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    Wetting and Contact-Angle Hysteresis: Density Asymmetry and van der Waals Force

    March 18, 2024

    Surface penetration of liquid (blue) and gas (orange) into a solid (gray) substrate at the contact line of a liquid droplet.

    Fei Wang (王飞) and Britta Nestler
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 126202 (2024)


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    Essay: Exploring the Physics of Basic Medical Research

    In a new forward-looking Essay, Vahid Sandoghdar poses exciting questions on topics at the interface between physics and medical research.

    Vahid Sandoghdar
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 090001 (2024)


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    Transport and Nonreciprocity in Monitored Quantum Devices: An Exact Study

    Exact formulas to describe particle and heat transport in generic noninteracting fermionic systems undergoing continuous monitoring and driven by biased reservoirs show the possibility to achieve measurement-induced power or cooling.

    João Ferreira et al.
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 136301 (2024)


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    Full Classification of Transport on an Equilibrated 5/2 Edge via Shot Noise

    A new protocol shows promise for classifying non-Abelian fractional quantum Hall states–being explored for quantum computation–using experimental shot-noise techniques.

    Sourav Manna, Ankur Das, Moshe Goldstein, and Yuval Gefen
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 136502 (2024)


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    Levitated Nanoresonator Breaks Quality-Factor Record

    March 27, 2024

    A nanoresonator trapped in ultrahigh vacuum features an exceptionally high quality factor, showing promise for applications in force sensors and macroscopic tests of quantum mechanics. 

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    Lorenzo Dania et al.
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 133602 (2024)


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    Characterizing the “Knee” of High-Energy Cosmic Rays

    March 26, 2024

    Using observations made with an array of thousands of particle detectors, researchers have uncovered an important clue about cosmic rays that originate from outside of our Galaxy.

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    Zhen Cao et al. (LHAASO Collaboration)
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 131002 (2024)


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    Dark Matter Induced Power in Quantum Devices

    Sub-GeV dark matter particles can be probed via power measurements in quantum devices.

    Anirban Das, Noah Kurinsky, and Rebecca K. Leane
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 121801 (2024)


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    Gravity Measurement Based on a Levitating Magnet

    March 22, 2024

    A new gravimeter is compact and stable and can detect the daily solar and lunar gravitational oscillations that are responsible for the tides.

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    Yingchun Leng et al.
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 123601 (2024)


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    Heavy Element Quandary in Stars Worsened by New Nuclear Data

    March 21, 2024

    A widening gap between the cerium-140 abundance predicted by theories and that measured in observations of certain stars indicates a potential need for updated models of element formation.

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    S. Amaducci et al. (n_TOF Collaboration)
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 122701 (2024)


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    Phase Transition to Chaos in Complex Ecosystems with Nonreciprocal Species-Resource Interactions

    Nonreciprocal interactions in large ecosystems can give rise to a transition to chaos controlled by the ratio of surviving species to surviving resources.

    Emmy Blumenthal, Jason W. Rocks, and Pankaj Mehta
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 127401 (2024)


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    Efficient Full-Frequency GW Calculations Using a Lanczos Method

    The spectroscopic data of hundreds of atoms can now be computed on a single workstation using the new Lanczos method in full-frequency GW calculations.

    Weiwei Gao, Zhao Tang, Jijun Zhao, and James R. Chelikowsky
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 126402 (2024)


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    Magnetic Vortex Rings on Demand

    March 19, 2024

    Scientists have devised a promising method for generating and manipulating exotic spin patterns called magnetic vortex rings, which could have applications in energy-efficient data storage and processing.

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    Yizhou Liu and Naoto Nagaosa
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 126701 (2024)


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    Observation of WWγ Production and Search for Hγ Production in Proton-Proton Collisions at s=13TeV

    The production of two W bosons and a photon—a standard-model process—is observed for the first time.

    A. Hayrapetyan et al. (CMS Collaboration)
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 121901 (2024)


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