Pub Date : 2025-01-08DOI: 10.1038/s42254-024-00797-y
Ankita Anirban, John Gribbin
John Gribbin, physicist and popular science writer, reflects on the long running, and evolving, fascination of quantum mechanics.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-08DOI: 10.1038/s42254-024-00800-6
The UN has declared 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. We join the celebration with a series to explore how quantum science interacts with society.
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Pub Date : 2024-12-19DOI: 10.1038/s42254-024-00794-1
Gregory S. Boebinger, Andrey V. Chubukov, Ian R. Fisher, F. Malte Grosche, Peter J. Hirschfeld, Stephen R. Julian, Bernhard Keimer, Steven A. Kivelson, Andrew P. Mackenzie, Yoshiteru Maeno, Joseph Orenstein, Brad J. Ramshaw, Subir Sachdev, Joerg Schmalian, Matthias Vojta
{"title":"Hydride superconductivity is here to stay","authors":"Gregory S. Boebinger, Andrey V. Chubukov, Ian R. Fisher, F. Malte Grosche, Peter J. Hirschfeld, Stephen R. Julian, Bernhard Keimer, Steven A. Kivelson, Andrew P. Mackenzie, Yoshiteru Maeno, Joseph Orenstein, Brad J. Ramshaw, Subir Sachdev, Joerg Schmalian, Matthias Vojta","doi":"10.1038/s42254-024-00794-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s42254-024-00794-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19024,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Physics","volume":"7 1","pages":"2-3"},"PeriodicalIF":44.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142939481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-16DOI: 10.1038/s42254-024-00784-3
Stefano M. Cavaletto, Katarzyna M. Kowalczyk, Francisco O. Navarrete, Javier Rivera-Dean
The ultrafast dynamics of electrons in solid-state systems have garnered considerable attention recently, driven by technological advancements in the generation of short laser pulses from femtosecond down to attosecond durations. Techniques such as high-order harmonic generation (HHG) and attosecond transient absorption and reflection spectroscopy (ATAS and ATRS) provide valuable insights into sub-cycle dynamics, rendering the interaction of solids with intense laser fields a pivotal area of research. However, discrepancies in the explanation of the underlying mechanisms remain, requiring further analysis. This Perspective focuses on the relationship between the above techniques, highlighting their efficacy in probing charge dynamics induced by intense laser pulses in solid-state systems. We emphasize the importance of unified theoretical frameworks to advance our understanding of the strong-field attoscience of solids, while recognizing points of disparity between theoretical descriptions and experimental findings. By drawing attention to the complementary nature of HHG and both ATAS and ATRS, and by illustrating the key applications enabled by them, this Perspective aims to motivate stronger collaborations and concerted efforts to bridge the existing gaps between theory and experiment and propel the field forward. This Perspective explores attosecond physics in solids, focussing on high harmonic generation and attosecond transient absorption and reflection spectroscopy. Combining physical realizations and theoretical concepts is a challenge for future progress.
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Pub Date : 2024-12-02DOI: 10.1038/s42254-024-00792-3
As we close our sixth volume, we reflect on some of our highlights from this year.
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Pub Date : 2024-12-02DOI: 10.1038/s42254-024-00787-0
Zoe Budrikis
A paper in Nature Physics puts forward a statistical mechanics theory to explain the risks of not having enough slack in a time-sensitive system.
{"title":"Too much efficiency leads to delays","authors":"Zoe Budrikis","doi":"10.1038/s42254-024-00787-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s42254-024-00787-0","url":null,"abstract":"A paper in Nature Physics puts forward a statistical mechanics theory to explain the risks of not having enough slack in a time-sensitive system.","PeriodicalId":19024,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Physics","volume":"6 12","pages":"715-715"},"PeriodicalIF":44.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142762933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-02DOI: 10.1038/s42254-024-00786-1
Zoe Budrikis
A paper in Science Advances provides a mechanics-based explanation for why flightless birds run the way they do.
{"title":"The mechanics of emus’ unusual gait","authors":"Zoe Budrikis","doi":"10.1038/s42254-024-00786-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s42254-024-00786-1","url":null,"abstract":"A paper in Science Advances provides a mechanics-based explanation for why flightless birds run the way they do.","PeriodicalId":19024,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Physics","volume":"6 12","pages":"714-714"},"PeriodicalIF":44.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142762932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-02DOI: 10.1038/s42254-024-00788-z
Nina Meinzer
An article in Nature reports an on-chip titanium:sapphire laser.
{"title":"A tiny titanium:sapphire laser on a chip","authors":"Nina Meinzer","doi":"10.1038/s42254-024-00788-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s42254-024-00788-z","url":null,"abstract":"An article in Nature reports an on-chip titanium:sapphire laser.","PeriodicalId":19024,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Physics","volume":"6 12","pages":"716-716"},"PeriodicalIF":44.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142762911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-02DOI: 10.1038/s42254-024-00780-7
Ankita Anirban
A paper in Physical Review Letters sheds new light on a 40-year-old puzzle, and provides new insights into fluid mechanics.
{"title":"Solving Feynman’s sprinkler puzzle","authors":"Ankita Anirban","doi":"10.1038/s42254-024-00780-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s42254-024-00780-7","url":null,"abstract":"A paper in Physical Review Letters sheds new light on a 40-year-old puzzle, and provides new insights into fluid mechanics.","PeriodicalId":19024,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Physics","volume":"6 12","pages":"712-712"},"PeriodicalIF":44.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142762959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}