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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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Recent progress in the computational study of supercooled and glassy water
Nature Physics, Published online: 02 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03479-x
This Review discusses recent advances in the computational exploration of the properties of supercooled and glassy water.
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The challenge of recognition in large scientific collaborations
Nature Physics, Published online: 30 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03511-0
The authorship practices of large collaborations can hide individual contributions. A recognition programme developed by the LIGO Scientific Collaboration publicly documents verified contributions to research, infrastructure and community service.
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Motors use biased diffusion to shepherd diffusible proteins on microtubules
Nature Physics, Published online: 30 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03489-9
Microtubules are bound by active motors and passively diffusing proteins. Now it is shown that this mixture of active and passive molecules is a realization of rectified Brownian motion in active matter.
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Thermodynamic demonstration of tetracriticality and multicomponent superconductivity in UTe<sub>2</sub>
Nature Physics, Published online: 30 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03504-z
Prior measurements of the phase diagram of UTe2 contain a triple point that is forbidden by thermodynamics. Now, an additional phase boundary is discovered that resolves this problem and confirms multicomponent superconductivity in this material.
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Automated inverse design of metainterfaces with tailored friction laws
Nature Physics, Published online: 30 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03503-0
Understanding friction between contacting surfaces is important to improve device performance. Now a method is shown to discover materials that offer on-demand frictional behaviour using inverse design based on genetic algorithms.