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- Exchange-mediated spin–electric control of single molecules on surfacesNature Physics, Published online: 29 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03353-w Single molecules that host isolated spins are promising candidates for applications in quantum technologies. Now it is shown that exchange interactions enable electric control of spins in two different molecular species.
- Surface <i>d</i>-orbital order in an intermetallic compoundNature Physics, Published online: 29 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03359-4 Whether orbital order can exist with a clear band-structure fingerprint in correlated materials has remained unresolved. Now an orbital order from rare earth 5d electrons without structural or magnetic order is seen in an intermetallic compound.
- An integrated theoretical and numerical approach to understand modern experiments on quantum magnetismNature Physics, Published online: 29 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03304-5 Models of quantum magnets have predicted many exciting phenomena that are yet to be observed. This Perspective argues that much tighter collaboration between analytical theory, numerics and experiments is needed to make progress.
- Ultrashort light pulses can transform a semiconductor into a topological insulatorNature Physics, Published online: 26 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03340-1 The electronic structure of materials can be tailored using pulses of light, and through this so-called Floquet engineering, novel materials can be designed. Now, the technique has been used to create light-induced metallic surface states in the band gap of a semiconductor — transforming the material, transiently, into a topological insulator.
- Coherent control of interacting solid-state spins below the diffraction limitNature Physics, Published online: 26 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03319-y Interacting electron spins in solid-state devices could be used for quantum networks, but such spins are often too closely spaced to be individually addressed. Single-spin control has now been demonstrated for interacting rare-earth dopants.
- A minimal in vitro assay for cell intercalation highlights the importance of interfacial tension and migratory forcesNature Physics, Published online: 26 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03311-6 Cell intercalation is an exchange of cell neighbours. Now it is shown in a minimal system of four cells that intercalation is driven by junction tension and migratory forces.
- Floquet topological state induced by light-driven band inversion in SnTeNature Physics, Published online: 25 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03341-0 Floquet engineering could, in principle, induce a topological phase in semiconductors, but clear evidence has been lacking. Now it is shown in SnTe that femtosecond light pulses briefly create a topological state that is absent at equilibrium.
- Anomalous crossover from three-dimensional Heisenberg to two-dimensional Ising magnetism in a van der Waals magnetNature Physics, Published online: 25 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03356-7 Long-range magnetic order in low-dimensional systems depends on dimensionality and magnetic anisotropy. Now self-intercalation has been shown to tune a crossover from 3D Heisenberg to 2D Ising ferromagnetism in Fe3GeTe2.
