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- Diamond melting in shock compression experiments at 1 TPa pressuresNature Physics, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03413-1 The location of the melting curve of diamond is unclear. Now, this is illuminated with shock compression experiments that provide strong evidence for shock-induced melting.
- Simple and efficient end-to-end quantum thermal and ground state preparationNature Physics, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03389-y Preparation of thermal and ground states is needed for a number of quantum algorithms but is generally computationally difficult. Now state preparation algorithms with efficiency guarantees have been developed for an important class of model.
- Wigner polarons probe the dynamics of a Wigner crystal in a monolayer semiconductorNature Physics, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03398-x Wigner crystals have been observed in 2D semiconductors, but their internal dynamics have been largely inaccessible. Now this is demonstrated in a monolayer semiconductor.
- Spectroscopy of Wigner crystal polarons in an atomically thin semiconductorNature Physics, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03395-0 Electron Wigner crystals have been observed in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides, but their collective excitations have not been shown. Now the signatures of these excitations are revealed in the optical spectra of a charge-tunable monolayer semiconductor.
- Phase coherence and disorder-induced wave propagation in micromotor arraysNature Physics, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03409-x Systems of coupled self-propulsive components, both biological and synthetic, display coordinated dynamics. Experiments with three-dimensional printed motors now show that rotary motion can lead to spatiotemporal order as well as disorder-induced wave propagation.
- Diamonds are a metrologist’s best friendsNature Physics, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03404-2 Owing to its exceptional characteristics, diamond finds many applications in metrology. Anita Chandran introduces us to the glittering world of natural and synthetic diamonds.
- No free energyNature Physics, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03403-3 No free energy
- Hydrodynamic rules of spatial regulation in biologyNature Physics, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03424-y A well-known fluid dynamical instability may hold the key to understanding shape changes and spatial organization in certain biological systems.
