Nature Physics

Nature Physics, Published online: 13 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01797-4

Making monolayer superconductors creates interesting effects, but often decreases the transition temperature compared to 3D materials. Instead, intercalating molecules into a layered superconductor tailors the superconductivity with fewer trade-offs.

Nature Physics, Published online: 13 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01778-7

The superconducting critical temperature of monolayer materials is often lower than their bulk counterparts. Now, intercalation is shown to induce two-dimensional superconducting properties while maintaining the bulk critical temperature.

Nature Physics, Published online: 13 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01779-6

A quantum simulation experiment reveals the thermalization of a ferromagnetic system realized with a one-dimensional spinor Bose gas, providing quantitative insights into the condensation dynamics of large magnetic systems.

Nature Physics, Published online: 13 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01781-y

Measurements of the proton’s generalized spin polarizabilities provide discriminating power between effective descriptions of the strong interaction at low energy.

Nature Physics, Published online: 13 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01784-9

Many-body quantum systems that escape thermalization are promising candidates for quantum information applications. A weak-ergodicity-breaking mechanism—quantum scarring—has now been observed with superconducting qubits in unconstrained models.

Nature Physics, Published online: 12 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01798-3

Quantum sensing that uses electron spins in diamond can perform precise magnetic field measurements but does not work well at high magnetic fields. An alternative approach involving the spins of carbon-13 nuclei can operate in the high-field regime.

Nature Physics, Published online: 06 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01800-y

For a few seconds more

Nature Physics, Published online: 06 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01799-2

Atmospheric abundance

Nature Physics, Published online: 06 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01801-x

Inspired by disorder

Nature Physics, Published online: 06 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01802-w

Physics societies have a long and illustrious history. Now, a world-wide union of societies celebrates its 100th birthday with a centennial conference.

Nature Physics, Published online: 06 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01786-7

Fat chance of escaping obesogens

Nature Physics, Published online: 06 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01765-y

The formation of bubbles at liquid–liquid interfaces is challenging to explain because gas pockets cannot be stabilized by cracks on solid impurities. Experiments show that a difference in the gas solubilities of two immiscible liquids provides a gas reservoir, which allows gas to accumulate at the interface, leading to bubble formation.

Nature Physics, Published online: 06 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01782-x

Bayesian history matching is a statistical tool used to calibrate complex numerical models. Now, it has been applied to first-principles simulations of several nuclei, including 208Pb, whose properties are linked to the interior of neutron stars.

Nature Physics, Published online: 06 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01803-9

A new study that reveals under-citation of women physicists invites individual and journal-level action to tackle discrimination.

Nature Physics, Published online: 04 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01810-w

Publisher Correction: Interaction-driven breakdown of dynamical localization in a kicked quantum gas

Nature Physics, Published online: 03 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01788-5

Fluid simulations today are remarkably realistic. In this Comment I discuss some of the most striking results from the past 20 years of computer graphics research that made this happen.

Nature Physics, Published online: 03 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01775-w

Fractional charges are one of the hallmarks of topological matter and the building blocks of various topological devices. Now, there are indications that their fingerprint in terms of electrical noise is less obvious, but more universal, than expected.

Nature Physics, Published online: 03 October 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01747-0

Many important cellular structures in the body are curved at the scale of multiple cell lengths. Cells respond collectively to this curvature, and it influences their migration during development and growth.

Nature Physics, Published online: 29 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01752-3

Evidence for an exotic form of the Kondo effect has been obtained by placing magnetic atoms on single-layer 1T-TaSe2, which is a quantum spin liquid candidate. Unlike conventional Kondo screening, which arises from conduction electrons in a metal, the Kondo effect in 1T-TaSe2 arises from charge-neutral particles known as spinons.

Nature Physics, Published online: 29 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01755-0

Cervix and breast carcinomas are highly heterogeneous in their mechanical properties across scales. This heterogeneity provides the tumour with stability and room for cell motility.