A powderlike diffraction pattern of krypton measured with a krypton jet. Selected for a Focus story in Physics Magazine.

Next in the PRL series of forward-looking Essays, Jun Ye and Peter Zoller envision exciting research paths at the intersection of AMO physics, quantum technologies, and fundamental physics.

A new liquid-jet technology enabled researchers to test the theory for liquid freezing more stringently than was possible in previous experiments, but uncertainties remain.

Focus story on:
Johannes Möller et al.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 206102 (2024)

Measurements related to the production of lanthanum in stars where elements are thought to form via the “i process” indicate that less of the element is produced than models predict.

Research News on:
A. Spyrou et al.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 202701 (2024)

A disorder operator defined on the boundary of a two-dimensional Affleck-Kennedy-Lieb-Tasaki model reveals the connection between the gapless boundary mode and bulk criticality in the surface critical behavior.

Quantum Monte Carlo simulations of Rydberg atom arrays with kinetic constraints reveal a quantum slush state: a heterogeneous liquid and glass mixture with quasi-long-range order.

The coherence of single-photon emissions is controlled by coupling to optical cavities.

Active Brownian particles can be described by a Boltzmann–Enskog-like kinetic theory in which a motility-induced phase separation could arise from a reduced effective velocity of particles.

A deep-sea sponge’s intricate skeleton converts the horizontal flow of ocean currents into a vertical flow through the sponge’s body—a mechanism that helps with the sponge’s filter feeding.

Feature on:
Giacomo Falcucci et al.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 208402 (2024)

A scheme utilizing tunable gate voltages in a Kitaev spin liquid and a monolayer semiconductor is proposed as a method for both generating and detecting individual Ising anyons.

Clusters containing a mixture of the hydrogen isotopes para-H${}_2$ and D${}_2$ remain liquid at a temperature of 2 K and exhibit phase separation, a hallmark of quantum fluids.

The structural and segmental relaxation times in a deformed polymer glass are similar, indicating a connection between segmental mobility and structural relaxation.

Quantum fully homomorphic encryption is shown to be feasible on a compact silicon photonic chip, improving the prospects of a scalable, programmable, and stable quantum network infrastructure.

APS has selected 156 Outstanding Referees for 2024 who have demonstrated exceptional work in the assessment of manuscripts published in the Physical Review journals. A full list of the Outstanding Referees is available online.