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    The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.

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    The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 has been awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter“.

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    This Focus Collection aims to bring together cutting-edge experimental and theoretical developments in the rapidly evolving field of microwave quantum communication and sensing.

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    This collection aims to provide a description of the state-of-the-art in time-resolved X-ray spectroscopic measurements, including applications, technological developments and theoretical studies to explore ultrafast phenomena in isolated quantum systems.

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    This Collection highlights theoretical and experimental original research and commissioned commentary on topics in quantum many-body dynamics. The

    Image: Featured image of Hales et al., Nat Commun 14, 3512 (2023); Credit to: Yao Wang
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    In this Focus Collection, many different facets of the interdisciplinary field of photochemically triggered switches and motors, intertwining molecular physics, spectroscopy, material science, and computational chemistry, are brought together to provide our readers with a selection of works reflecting the latest advances emerging challenges, and future aims in this exciting research field.

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    In this open collection, we aim to publish articles in multidisciplinary areas dedicated to the recent development of FEL sources and their applications. This collection will feature technical and instrumental progress in the generation of FEL pulses at higher repetition rates and their spectral and temporal characterization.

    Image: Featured image of Vassholz et al., Nat Commun 12, 3468 (2021)
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    In this collection, we aim to bring together cutting-edge research on nonlinear Integrated photonics, crossing multidisciplinary areas.

    Image: Liu et al., Nat Commun 12, 2236 (2021)
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    15 years ago, topological insulators were discovered, marking the start of a new branch of condensed matter physics.

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    The European (space) science community was asked to review where we are, describe where research should go and provide recommendations on future research focus for ESA’s human and robotic space exploration programme.

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