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Author(s): A. G. Abac et al. (The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration, and The KAGRA Collaboration) An analysis of a record-breaking gravitational-wave detection tests whether general relativity holds under extreme conditions. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 041403] Published Thu Jan 29, 2026

Author(s): Niklas Witt, Siheon Ryee, Lennart Klebl, Jennifer Cano, Giorgio Sangiovanni, and Tim O. Wehling Hybridization-induced topological transition between Mott states leads to flat bands, providing an alternative to twisted bilayer graphene. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 046505] Published Thu Jan 29, 2026

Author(s): Zuzhang Lin, Hsun-Chi Chan, Wenqi Yang, Yixin Sha, Cong Xiao, Shuang Zhang, and Wang Yao All-to-one coupling between electrons in moiré superlattice to a deep-subwavelength cavity uncovers an unprecedented dual spontaneous parity symmetry breaking simultaneously in the cavity vacuum and the electronic ground state. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 046903] Published Thu Jan 29, 2026

Author(s): Elliott Rosenberg, Joss Ayres-Sims, Andrew Millis, David Cobden, and Jiun-Haw Chu Elastocaloric effect measurements on Ta2NiSe5 show that its phase transition at ~324 K is driven by a nonacoustic instability, rather than by an acoustic shear mode, strengthening the case that the transition is largely excitonic in nature. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 046503] Published Wed Jan 28, 2026

Author(s): Yuxuan Liu, Ren-Hao Fan, Dong-Xiang Qi, Ruwen Peng, Yun Lai, Mu Wang, and Jie Luo Light grazing an ultrathin conductive film can be absorbed much more strongly than previously thought. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 046902] Published Wed Jan 28, 2026

Author(s): Marcello Benedetti, Harry Buhrman, and Jordi Weggemans In a sample-to-sample setting, quantum computation achieves the largest possible separation over classical computation. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 040601] Published Tue Jan 27, 2026

Author(s): Ariel Arza, Yuanlin Gong, Jing Shu, Lei Wu, Qiang Yuan, and Bin Zhu Dark matter having a small electric charge would presumably generate a magnetic-field variation on Earth’s surface, but observations find no such signal. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 041001] Published Tue Jan 27, 2026