Nature Physics, Published online: 13 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03059-5
In our very first issue we published eight research papers, on topics ranging from condensed matter physics to atom interferometry. Two decades on, we look back at those works and hear from their authors.
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- The first eight
- Still going strongNature Physics, Published online: 13 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03076-4 Two decades ago this month, Nature Physics published its first issue. We reflect on the past and look into the future.
- A vowel for the voltNature Physics, Published online: 13 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03058-6 Names of measurement units often honour notable scientists and are seemingly immune to change. Richard Brown and Juris Meija explore the legacy of this tradition.
- Twenty years of physics in motionNature Physics, Published online: 13 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03061-x Twenty years of physics in motion
- Strings and topological defects govern ordering kinetics in endothelial cell layersNature Physics, Published online: 09 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03014-4 Imposing shear flow on a cell layer induces an ordering transition. Now it is shown that an intermediate phase of ordering occurs driven by an interplay between cellular activity and the aligning field.
- Unified theory of phonon in solids with phase diagram of non-Debye anomaliesNature Physics, Published online: 07 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03057-7 Van Hove singularities in crystals and the boson peak in glasses are both deviations from the Debye theory of phonons. A unified model for the vibrational density of states now shows when these two phenomena have distinct phononic origins.
- How to build a long-lived qubitNature Physics, Published online: 06 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03044-y Improvements in qubit performance are essential for the development of large-scale quantum computing devices. Sustained progress requires a broad approach combining physics, materials science, and engineering mindsets.
- Mathematical discovery in the age of artificial intelligenceNature Physics, Published online: 06 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03042-0 In this comment, we consider how artificial intelligence tools are reshaping the way mathematical research is conducted and discuss how future developments of this technology will transform mathematical practice.
