Fusion and fission of particle-like chiral nematic vortex knots
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Temporal anti-parity–time symmetry in diffusive transport
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Quantum superconducting diode effect with perfect efficiency above liquid-nitrogen temperature
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Non-local detection of coherent Yu–Shiba–Rusinov quantum projections
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Learning quantum states of continuous-variable systems
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Electric toroidal invariance generates distinct transverse electromagnetic responses
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A charge transfer mechanism for optically addressable solid-state spin pairs
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Observation of a dynamic transition in bulk supercooled water
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Field-tunable valley coupling in a dodecagonal semiconductor quasicrystal
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The prize at the end of the quantum tunnel
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis “for…