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Author(s): Jérôme Crassous, Samuel Poincloux, and Audrey Steinberger A simplified model of how yarns interact shows that a piece of knitted fabric can have many stable resting states depending on its history of deformation. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 248201] Published Thu Dec 12, 2024

Author(s): Siddhansh Agarwal, Boris Veytsman, Daniel A. Fletcher, and Greg Huber Studies of influenza A’s unusual propulsion strategy suggest that drugs could target a critical protein. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 248402] Published Wed Dec 11, 2024

Author(s): Gaurav Chaudhary and Ivar Martin Domain wall mediated Cooper pairing may explain superconductivity in sliding ferroelectrics. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 246001] Published Tue Dec 10, 2024

Author(s): Pok Man Tam, Jonah Herzog-Arbeitman, and Jiabin Yu A new experimental observable, the corner charge fluctuation, simultaneously relates the quantum geometry and quantum information content of generic 2D band insulators. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 246603] Published Tue Dec 10, 2024

Author(s): Mengmeng Li, Zhibin Xu, Qi Zhang, Wei Li, Yongjun Zhang, and Yilong Han Experiments with colloidal particles have uncovered conditions where an intermediate layer that separates a crystallizing liquid from its solid forms. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 248202] Published Tue Dec 10, 2024

Author(s): Jan Rozman and Julia M. Yeomans An active nematic vertex model predicts that cells of different types will sort due to asymmetry between extensile and contractile activity, a mechanism that is not captured by conventional continuum active nematic models. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 248401] Published Tue Dec 10, 2024

Author(s): Valerio Lucarini and Mickaël D. Chekroun Response theory for nonequilibrium systems provides a basis for optimal fingerprinting in climate system, a framework crucial for linking climate change to both anthropogenic and natural drivers. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 244201] Published Mon Dec 09, 2024