Nature Physics, Published online: 07 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03407-z
Analysis of the mechanical properties of mitotic chromosomes is key for understanding the robustness of chromosomes during cell division. It is now shown that chromosomes are highly mechanically heterogeneous.
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- Large intra-chromosome heterogeneity leads to emergent nonlinear mechanics
- Perfect particle transmission through duality defectsNature Physics, Published online: 07 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03390-5 Dualities between different models are an important tool in theoretical many-body physics. Here a constructive recipe is given for topological interfaces between dual models that are transparent to wavepackets but alter their properties.
- Time-domain identification of distinct mechanisms for competing charge density waves in a rare-earth tritellurideNature Physics, Published online: 07 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03382-5 ErTe3 hosts two charge-density-wave orders and the origin of the weaker one remains unclear. Tracking its recovery after light excitation now points to nucleation and growth as the underlying mechanism.
- Braids of lightNature Physics, Published online: 07 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03399-w Non-Hermitian systems trace braid-like eigenvalue paths that are difficult to observe directly. Coupled chip-scale lasers now reveal braided spectra, enabling real-time visualization of non-Hermitian topology.
- Orbitronics becomes disorder-resilientNature Physics, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03388-z It is unclear whether crystalline disorder can suppress angular momentum transport. Now, a study reveals the disorder resilience of such transport and uncovers distinct orbital relaxation processes across a wide range of disordered thin films.
- Publisher Correction: Reply to: Conductance measurements cannot distinguish crossed Andreev reflection from elastic co-tunnelling in normal–superconductor–normal junctionsNature Physics, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03430-0 Publisher Correction: Reply to: Conductance measurements cannot distinguish crossed Andreev reflection from elastic co-tunnelling in normal–superconductor–normal junctions
- Altermagnetic photonic crystalsNature Physics, Published online: 03 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03405-1 Altermagnetism has been experimentally demonstrated in fermionic systems, but not yet in photonic systems. Now it is observed in a magnetophotonic crystal.
- Quantification of elastic barriers to rearrangement in molecular glassesNature Physics, Published online: 31 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03394-1 Elastic stresses are believed to play a role in the vitrification process in glasses, but measuring them is challenging. Imposing elastic boundary conditions is now shown to provide a way to probe elastic effects within glassy samples.
