Nature Reviews Physics

AI-driven research in pure mathematics and theoretical physics - Nature Reviews Physics Advances in artificial-intelligence-assisted mathematical investigations suggest that human–machine collaboration will be an integral part of future theoretical research.

Yang-Hui He explored some of these ideas in more detail in a nice article for @natrevphys.nature.com in August last year.
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Tensor networks for quantum computing - Nature Reviews Physics Tensor networks provide a powerful tool for understanding and improving quantum computing. This Technical Review discusses applications in simulation, circuit synthesis, error correction and mitigatio...

Technical Review: Tensor networks for quantum computing, by Yuri Alexeev & colleagues ⚛️
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Physicists disagree wildly on what quantum mechanics says about reality, Nature survey shows First major attempt to chart researchers’ views finds interpretations in conflict.

This year quantum physics turns 100, so @nature.com decided to conduct the biggest ever survey of what lies behind it. Do physicists really believe in multiple universes? Can influences happen instantaneously? Is the Copenhagen interpretation all it's cut out to be? ⚛️🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Physicists disagree wildly on what quantum mechanics says about reality, Nature survey shows First major attempt to chart researchers’ views finds interpretations in conflict.

This news piece in @nature.com is fun because no matter where you land on #quantum interpretations, you can look at the survey results and go "woah how many people believe WHAT??" (also there's a quiz to see what quantum interpretation suits you) ⚛️

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Focused ion-beam milled lamellas for correlated optical and structural imaging of quantum dots - Nature Reviews Physics Yonatan Ossia describes how focussed ion beam milling can help to correlate the emission spectroscopy of quantum dots with electron micrographs.

In this Tools of the Trade article, Yonatan Ossia gives some helpful tips for performing focused ion-beam milled lamellas for correlated optical and structural imaging of quantum dots ⚛️ #ECR #AcademicSky
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Need some Friday afternoon reading? ICYMI, here's a short read on how to use #art to make #science more #sustainable

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Drop friction - Nature Reviews Physics The dynamic wetting of sliding drops, particularly of water, remains poorly understood. New experimental techniques have shown that, in addition to viscous dissipation, other energy dissipation mechan...

What determines the force required to initiate drop sliding? How does drop friction depend on drop velocity? What processes lead to energy dissipation once a drop has started to slide, and how much do they contribute?

Hans-Jürgen Butt & co discuss drop friction ⚛️
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Atomistic computing of the solid–fluid surface free energy and tension - Nature Reviews Physics This article reviews atomistic methods for computing solid–fluid surface free energy and tension, highlighting challenges from anisotropy. It discusses simulation techniques and methodological develop...

Technical Review: Atomistic computing of the solid–fluid surface free energy and tension, by Aziz Ghoufi ⚛️
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A spectroscopist’s view of the evolving story of exoplanet K2-18 b - Nature Reviews Physics K2-18 b is the only habitable-zone exoplanet with a detectable atmosphere — initially associated with water vapour, now accepted as being due to methane. Recent observations suggest possible biomarker...

K2-18 b is the only habitable-zone exoplanet with a detectable atmosphere — initially associated with water vapour, now accepted as due to methane. Recent observations suggest possible biomarkers. Jonathan Tennyson & Sergei N Yurchenko assess these shifting conclusions
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Data challenges and prospects of high-resolution spectroscopy of exoplanets - Nature Reviews Physics Exoplanetary atmosphere studies rely on the quality of laboratory spectroscopy and observational astronomy. This Technical Review highlights the power of high-resolution cross-correlation spectroscopy...

Technical Review: Data challenges and prospects of high-resolution spectroscopy of exoplanets, by Sergei N. Yurchenko, Jonathan Tennyson & Matteo Brogi ⚛️
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New Precise x Cursed collab just dropped

Top tip for review articles: If your topic is vague, your article will either be very long or very superficial. At Nature Reviews Physics, we want Precise or Cursed only, pls

In software development, open-source projects are common and directly compete with proprietary for-profit products. Francesco Bova & @rgmelko.bsky.social argue that in #quantumcomputing, an open-source initiative is needed and would play a more complementary role ⚛️🧪
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Shaping the history of quantum physics to make women visible - Nature Reviews Physics A substantial number of female physicists in the first half of the 20th century contributed to quantum physics. For the history of physics to properly recognize their work, new approaches are needed.

Studying the contributions of women to #quantum physics is not just about making hidden figures visible and marketing them as role models in the media. It is also important to examine & contextualize their work, argues Andrea Reichenberger in this Comment ⚛️ #HistSci
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The potential of multidimensional photonic computing - Nature Reviews Physics Multidimensional photonic computing is a framework that combines classical and quantum approaches, leveraging the properties of light. This Perspective explores its potential to enable scalable, neuro...

Wolfram Pernice & colleagues explain developments in the realization of multidimensional computing platforms based on #photonic systems ⚛️
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Applications of certified randomness - Nature Reviews Physics Randomness is used in many applications where unpredictability is often paramount to ensure fairness and security. This Perspective discusses how quantum computation can generate certified randomness ...

Ruslan Shaydulin, Marco Pistoia & colleagues explore real-world applications where using certified randomness protocols may lead to improved security and fairness ⚛️

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a kitten is looking at a laptop screen . Alt: A kitten attempting to use the command line on a laptop

ICYMI: Our July editorial looks at the under-appreciated heroes of computational physics — research software engineers ⚛️ #RSEng

(pictured: what it's like trying to do computing without the professionals on board)
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The cover of this issue illustrates the evolution of computing systems used by physicists

In July:
👩‍💻Physics needs research software engineers
⚡Energy consumption of quantum circuits
💫Supercomputing & exascale simulation for fusion
🖥️Shifting sands of hardware & software in exascale quantum mechanical simulations
🥪Exciton condensate in vDW layered materials
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Topological rainbow trapping - Nature Reviews Physics Topological rainbow trapping combines slow-wave effects with topological robustness to spatially separate wave frequencies. This Review highlights its physical principles, implementation in different ...

Sayed El. Soliman, Maria Barlou, Zi Jing Wong and Kosmas L Tsakmakidis review topological rainbow trapping ⚛️🧪
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The quantum Mpemba effects - Nature Reviews Physics In recent years, notable theoretical and experimental progress has been made in understanding both the classical and quantum versions of the Mpemba effect, in which a hotter system freezes faster than...

The quantum Mpemba effects - a Perspective from Filiberto Ares, Pasquale Calabrese and Sara Murciano ⚛️🧪
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A great opportunity to work with @rachelpcwon.bsky.social at our sister journal @natrevelectreng.nature.com !⚛️🧪

It's #CleanAirDay! From our archives: How standardizing ‘low-cost’ air quality monitors will help measure pollution, by Richard J. C. Brown & Nicholas A. Martin ⚛️🧪

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A helpful reminder from our friends @natrevbioeng.nature.com about the value of writing for the writer, not just their audience

Saki the Artist wearing a ball gown made of upcycled nitrile gloves. Photo: Jürgen Hofmann

An elegant chandelier, which as you look more closely you realize is made of pipettes. Photo: Jürgen Hofmann

World View: Art as a catalyst for promoting sustainable research ⚛️🧪

Saki the Artist shares how making art with plastic waste from @istaresearch.bsky.social helped bridge the gap between sustainability knowledge and action: www.nature.com/articles/s42...

📸: Jürgen Hofmann

Consider the energy consumption of your quantum circuits - Nature Reviews Physics Quantum solutions are typically evaluated in terms of performance, efficiency, speedup or the number of qubits — but not energy consumption. Yet quantum computing comes at a high energy cost. To make ...

Consider the energy consumption of your #quantum circuits, argue Coral Calero, Macario Polo, Elena Desdentado & Mª Ángeles Moraga in this Comment ⚛️

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Accelerating fusion research via supercomputing - Nature Reviews Physics Against a backdrop of global energy demands, it would be helpful to accelerate the transition of fusion energy from laboratory experiments to working power plants. This Perspective discusses areas of fusion energy research that are benefitting from supercomputing, such as simulations of complex plasma behaviour and materials under extreme conditions.

Accelerating fusion research via supercomputing

A Perspective article by Frank Jenko
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From last year, a historian of science weighing in... 🧪
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Saki the Artist wearing a ball gown made of upcycled nitrile gloves. Photo: Jürgen Hofmann

An elegant chandelier, which as you look more closely you realize is made of pipettes. Photo: Jürgen Hofmann

World View: Art as a catalyst for promoting sustainable research ⚛️🧪

Saki the Artist shares how making art with plastic waste from @istaresearch.bsky.social helped bridge the gap between sustainability knowledge and action: www.nature.com/articles/s42...

📸: Jürgen Hofmann

Imaging quantum correlations using a camera - Nature Reviews Physics Shaurya Aarav introduces a quantum imaging method that uses a high-resolution camera to speed up imaging acquisition while retaining correlation information.

And in our June issue we also have a Tools of the Trade piece from Shaurya Aarav, who introduces a quantum imaging method that uses a high-resolution camera to speed up imaging acquisition while retaining correlation information
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Our first Journal Club article is by Yertay Zhiyenbayev (@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social) who recounts how a 2020 paper that demonstrated isolated colour centres in silicon for use in quantum optics inspired him to pursue this area of research

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