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  1. Single- and two-mode magnon thermal squeezing
    Nature Physics, Published online: 01 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03294-4 Obtaining squeezed states in magnets are a key challenge for future spin-based sensing and information technology. Now thermal squeezing of magnons, where noise drops below thermal levels, is shown in a ferrimagnetic insulator device.
  2. Hong–Ou–Mandel interference of more than ten indistinguishable atoms
    Nature Physics, Published online: 01 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03302-7 Hong–Ou–Mandel interference has been difficult to extend to ensembles of many massive particles. Measurements on up to 12 neutral atoms now exhibit characteristic multiparticle interference pattern with single-atom resolution and negligible loss.
  3. Thorium-229 lifetime locked down
    Nature Physics, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03310-7 For about ten years, the lifetime of a nuclear metastable state in singly charged thorium-229 ions has puzzled physicists, because it appeared to be shorter than theoretically expected. The solution provides a hint towards an uncommon decay channel.
  4. Growth and control of suspended ice bridges during sessile droplet freezing
    Nature Physics, Published online: 28 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03296-2 Frost propagation on surfaces is accelerated by the growth of in-plane ice fragments that connect supercooled sessile droplets. Now a competing phenomenon involving suspended out-of-plane ice bridges that decelerate frost propagation is reported.
  5. Electron matter waves with internal torque
    Nature Physics, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03308-1 Laser light cannot probe or control rotation at the single-atom level in a material. Now electron matter waves with internal torque show promise for studying and manipulating materials on atomic scales.
  6. Robustness of Majorana modes to a disorder potential in atomic chains on a superconducting Rashba alloy
    Nature Physics, Published online: 26 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03322-3 The presence of Majorana zero modes is often difficult to confirm experimentally due to the detrimental effects of disorder. Now, a chain of magnetic atoms on a proximatized surface is shown to exhibit robust Majorana states with disorder present.
  7. Reconfigurable and multifunctional circuits using the Stark effect in black phosphorus
    Nature Physics, Published online: 25 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03293-5 Tuning of the Stark effect in black phosphorus is used to build adjustable digital and analogue circuits including a high-performance transistor array for neural networks. It offers a promising opportunity for next-generation electronics.
  8. Oxygen-centred planar orbitals in the electronic structure and spin-density-wave reconstruction of multilayer nickelates
    Nature Physics, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03286-4 The potential similarities in the superconductivity in nickelates and cuprates is a topic of debate. Now a distinct likeness is observed in the electronic properties of these materials, which hints that the microscopic mechanisms may be related.