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- Quantum computing isn’t just about scalingNature Physics, Published online: 30 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03110-5 The race to demonstrate quantum error correction often focuses on making ever-larger devices. A demonstration showing that splitting a surface-code logical qubit into two simpler repetition codes substantially reduces logical gate errors reminds us that advancing quantum computing does not hinge solely on scaling qubit numbers.
- Observation of dissipationless fractional Chern insulatorNature Physics, Published online: 30 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03167-2 Fractional Chern insulators have been observed in moiré MoTe2 at zero magnetic field, but the expected zero longitudinal resistance has not been demonstrated. Now it is shown that improving device quality allows this effect to appear.
- Lattice surgery realized on two distance-three repetition codes with superconducting qubitsNature Physics, Published online: 30 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03090-6 Quantum error correction codes protect quantum information, but running algorithms also requires the ability to perform gates on logical qubits. A lattice surgery scheme for fault-tolerant gates has now been demonstrated in a quantum repetition code.
- Spontaneous switching in a protein signalling array reveals near-critical cooperativityNature Physics, Published online: 29 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03158-3 Many biological systems appear to organize their dynamics close to a critical point. Now it is shown that the protein array mediating Escherichia coli chemosensing is near-critical, enabling large signal amplification without compromising response speeds.
- Bacterial sensors poised at criticalityNature Physics, Published online: 29 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03160-9 Spontaneous switching between active and inactive states in bacterial chemosensory arrays is shown to operate near a critical point. Through biologically controlled disorder, cells balance high signal gain with fast response.
- Mode locking between helimagnetism and ferromagnetismNature Physics, Published online: 28 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03148-5 Understanding microwave emission from resonating spin spirals is key for on-chip magnonics. Now, real-time spin precession modes with distinct microwave patterns are captured in a helimagnet/ferromagnet heterostructure.
- Nanoscale ultrafast lattice modulation with a free-electron laserNature Physics, Published online: 27 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03161-8 Applications of optical laser-based techniques are limited by the long wavelengths of the lasers. Now, observations of phonons and thermal transport at nanometre length scales are reported with an all-hard X-ray transient-grating spectroscopy technique.
- Collective transitions from orbiting to matrix invasion in three-dimensional multicellular spheroidsNature Physics, Published online: 26 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03150-x Symmetry breaking is key to tissue formation. Now it is shown that symmetry breaking of epithelial spheroids is controlled by an interplay of collective migration with curvature and matrix remodelling.
