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- Pressure induced superconductivity in hybrid Ruddlesden‒Popper La<sub>5</sub>Ni<sub>3</sub>O<sub>11</sub> single crystalsNature Physics, Published online: 05 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03023-3 La5Ni3O11, a hybrid Ruddlesden–Popper nickelate, exhibits pressure-induced superconductivity with a high superconducting volume fraction. It offers insights into the interplay of structure and electronic order in nickelate superconductors.
- The origin of the axial Higgs is a hidden ferroaxial electronic density waveNature Physics, Published online: 04 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03029-x Experiments that probe the spontaneously broken symmetries in rare-earth tritellurides have revealed a previously hidden ferroaxial density wave arising from intertwined charge and orbital order, which is observed to produce the axial Higgs mode.
- Tau accelerates tubulin exchange in the microtubule latticeNature Physics, Published online: 04 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03003-7 Beyond its known role in stabilizing microtubules, it is now shown that tau protein actively promotes lattice defect repair by enhancing tubulin turnover at topological defects.
- Accelerator technologies for proton and ion beam therapyNature Physics, Published online: 03 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02994-7 Proton and heavy-ion beam therapies are promising approaches for cancer treatment. This Review discusses the accelerator technologies that enable these therapies.
- Ferroaxial density wave from intertwined charge and orbital order in rare-earth tritelluridesNature Physics, Published online: 01 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03008-2 The axial Higgs mode is theoretically attributed to a hidden ferroaxial component of charge order. In rare-earth tritellurides, this ferroaxial order is now shown to be induced by intertwined orbital and charge orders.
- Filamentous fungi control multiphase flow and fluid distribution in porous mediaNature Physics, Published online: 01 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03020-6 Filamentous fungi often grow in porous environments with multiphase flow. Now it is shown that these fungi can actively induce multiphase flow and mobilize trapped fluid phases in porous media.
- How squeezed cells remember their shape to migrate efficientlyNature Physics, Published online: 28 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02984-9 Cells migrating through narrow spaces in their environment undergo repeated shape changes to pass through tight constrictions. Epithelial cells retain a memory of past confinement, allowing them to maintain a polarized, compact morphology that enhances future migration through narrow gaps. This memory is mechanically encoded in the actin cortex.
- Flexoelectricity and surface ferroelectricity of water iceNature Physics, Published online: 27 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02995-6 Ice is not piezoelectric, despite the polarity of water molecules, but bending ice may produce electricity. This has now been experimentally demonstrated, with a flexoelectric coefficient comparable to that of common ceramic materials.
