Nature Physics, Published online: 13 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03391-4
Recent advances in quantum materials have shifted the focus from charge transport to a broader range of electronic degrees of freedom. In this Focus issue, we highlight different facets of electronic degrees of freedom and their potential applications.
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- Electrons do more than just flow
- Stuck under waterNature Physics, Published online: 13 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03385-2 Stuck under water
- Magnetic field maybeNature Physics, Published online: 13 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03387-0 Magnetic field maybe
- Error correction of a logical qubit encoded in a single atomic ionNature Physics, Published online: 13 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03315-2 Quantum error correction typically encodes one logical qubit across many physical qubits to suppress noise. An experiment now encodes and corrects a qubit within the multiple internal states of a single trapped ion, reducing errors and extending the coherence time.
- Emergence of phase coherence in a magnon Bose–Einstein condensateNature Physics, Published online: 13 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03373-6 Directly observing how a coherent global phase forms has long been challenging. Now an incoherent magnon gas is observed to transform into a state with a macroscopic global phase, confirming a key prediction of Bose–Einstein condensation theory.
- An anticlockwise walkNature Physics, Published online: 13 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03386-1 An anticlockwise walk
- Dephasingless laser wakefield acceleration of electrons using a flying focusNature Physics, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03352-x A factor that limits the energy gain in laser–plasma accelerators is dephasing between the accelerated electrons and the laser pulse. Now a proof-of-concept experiment shows that the dephasing limit can be overcome with a flying focus.
- Bose–Einstein condensate of ultracold sodium–rubidium molecules with tunable dipolar interactionsNature Physics, Published online: 09 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03362-9 Condensing ultracold polar molecules requires efficient cooling despite collisional losses. Now sodium–rubidium molecules have been brought to condensation and tuned into a self-bound droplet through control of their dipolar interactions.
