependencies explain neuronal activity www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comHigher-order harmonics in Josephson tunnel junctions due to series inductance - Nature PhysicsDeviations from the textbook current–phase relationship of a Josephson junction can arise from the intrinsic physics of the junction, but also from the inductance of metallic traces. Now a scheme has ...

13 May

Higher-order harmonics in Josephson tunnel junctions due to series inductance www.nature.com/articles/s41... #physics

nature.comNominations matter - Nature PhysicsThe information contained in the nomination process for the Nobel Prize highlights the ever-changing meaning of scientific recognition.

8 Apr

In our unfortunately-belated March issue, we have a Comment by Chiara Mingarelli that addresses the historic patterns of nominations to the Nobel Prize in Physics. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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10 Mar

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nature.comStructure by exclusion - Nature PhysicsOne hundred years ago, Enrico Fermi and Paul Dirac worked out how fermions distribute across the quantum states available to them. Their intuition laid the statistical foundation for the study of syst...

17 Feb

Our February editorial celebrates 100 years of Fermi-Dirac statistics. www.nature.com/articles/s41...