High Impact Physics

Probing picometre-scale interlayer deformations via hyperbolic polaritons

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=7 reply.impact=6 Highest h-index author on this paper: Shuang Zhang (h-index 103) That author's affiliation: National Center for Nanoscience and Technology First author institution: National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Last author institution: Shanghai Jiao Tong University A new polaritonic optical method that uses the mid-infrared out-of-plane hyperbolic polaritons mode is described and experimentally validated to allow the examination of picometre-scale interlayer deformations, providing a bridge between nanomechanics and photonics.

Visualizing the impact of quenched disorder on 2D electron Wigner solids

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=7 reply.impact=6 Highest h-index author on this paper: Takashi Taniguchi (h-index 204) That author's affiliation: School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA Institution (first & last author): Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA A technique combining atomically resolved scanning tunnelling microscopy with neural-quantum-state quantum Monte Carlo simulation of disordered 2D electron Wigner solids establishes a powerful framework to enable the clear identification of two distinct defect-induced disorder regimes.

Reimagining machine vision with optical computing

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=6 reply.impact=7 A general-purpose artificial-intelligence vision system for use in image-sensing devices has been developed by embedding fundamentals of core computer-vision operations into a light-manipulating planar material called an optical metasurface. A prototype enables accurate, real-time perception and processing across diverse tasks, suggesting that this could be a solution for rapid, low-energy, on-device vision intelligence.

Nanoscale strain wave generation by a piezoelectric grating from polar vortices

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=8 reply.impact=7 Highest h-index author on this paper: R. Ramesh (h-index 130) That author's affiliation: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory First author institution: Pohang University of Science and Technology Last author institution: Soongsil University Topological structures can be designed to display desired properties or functions. As now shown, a periodic structure of polar vortices can, upon piezoelectric modulation, act as a diffraction grating for nanoscale strain waves.

Microscopic signatures of an imaginary charge density wave in a kagome metal

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=7 reply.impact=6 Whether imaginary charge density waves and their associated loop currents exist has remained an open question. Now signatures of this state have been observed in kagome metal CsV3Sb5, revealing spontaneous time-reversal symmetry breaking.

Entanglement as a fairness mechanism in randomized quantum games

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=7 reply.impact=6 Entanglement as a fairness mechanism in randomized quantum games

Restoring Heisenberg scaling in time via autonomous quantum error correction

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=9 reply.impact=8 Restoring Heisenberg scaling in time via autonomous quantum error correction

Quantum Fisher information in a strange metal

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=8 reply.impact=7 Highest h-index author on this paper: Qimiao Si (h-index 64) That author's affiliation: Rice University Institution (first & last author): TU Wien A strange metal is a strongly correlated quantum state that occurs in many different materials. Now, quantum Fisher information is shown to increase as the strange metal forms, indicating that the state has high multipartite entanglement.

Generation of ultra-broadband frequency comb in strongly bistable nonlinear magnonic resonator

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=6 reply.impact=7 Highest h-index author on this paper: A. N. Slavin (h-index 67) Institution (first & last author): Unknown Researchers report a breakthrough in ultra-broadband magnonic frequency combs by driving a nonlinear YIG resonator far off-resonance, yielding over 350 comb lines across 450 MHz with continuously tunable spacing.

Composable free-space continuous-variable quantum key distribution using discrete modulation

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=6 reply.impact=5 Highest h-index author on this paper: Gerd Leuchs (h-index 81) Institution (first & last author): Unknown Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 24, June 2026.

Single-particle tunneling spectrum with a robust superconducting gap in La2PrNi2O7 thin films at ambient pressure

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=9 reply.impact=8 Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 24, June 2026.

Lieb–Liniger interaction via self-interacting stationary light polaritons

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=9 reply.impact=7 Lieb–Liniger interaction via self-interacting stationary light polaritons

Combinatorial optimization with Kerr solitons

Fri, 22 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=7 reply.impact=6 Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 21, May 2026.

Oxygen-centred planar orbitals in the electronic structure and spin-density-wave reconstruction of multilayer nickelates

Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=9 reply.impact=8 Highest h-index author on this paper: Yuzi Liu (h-index 63) That author's affiliation: Argonne National Laboratory Institution (first & last author): University of British Columbia The potential similarities in the superconductivity in nickelates and cuprates is a topic of debate. Now a distinct likeness is observed in the electronic properties of these materials, which hints that the microscopic mechanisms may be related.

Nondestructive Optical Readout and Manipulation of Circular Rydberg Atoms

Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=8 reply.impact=8 Highest h-index author on this paper: Anonymous (h-index 1) Institution (first & last author): Unknown Local quantum nondemolition measurements and optical manipulation of long-lived circular Rydberg atoms are demonstrated by coupling them to an auxiliary array of low-angular-momentum Rydberg atoms.

Emergence of unconventional ferroelectric phase in ultrathin Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 films

Wed, 20 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=6 reply.impact=6 Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 21, May 2026.

Ferromagnetic superconductivity with excitonic Cooper pairs: Application to Γ-valley twisted semiconductors

Wed, 20 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=8 reply.impact=7 Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 21, May 2026.

Probing individual quantum emitters in bulk semiconductors via photonic nanojets

Wed, 20 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=6 reply.impact=5 Highest h-index author on this paper: Behrooz Semnani (h-index 5) Institution (first & last author): Unknown Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 21, May 2026.

Persistent paramagnons in high-temperature infinite-layer nickelate superconductors

Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=8 reply.impact=8 Highest h-index author on this paper: Xingjiang Zhou (h-index 52) Institution (first & last author): Unknown The authors report a resonant inelastic x-ray scattering study of superconducting Sm-based infinite-layer nickelate thin films. Despite the two-fold enhancement of Tc in the Sm-based nickelates compared to their Pr-based counterparts, they find that the effective in-plane exchange coupling strength is reduced by approximately 20%.

Mapping the positions of Two-Level-Systems on the surface of a superconducting transmon qubit

Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=9 reply.impact=9 Highest h-index author on this paper: Jürgen Lisenfeld (h-index 24) That author's affiliation: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Institution (first & last author): Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Mapping the positions of Two-Level-Systems on the surface of a superconducting transmon qubit

Anticipating decoherence in quantum systems

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=8 reply.impact=7 Highest h-index author on this paper: Sean Borneman (h-index 0) Institution (first & last author): Unknown Decoherence is a central obstacle to scalable quantum technologies across diverse physical platforms. Here the authors develop an anticipatory framework for real-time evolution of decoherence in quantum systems, demonstrating its internal-prediction component using machine learning, and apply it to the problem of spectral diffusion in solid-state quantum emitters.

More spin flow with less dissipation

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=6 reply.impact=6 More spin current can be produced with less energy lost at the source, thanks to inter-magnet pumping that rebalances angular momentum dissipation between sublattices in a ferrimagnetic multilayer.

Generalized Toffoli gates with customizable single-step multiple-qubit control

Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=9 reply.impact=7 Highest h-index author on this paper: Dah-Wei Chiou (h-index 16) That author's affiliation: National Taiwan University Institution (first & last author): National Taiwan University Generalized Toffoli gates with customizable single-step multiple-qubit control

Bounding the computational power of bosonic systems

Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=8 reply.impact=8 Highest h-index author on this paper: Ulysse Chabaud (h-index 12) Institution (first & last author): Unknown Bounding the computational power of bosonic systems

Controllable hydro-thermoelastic heat transport in ultrathin semiconductors at room temperature

Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=7 reply.impact=6 Highest h-index author on this paper: Pablo Ordejón (h-index 67) That author's affiliation: Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia First author institution: Eindhoven University of Technology Last author institution: Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia The combination of viscous heat flow and thermoelastic effects leads to a non-diffusive heat transport regime in MoSe2 and MoS2. Moreover, it can be controlled through the variation in sample thickness and by choosing between continuous and pulsed heating.

Spatially anisotropic Kondo resonance coupled with the superconducting gap in a kagome metal

Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=9 reply.impact=8 Highest h-index author on this paper: Zichen Huang (h-index 14) Institution (first & last author): Unknown How magnetic impurities influence superconductivity and electronic order in kagome metals remains unclear. Now anisotropic Kondo resonances intertwined with the superconducting gap are observed in a magnetically doped kagome superconductor.

Quantum magic dynamics in random circuits

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=6 reply.impact=6 Highest h-index author on this paper: Yingfei Gu (h-index 14) Institution (first & last author): Unknown Quantum magic dynamics in random circuits

Quantum computational sensing using quantum signal processing, quantum neural networks, and Hamiltonian engineering

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=7 reply.impact=6 Highest h-index author on this paper: Peter L. McMahon (h-index 37) Institution (first & last author): Unknown Quantum computational sensing using quantum signal processing, quantum neural networks, and Hamiltonian engineering

Practical blueprint for low-depth photonic quantum computing with quantum dots

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=8 reply.impact=7 Highest h-index author on this paper: Anders S. Sørensen (h-index 63) Institution (first & last author): Unknown Practical blueprint for low-depth photonic quantum computing with quantum dots

Taking snapshots of spin–valley modes in a moiré superlattice

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=9 reply.impact=9 An ultrafast imaging technique captured the propagation of charge-decoupled excitations in twisted bilayer WSe2. Two spin–valley modes with distinct propagation behaviours were revealed, consistent with the phase and amplitude modes of a spin–valley superfluid.

Gaussian boson sampling with 1,024 squeezed states in 8,176 modes

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=6 reply.impact=8 Highest h-index author on this paper: Long‐Sheng Song (h-index 58) That author's affiliation: University of Science and Technology of China Institution (first & last author): University of Science and Technology of China A programmable photonic quantum processor, Jiuzhang 4.0, incorporates 1,024 high-efficiency squeezed states into a hybrid spatial–temporal encoded 8,176-mode circuit.

Mesoscale atomic engineering in a crystal lattice

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=9 reply.impact=8 Highest h-index author on this paper: Julian Klein (h-index 23) That author's affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Institution (first & last author): Massachusetts Institute of Technology Electron-beam control enables deterministic placement of tens of thousands of atomic defects in three-dimensional crystals, creating stable, programmable artificial matter for scalable quantum and nanoscale technologies.

Targeted electron beam creates thousands of atomic crystal defects

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=8 reply.impact=7 Highest h-index author on this paper: Toma Susi (h-index 38) That author's affiliation: University of Vienna Institution (first & last author): University of Vienna An electron-beam technique that can precisely create thousands of atomic defects in a crystal could be used to build quantum devices.

Preserved rotations in solids

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=7 reply.impact=7 A seemingly still crystal is alive with synchronized atomic motions. Now, angular momentum has been observed flowing coherently between distinct lattice vibrational modes, revealing a hidden propagation of rotational features inside the crystal.

Laser mode braiding on a chip

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=6 reply.impact=5 Highest h-index author on this paper: Wenbo Mao (h-index 0) Institution (first & last author): Unknown Non-Hermitian systems support non-trivial topological effects, yet eigenvalue braiding remains difficult to control and observe. Now, active tuning of laser modes enables programmable and directly observable braiding on an integrated photonic chip.

Observation of angular momentum transfer among crystal lattice modes

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=7 reply.impact=6 Highest h-index author on this paper: J. Urban (h-index 38) Institution (first & last author): Unknown How angular momentum is exchanged and conserved among lattice modes has been difficult to measure experimentally, but has now been observed via a coherent three-phonon scattering process in a topological insulator.

Correlated insulator in the kagome flat band of a two-dimensional electrostatic crystal

Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

reply.relevance=8 reply.impact=7 Highest h-index author on this paper: O. P. Sushkov (h-index 46) That author's affiliation: UNSW Sydney First author institution: UNSW Sydney Last author institution: University of Canberra A tunable artificial crystal in a shallow GaAs quantum well is shown to enable interaction-driven insulating behaviour. Electrostatic control tunes the band structure from graphene-like to kagome-like bands.