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- Quantum computing isn’t just about scalingNature Physics, Published online: 30 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03110-5 The race to demonstrate quantum error correction often focuses on making ever-larger devices. A demonstration showing that splitting a surface-code logical qubit into two simpler repetition codes substantially reduces logical gate errors reminds us that advancing quantum computing does not hinge solely on scaling qubit numbers.
- Spontaneous switching in a protein signalling array reveals near-critical cooperativityNature Physics, Published online: 29 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03158-3 Many biological systems appear to organize their dynamics close to a critical point. Now it is shown that the protein array mediating Escherichia coli chemosensing is near-critical, enabling large signal amplification without compromising response speeds.
- Bacterial sensors poised at criticalityNature Physics, Published online: 29 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03160-9 Spontaneous switching between active and inactive states in bacterial chemosensory arrays is shown to operate near a critical point. Through biologically controlled disorder, cells balance high signal gain with fast response.
- Mode locking between helimagnetism and ferromagnetismNature Physics, Published online: 28 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03148-5 Understanding microwave emission from resonating spin spirals is key for on-chip magnonics. Now, real-time spin precession modes with distinct microwave patterns are captured in a helimagnet/ferromagnet heterostructure.
- Nanoscale ultrafast lattice modulation with a free-electron laserNature Physics, Published online: 27 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03161-8 Applications of optical laser-based techniques are limited by the long wavelengths of the lasers. Now, observations of phonons and thermal transport at nanometre length scales are reported with an all-hard X-ray transient-grating spectroscopy technique.
- Collective transitions from orbiting to matrix invasion in three-dimensional multicellular spheroidsNature Physics, Published online: 26 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03150-x Symmetry breaking is key to tissue formation. Now it is shown that symmetry breaking of epithelial spheroids is controlled by an interplay of collective migration with curvature and matrix remodelling.
- Magnon-Cherenkov effect from a picosecond strain pulseNature Physics, Published online: 23 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03137-8 Coherent spin waves—quantized into magnons—can be emitted as Cherenkov radiation, but their experimental realization is hindered by the lack of fast-moving magnetic perturbations. Now, a picosecond strain pulse is shown to induce this effect.
- Demonstration of low-overhead quantum error correction codesNature Physics, Published online: 22 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03157-4 Quantum low-density parity-check error correction codes are anticipated to deliver high performance, but require long-range qubit–qubit interactions. Two of these error correction codes have now been successfully implemented on a superconducting device.
