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  • Using Optical Tweezers to Simultaneously Trap, Charge, and Measure the Charge of a Microparticle in Air

    Author(s): Andrea Stoellner, Isaac C. D. Lenton, Artem G. Volosniev, James Millen, Renjiro Shibuya, Hisao Ishii, Dmytro Rak, Zhanybek Alpichshev, Grégory David, Ruth Signorell, Caroline Muller, and Scott Waitukaitis The laser that levitates a microscale particle can also charge it up, providing a useful tool for lab-based experiments for atmospheric science. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 218202] Published Thu Nov 20, 2025

  • Extreme-Temperature Single-Particle Heat Engine

    Author(s): M. Message, F. Cerisola, J. D. Pritchett, K. O’Flynn, Y. Ren, M. Rashid, J. Anders, and J. Millen A levitated bead is driven to behave like a heat engine, revealing strong fluctuations that seemingly defy thermodynamic principles. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 217101] Published Wed Nov 19, 2025

  • Search for Light Dark Matter with 259 Days of Data in PandaX-4T

    Author(s): Minzhen Zhang et al. (PandaX Collaboration) World-leading bounds are placed on dark matter in the 2.5 to 5.0 GeV mass range. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 211001] Published Tue Nov 18, 2025

  • Localization and Delocalization of a Single Molecule in a Helium Nanodroplet

    Author(s): Zhengjun Ye, Haomai Hou, Linqian Zeng, Lianrong Zhou, Zhejun Jiang, Menghang Shi, Chenxu Lu, Shengzhe Pan, Ruolin Gong, Peifen Lu, Hongcheng Ni, Wenbin Zhang, Feng He, and Jian Wu An optical technique reveals the spatial extent of a molecule’s wave function when the molecule is embedded in a tiny helium droplet. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 213202] Published Tue Nov 18, 2025

  • Experimental Realization of Synthetic $π$-Flux Photonic Crystals

    Author(s): Renwen Huang, Haotian Li, Shiyin Jia, Junzheng Hu, Shiqi Li, Jing Li, Biye Xie, Minghui Lu, Peng Zhan, Yanfeng Chen, and Zhenlin Wang An experimental demonstration of π-flux photonic crystals, a fundamental theoretical construct, reveals Mobius and nonsymmorphic topological phases. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 216603] Published Tue Nov 18, 2025

  • Hot-Phonon-Induced Distortion of Diamond Defects on Ultrafast Timescales

    Author(s): Terng Junn Keat, Jiahui Zhao, Jack M. Woolley, Partha Malakar, Gregory M. Greetham, Xuxu Wu, Jonathan P. Goss, Robin J. Cruddace, Christopher B. Hartland, Matthew W. Dale, Vasilios G. Stavros, Mark E. Newton, and James Lloyd-Hughes Vibrational excitation of a defect in diamond creates a transient hot ground state, challenging the long-standing assumption of rigid lattice behavior during defect relaxation. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 216902...

  • Role of Hydrodynamics in the Synchronization of Chlamydomonas Flagella

    Author(s): Luc Zorrilla, Antoine Allard, Krish Desai, and Marco Polin Using a tipless AFM cantilever to selectively block hydrodynamic coupling between flagella of a single cell reveals a subtle balance of the intracellular forces and hydrodynamic interactions that underlies the coordination of flagella within a single-cell microswimmer. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 218402] Published Tue Nov 18, 2025
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