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Nature Physics offers news and reviews alongside top-quality research papers in a monthly publication, covering the entire spectrum of physics. Physics addresses the properties and interactions of matter and energy, and plays a key role in the development of a broad range of technologies. To reflect this, Nature Physics covers all areas of pure and applied physics research. The journal focuses on core physics disciplines, but is also open to a broad range of topics whose central theme falls within the bounds of physics.
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Scooping for ground states
Nature Physics, Published online: 13 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02897-7
More than a hundred quasicrystals have been found so far, but their thermodynamic stability has remained an open question. Extrapolating density functional theory calculations of ever larger clusters now show that two alloys are indeed ground states.
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Earth’s position in the Universe
Nature Physics, Published online: 13 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02915-8
From monitoring sea-level changes at the millimetre-level to navigating through the streets of Gothenburg, Karine Le Bail discusses the need for precise positioning within well-defined 3D terrestrial and celestial reference frames.
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Take protons for a ride
Nature Physics, Published online: 13 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02949-y
Take protons for a ride
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Magmatic intrusions in real time
Nature Physics, Published online: 13 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02950-5
Magmatic intrusions in real time
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A geometric incompatibility by any other name
Nature Physics, Published online: 13 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02951-4
A geometric incompatibility by any other name
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Triple jump forward
Nature Physics, Published online: 13 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02958-x
This month, we publish three articles reporting breakthroughs in different areas of quasicrystal research.
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Women scientists through the ages
Nature Physics, Published online: 13 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02933-6
Women scientists through the ages
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Student interactions with generative AI
Nature Physics, Published online: 13 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02932-7
Students are turning to generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT to support their physics learning. Here, I examine one student’s interactions with ChatGPT on an exam recuperation assignment and the student’s reflections on the process.