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- Integrate physics education research by fixing departmental structuresNature Physics, Published online: 17 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03451-9 Integrate physics education research by fixing departmental structures
- Weakly interacting spinons and tightly bound triplons in the frustrated quantum spin-Peierls chainNature Physics, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03447-5 A combination of one-dimensional magnetic frustration and three-dimensional lattice distortions causes the quantum magnet CuGeO3 to form a dimerized state. Now the authors demonstrate how this interplay affects fractionalized quasiparticles of CuGeO3.
- Mechanisms of spatial pattern transition in motile bacterial collectivesNature Physics, Published online: 15 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03416-y Myxococcus xanthus is a bacterial predator that can transition between swarming and rippling behaviours. It is now shown that this transition occurs owing to a combination of local cellular alignment and cell reversal.
- An algorithm to generate two-dimensional critical lattice models using competing anyon condensationNature Physics, Published online: 14 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03438-6 Conformal field theories have a central role in statistical and high-energy theoretical physics. An algorithm to systematically generate critical lattice models described by different conformal field theories has now been identified.
- Generation of a high-intensity, superthermal muonium beam for gravity and laser spectroscopy experimentsNature Physics, Published online: 14 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03433-x A high-intensity, superthermal beam is generated by extracting muonium from a thin layer of superfluid helium. This beam can be used for tests of gravity and laser spectroscopy.
- Electrification mechanisms in sliding liquid and frozen dropsNature Physics, Published online: 14 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03449-3 When sliding along an insulating surface, liquid drops become charged. Experiments with self-ionizing and non-polar liquids on different substrates suggest the competition of at least two underlying mechanisms.
- An intense superthermal muonium beamNature Physics, Published online: 14 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03435-9 Conventional sources of muonium — a bound state of a positively charged muon and an electron — produce diffuse thermal beams. Now an intense, superthermal muonium beam with a velocity distribution far narrower than existing sources has been achieved.
- Criticality from competitionNature Physics, Published online: 14 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03450-w Conformal field theories describe universal physics at quantum critical points, but it is hard to find microscopic models that realize particular field theories. Studying competing boundary conditions of topological phases provides a systematic way to build such models.
