The 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...

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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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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...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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

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

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

In rhombohedral multilayer graphene, superconductivity emerges from an unusual normal state in which electrons and holes reside on opposite surfaces of the crystal.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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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Classical 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 ...

In 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...

Deviations 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 ...

The information contained in the nomination process for the Nobel Prize highlights the ever-changing meaning of scientific recognition.

One 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...

Carefully patterned green light is projected onto a lithium niobate photonic chip with a photoconductive layer. This allows near-arbitrary control of light...

This Review describes the concepts behind generalized quantum Hall effects that can take place without a magnetic field, and summarizes recent experimental manifestations of these phenomena in twisted...