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Many scientists consider peer review a crucial part of science, but are frustrated by its perceived failures. Historian of science Melinda Baldwin suggests we consider peer review’s historical development to better understand its present-day form.
Thomas Chalopin explains how optical superlattices enhance quantum gas microscopy by enabling the preparation of low-temperature samples and the simulation of exotic models with single-site resolution.
The Weyl orbit is a type of cyclotron orbit that appears in topological semimetals. This Perspective discusses the Weyl orbit in the context of the 3D quantum Hall effect and provides an outlook on new phenomena that can arise from these states.
The Higgs boson is central to our understanding of the structure of matter in high-energy particle physics: the origin of mass, stability of the vacuum and key issues in cosmology. Here we review recent progress in experiment and theory and the prospects for future discoveries.
Magnetic molecules have been widely proposed for different quantum technologies due to their bewildering quantum properties. This Review describes techniques of paramount importance for the characterization, understanding and, ultimately, manipulation of the electronic properties of these systems.
The mechanism behind high-temperature superconductivity has been an arena of fierce debate in the condensed matter community for 35 years. As the discussion mellows, the time is ripe for new ideas.
Phonon heat conduction at the microscale and the nanoscale exhibits rich phenomena beyond the predictions of Fourier’s law, rivalling the phenomena of electrons. This Review discusses phonon heat conduction regimes, including the Casimir–Knudsen size effect, hydrodynamic transport, coherent transport (from quantization and localization) and divergence.
Launched 2 years ago, the Deep-Space Atomic Clock (DSAC) mission has exceeded expectations for the first mercury ion clock in space, demonstrating a long-term stability beyond the current performance of other space clocks.
Sergey Borisenko reflects on 99 years of angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), a technique widely used today to understand the electronic structure of materials.
The rotations of levitated particles can show pronounced quantum effects, enabling tests of quantum physics and torque measurements with unprecedented sensitivity. Breakthroughs in cooling and controlling nanorotors set the stage for such experiments.
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging and in vivo histology go beyond standard magnetic resonance imaging, aiming at characterizing tissue microstructure of the living brain. This Technical Review discusses advances in concepts, instrumentation, biophysical models and validation approaches facilitating this rapidly developing field.
A table-top experiment, reported in Physical Review Letters, simulates a shockwave propagating through a solid and provides evidence that continuum models do not capture all the relevant physics.
Majorana zero modes are non-Abelian anyons that hold promise for realizing topologically protected quantum computation. This Review discusses how scanning tunnelling microscopy can identify Majorana zero modes and investigate their properties, and outlines future research direction of the field.
Anecdotal but elusive reports suggest that hot water quenched in a cold container can sometimes begin to freeze sooner than warm water under similar initial conditions. John Bechhoefer and colleagues discuss recent experiments that show how this ‘Mpemba effect’ can be reliably reproduced and quantitatively understood.
The recent discovery of higher-order band topology in topological insulators has unveiled the hierarchical structure of topological band theory. This Perspective reviews this rapidly developing field and discusses future directions, including open challenges, future trends, synergy and its use in other fields and potential applications.
The interconnectedness of the financial system is increasing over time, and modelling it as a network captures key interactions between financial institutions. This Review surveys the most successful applications of statistical physics and complex networks to the description and understanding of financial networks.
Writing on behalf of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) collaboration, Arthur McDonald recalls the discoveries that followed the SNO result on solar neutrino fluxes, published 20 years ago.
