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A journal for cutting-edge physics research.

Quantum, bio, astro, optical, high-energy, nuclear, plasma, and condensed-matter physics, physics education research, complexity, and more.

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American science needs an executive branch constrained by checks and balances

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American science needs an executive branch constrained by checks and balances - Nature Physics
Nature Physics - American science needs an executive branch constrained by checks and balances
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September 16, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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Our August Editorial focuses on how hydrodynamics (and the Rayleigh–Plateau instability in particular) is an organising principle for biological processes.

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Hydrodynamic rules of spatial regulation in biology - Nature Physics
A well-known fluid dynamical instability may hold the key to understanding shape changes and spatial organization in certain biological systems.
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August 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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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.
August 20, 2026 at 7:50 AM
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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.

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August 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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We are hiring!

We're looking for someone with expertise in optics and/or photonics to come and work with us on a temporary basis. Preferred location is Berlin but Pune is also possible.

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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...
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August 12, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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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.

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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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August 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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Observation of superconductivity-induced leading-edge gap in a bilayer nickelate

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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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July 21, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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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!

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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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July 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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A new Review article out this week. Topological polarisation textures in ferroelectrics and their potential use in neuromorphic devices.

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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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July 8, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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New Review Article published this week.

Altermagnetic spintronics

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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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July 7, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Surface d-orbital order in an intermetallic compound

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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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June 29, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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Exchange-mediated spin–electric control of single molecules on surfaces

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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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June 29, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Emergent partons in fractional quantum Hall systems

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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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June 29, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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Our June editorial looks back at what we've learned over forty years of studying high-temperature superconductivity.

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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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June 29, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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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.

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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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June 18, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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Drew Rosen, Paula Heron and Natasha Holmes make the case that physics departments are the best place for physics education researchers to be.

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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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June 18, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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Quantum Fisher information in a strange metal

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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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June 18, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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Spinon mediation of witness spin dynamics in herbertsmithite

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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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June 10, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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Crossover of quasi-localized dynamics and diffusion in supercooled liquids

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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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June 9, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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Observation of exact quantum critical states

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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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June 9, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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Bilayer excitons in the Laughlin fractional quantum Hall state

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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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June 9, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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Soft-X-ray momentum microscopy of nonlinear magnon interactions

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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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June 5, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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Superconductivity from dual-surface carriers in rhombohedral graphene

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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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June 5, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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Evidence for the generic existence of two local structures in liquid water

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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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June 4, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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Adhesion-driven rigidity transition decoupled from density-driven jamming triggers epithelial organization in embryonic tissues

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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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June 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM