Today we announce a new initiative, called End Matter, to allow up to about two pages at the end of a Letter of appendixes or other content that specialists will want or need to read.

Schematic of a scanning superconducting quantum interference device on a quasi-2D superconductor with thermal and quantum phase fluctuations.

A new technique reveals high-speed trajectories of oscillating vortices and shows that they are 10,000 times lighter than expected.

Focus story on:
Sachiko Nakamura et al.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 036004 (2024)

When a strong and quenched disorder is present, the mobility of a particle in a two-dimensional channel is enhanced as the cross-section of the channel is diminished.

Interface effects explain the sign of the spin Seebeck effect in antiferromagnets across a spin-flop transition.

The exotic quantum Griffiths singularity associated with the superconductor-metal transition driven by magnetic field has been observed in nickelate thin films.

The pressures at which some elements start superconducting are so high that making detailed measurements of the transition has been impossible—until now.

Synopsis on:
F. Du et al.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 036002 (2024)

Using a detailed simulation, researchers reveal how climate change will affect the regional dynamics of the conveyor-belt-like circulation of water through the Atlantic Ocean.

Feature on:
Ruijian Gou, Gerrit Lohmann, and Lixin Wu
Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 034201 (2024)

Pebbles that are slightly curved—rather than completely flat—exert the highest impact forces when dropped onto a watery surface.

Synopsis on:
Jesse Belden et al.
Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 034002 (2024)

Upcoming high-sensitivity observations of the cosmic microwave background will be able to place limits on the inflaton coupling in a given model of cosmic inflation. (Image credit: Lina Drewes)

A uniform superfluid response in superconducting quasi-2D Pd-intercalated ErTe${}_3$ was observed using scanning SQUID susceptometry, which suggests quantum phase fluctuations that may suppress $T_c$.

Single or multiple plasmon-assisted tunneling processes can be observed by measuring the energy spectrum of a double quantum dot, demonstrating a new platform for studying electronic quantum optics and for developing plasmonic cavity quantum electrodynamics.

A new method takes advantage of the relation between observables in four-dimensional supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories and the Trace-Widom distribution to perform an expansion in the coupling constant that includes nonperturbative corrections.

Next in the PRL series of forward-looking Essays, Jun Ye and Peter Zoller envision exciting research paths at the intersection of AMO physics, quantum technologies, and fundamental physics.

APS has selected 156 Outstanding Referees for 2024 who have demonstrated exceptional work in the assessment of manuscripts published in the Physical Review journals. A full list of the Outstanding Referees is available online.