Nature Physics

Nature Physics, Published online: 11 August 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01718-5

Computer simulations have revealed the topological nature of the liquid–liquid phase transition in colloidal water. This finding might lead to an experimental observation of this topological transition with colloids as building blocks.

Nature Physics, Published online: 11 August 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01693-x

Absence of evidence of superconductivity in sulfur hydride in optical reflectance experiments

Nature Physics, Published online: 11 August 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01695-9

The study of statistical correlations is central to the description of complex quantum objects. Measurements of density correlation functions of ultracold molecules are now possible through the realization of a molecular quantum gas microscope.

Nature Physics, Published online: 11 August 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01705-w

The isotropy of a spherical droplet’s surface causes uniform distribution of adsorbed molecules. However, wrapping the droplet by a crystalline monolayer induces structural defects, enabling temperature-controllable positioning of adsorbates.

Nature Physics, Published online: 11 August 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01697-7

The anomalous Hall effect can signify that a material has a spontaneous magnetic order. Now, twisted bilayer graphene shows this effect at half filling, suggesting that the ground state is valley-polarized.

Nature Physics, Published online: 11 August 2022; doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01698-6

Supercooled water undergoes a liquid–liquid phase transition. The authors show that the two phases have distinct hydrogen-bond networks, differing in their degree of entanglement, and thus the transition can be described by the topological changes of the network.