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Combining experimental and analytical studies, researchers show how gallium-substituted YIG waveguides that support spin waves with higher group velocities could inform new directions in nanoscale magnonic devices. Read more in Physical Review Applied: https://go.aps.org/4yU8jlt
A new series of neural decoders for universal quantum algorithms achieves fast inference and logical error rates while mitigating qubit loss under noise — offering a practical and versatile tool for quantum computing. Learn more in PRX Intelligence: https://go.aps.org/457wY8D
New work published in Physical Review A develops the first experimental platform for preparing a quasi-2D Bose mixture of ultracold sodium and rubidium atoms, enabling the study of ultracold, low-dimensional phenomena. Read the paper: https://go.aps.org/3TDSkYM
A study in Physical Review Research compared eight different ways to encode piano pieces using combinations of features like pitch and note duration and found that how music is represented may affect how easy it is to learn. Read the study: https://go.aps.org/4pLOQiO
In Physical Review Applied, researchers used a Boltzmann transport approach to derive the spontaneous Nernst coefficient for ferromagnetic metals by treating the transverse current density from Berry curvature as a Fermi-surface property. Read the study: https://go.aps.org/4w3Dqsr
By integrating electric bias into foundation-model simulations across chemical space, a field-aware equivariant interatomic potential learns a differentiable electric enthalpy for how materials respond to electric fields. Read the PRX Intelligence paper: https://go.aps.org/4ft9alC
A study in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams shows how coupled-bunch instabilities can be suppressed over the full 1-3.5 GeV energy range for the Super Tau-Charm Facility using the baseline low-level RF proportional-integral loop. Read the study: https://go.aps.org/4xdTF7g
In PRX Energy: A multiscale model explores complex ion and fluid dynamics in alkaline water electrolyzers, highlighting the impact of elevated temperature on their physical and electrochemical properties. Read more: https://go.aps.org/4yPu7ic
Similarity-based representation learning combined with density-based aggregation could be a promising strategy for point cloud segmentation in highly granular particle detectors, according to a new study in PRX Intelligence: https://go.aps.org/4wlRI8C
Can one waveform capture the dynamics of an accelerator subsystem? In Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, researchers demonstrate a kernel-based framework that learns from a single reference waveform, accurately reconstructing system behavior. 🔗 https://go.aps.org/44VGxHP
A new electron ring collimator design for the Electron-Ion Collider employs superconducting final-focus magnets and detectors to mitigate beam loss without impacting machine acceptance or beam lifetime. Read more in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams: https://go.aps.org/4hnmp91
In PRX Intelligence, researchers present a message-passing neural network method that enables accurate many-body dispersion calculations and offers a streamlined tool for incorporating van der Waals interactions into molecular simulations. Read the study: https://go.aps.org/4fE8HMl
Researchers have identified a temperature threshold where thermal fluctuations disrupt cooperative function in mechanical networks modeling protein allostery. They also demonstrated how tuning for thermal stability can improve robustness. More in PRX Life: https://go.aps.org/4xaKdBg
A team presents the first quantitative breakdown of reversed-sign phototaxis in algal mutants missing eyespots — marking an important experimental step in the biophysical study of phototaxis and active matter. Read the paper in Physical Review E: https://go.aps.org/3RBncIT
Using a data-driven linear foundation model, researchers identify a compact variational subspace for quantum embedding — reducing the time needed to solve embedding Hamiltonians without sacrificing computational accuracy. More in PRX Intelligence: https://go.aps.org/4yJQd5R
Semimagnetic tin isotopes can exist in different spatial configurations, called shape coexistence. New research models this structure to better understand shape coexistence and how it changes with particle-hole interactions. More in Physical Review C: https://go.aps.org/4xam7qr
Researchers detail a way to parameterize short-range correlation effects within density-potential-polarization functional theory — enabling a more quantitative way to assess phenomena at electrochemical interfaces. Read the study in Physical Review Applied: https://go.aps.org/4wpLZyF
Researchers propose a hybrid framework that combines parameterized #quantum circuits with transformer-based neural quantum states to construct variational wavefunctions for quantum many-body systems. Read the paper in PRX Intelligence: https://go.aps.org/3TnrCUd
A new study in PRX Life suggests cells can use biochemical signal changes over time to predict its eventual concentration without waiting for it to stabilize. The results help explain how Drosophila embryos make precise cell-fate decisions. 🔗 https://go.aps.org/4fDBkJw
New in Physical Review Applied: Researchers introduce a transmon-fluxonium-transmon architecture that eliminates residual ZZ interactions for transmons detuned larger than their anharmonicities and implement the design in a high-fidelity CZ gate. 📄 https://go.aps.org/4fHsVF6