Nature Physics, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03307-2
It is known that active learning is more effective than lecturing at improving learning of physics. Now it is shown that some widely used active learning approaches are more effective than others.
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- Relative benefits of different active learning methods to conceptual physics learning
- Spatially anisotropic Kondo resonance coupled with the superconducting gap in a kagome metalNature Physics, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03292-6 How magnetic impurities influence superconductivity and electronic order in kagome metals remains unclear. Now anisotropic Kondo resonances intertwined with the superconducting gap are observed in a magnetically doped kagome superconductor.
- Controllable hydro-thermoelastic heat transport in ultrathin semiconductors at room temperatureNature Physics, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03297-1 The combination of viscous heat flow and thermoelastic effects leads to a non-diffusive heat transport regime in MoSe2 and MoS2. Moreover, it can be controlled through the variation in sample thickness and by choosing between continuous and pulsed heating.
- Hidden dependenciesNature Physics, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03284-6 Hidden dependencies
- Precision meets portabilityNature Physics, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03313-4 Precision meets portability
- Taking snapshots of spin–valley modes in a moiré superlatticeNature Physics, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03295-3 An ultrafast imaging technique captured the propagation of charge-decoupled excitations in twisted bilayer WSe2. Two spin–valley modes with distinct propagation behaviours were revealed, consistent with the phase and amplitude modes of a spin–valley superfluid.
- Observation of angular momentum transfer among crystal lattice modesNature Physics, Published online: 12 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03274-8 How angular momentum is exchanged and conserved among lattice modes has been difficult to measure experimentally, but has now been observed via a coherent three-phonon scattering process in a topological insulator.
- Laser mode braiding on a chipNature Physics, Published online: 12 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03288-2 Non-Hermitian systems support non-trivial topological effects, yet eigenvalue braiding remains difficult to control and observe. Now, active tuning of laser modes enables programmable and directly observable braiding on an integrated photonic chip.
