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- Dynamic traction force measurements of migrating immune cells in 3D biopolymer matricesNature Physics, Published online: 24 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02632-8 Immune cells are believed not to generate large traction forces during migration. Now, measurements of natural killer cells in dense tissue reveal bursts of large traction forces as they move through narrow pores.
- Electronic response of a Mott insulator at a current-induced insulator-to-metal transitionNature Physics, Published online: 24 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02629-3 Ca2RuO4 is a Mott insulator that becomes a metal when a current is passed through it. Now, the changes in its electronic structure are revealed as this transition takes place.
- On the right trackNature Physics, Published online: 24 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02647-1 A platform for imaging traction forces exerted by moving cells overcomes current reconstruction limitations. This technique has identified unknown migration dynamics of immune cells and resolved traction forces of single and multicellular systems.
- Phase transition in magic with random quantum circuitsNature Physics, Published online: 23 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02637-3 Coherent noise affecting a random error correcting code is now shown to produce a transition between phases that accumulate and destroy magic.
- Simulation of asteroid deflection with a megajoule-class X-ray pulseNature Physics, Published online: 23 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02633-7 Deflection is one of the options discussed for preventing catastrophic collisions of asteroids with Earth. Now, a megajoule-class X-ray pulse is used to simulate such scenarios, demonstrating that it is a viable strategy at higher interceptor energies.
- Coherent errors make magicNature Physics, Published online: 23 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02620-y Error-corrected quantum computers require access to so-called magic states to outperform classical devices. Now, a study has shown that coherent errors can drive error-correcting codes into high-magic states that could be a resource for universal quantum computing.
- Non-Abelian chiral dynamics in a lattice under synthetic SU(2) gauge fieldsNature Physics, Published online: 20 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02645-3 A tunable SU(2) gauge field has been realized experimentally in a Raman momentum lattice using ultracold atoms. The chiral dynamics of the system have been investigated under different gauge potentials, whose non-Abelian nature was confirmed through observation of the non-Abelian Aharonov–Bohm effect.
- A dual-species Rydberg arrayNature Physics, Published online: 20 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02638-2 Rydberg atoms in optical tweezers are a promising platform for quantum information science. A platform composed of dual-species Rydberg arrays has been realized, offering access to unexplored interaction regimes and crosstalk-free midcircuit control.
