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- Thermal triggering for multi-state switching of polar topologiesNature Physics, Published online: 08 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02729-0 Stable manipulation of polar skyrmions is challenging because of the underlying competitive energy scales. Now thermal excitation has been demonstrated to be an effective way to control such topological states.
- Counterflow superfluidity in a two-component Mott insulatorNature Physics, Published online: 08 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02732-5 Counterflow superfluidity is a quantum phase in which two fluid components flow in opposite directions without resistance, cancelling out their overall combined motion. This phase has now been observed in an optical lattice system hosting Bose mixtures.
- Spin-wave-mediated mutual synchronization and phase tuning in spin Hall nano-oscillatorsNature Physics, Published online: 08 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02728-1 Phase tuning of propagating spin waves is a crucial step in the development of devices based on magnons, which are the quanta of spin waves. Now, this has been demonstrated in a device comprising two spin Hall nano-oscillators.
- Dynamic forces shape the survival fate of eliminated cellsNature Physics, Published online: 08 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02716-5 Tissues eliminate unwanted cells through cell extrusion, but the factors determining whether these extuded cells live or die are not fully understood. Now force transmission across adherens junctions is shown to have a role in shaping their fate.
- Morphometry and mechanical instability at the onset of epithelial bladder cancerNature Physics, Published online: 07 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02735-2 Carcinoma subtypes are normally linked to specific genetic alterations, but tissue mechanical changes also play a role. Now, aberrant morphologies resembling bladder carcinoma are shown to emerge from stiffness changes during epithelial overgrowth.
- Non-Markovian dynamics of a superconducting qubit in a phononic bandgapNature Physics, Published online: 07 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02740-5 Defects known as two-level systems are a major source of noise for superconducting qubits. Adding a phononic crystal is now shown to extend the lifetime of these two-level systems, which could lead to improved qubit coherence.
- Topological bands and correlated states in helical trilayer grapheneNature Physics, Published online: 07 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02731-6 Trilayer graphene with the layers consecutively twisted by the same angle is shown to be a platform in which correlated and topological states exist, driven by local lattice relaxations.
- Liquid-like dynamics in a solid-state lithium electrolyteNature Physics, Published online: 06 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02707-6 Understanding the mechanism of ionic diffusion in superionic materials is crucial for their potential applications in solid-state batteries. Now liquid-like dynamics that break the Debye law of lattice dynamics have been demonstrated in a lithium electrolyte.
