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- Dynamic magneto-chiral instability in photoexcited telluriumNature Physics, Published online: 09 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03145-8 Instabilities in chiral plasmas can amplify electromagnetic waves, raising the question of whether chiral solids behave similarly. Now a magneto-chiral instability is demonstrated in tellurium, observed as growing terahertz emission after photoexcitation.
- <i>E. coli</i> chemosensing accuracy is not limited by stochastic molecule arrivalsNature Physics, Published online: 08 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03111-4 The chemosensing accuracy of E. coli cells is shown to be limited by internal noise in signal processing, rather than the stochasticity of molecule arrivals at their receptors, contrary to long-held understanding in the field.
- A polyhedral structure controls programmable self-assemblyNature Physics, Published online: 08 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03120-3 Programmable self-assembly can help construct complex nanostructures. Now a mathematical framework can identify if and how a particular structure can be assembled.
- Bacteria may not be good at chemotaxisNature Physics, Published online: 08 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03103-4 Bacteria appear to be masters of chemotaxis, but it is unclear how well they process chemical information. A study now argues that cells squander most sensory information, making chemotaxis far less efficient than established physical limits allow.
- Mechanical origin for non-equilibrium ultrasensitivity in the bacterial flagellar motorNature Physics, Published online: 07 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03105-2 Bacterial flagellar motors switch rotation direction with high sensitivity to environmental inputs. A theoretical model explains how torque-dependent non-equilibrium switching contributes to ultrasensitivity.
- A non-equilibrium model for ultrasensitive switching in bacterial flagellar motorsNature Physics, Published online: 07 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03125-y Bacterial motors respond to chemical signals with high sensitivity to control cell swimming behaviour. However, the established model that describes how this sensitivity arises is an equilibrium model, which is inconsistent with experimental findings. A model is now proposed in which high sensitivity results from non-equilibrium mechanical interactions within the motor.
- Optical control of orbital magnetism in magic-angle twisted bilayer grapheneNature Physics, Published online: 06 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03117-y Strong correlations and topology have been seen in moiré graphene, but their optical control has not been shown yet. Now, the optical manipulation of orbital magnetism and anomalous Hall effects is demonstrated in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene.
- Embryo geometry sets the tempoNature Physics, Published online: 05 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03136-9 The geometry of the zebrafish egg is shown to generate a gradient in cell size upon successive cell divisions. This gradient specifies stereotyped patterns of cell-cycle progression, zygotic genome activation and cell-fate specification.
