IOP Publishing’s (IOPP) Progress In series™ curates, enhances and amplifies essential research. We present here a digestible cross-section of our latest content published in Reports on Progress in Physics and Progress in Energy.
How do collisions cause light to condense in solid-state devices?
New research explains how light can behave like a quantum fluid in semiconductors, opening up possibilities for new kinds of practical quantum light sources
Flat bands go 3D
A 3D soundwave lattice creates the first fully flat Landau levels, proving they can exist beyond two dimensions
Shear strain reshapes magic angle graphene
New STM measurements show that shear strain decisively shapes flat-band structure across multiple magic angle regimes
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Driving matter into new states
A unified theory shows how periodic light can mimic superconductivity and create a new hybrid mode: the Meissner polariton
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Attosecond interferometry meets quantum optics
By extending attosecond interferometry into the quantum domain, researchers have revealed how ultrafast laser–matter interactions encode detailed quantum optical information
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Inside the technologies powering tomorrow’s grids
Expert insights reveal why VSC converters and evolving semiconductor devices will dominate HVDC
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How to model a net‑zero system across timescales
A hybrid model spanning hours to decades shows that a fully renewable energy system is achievable, with flexibility key to lowering costs
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The hidden mechanics behind earthquakes
Adhesive asperities, not abrasion, dominate fault friction and reshape our understanding of stick‑slip behaviour
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Solar at the centre of Nigeria’s future
Rapid solar expansion and diversified clean technologies are key to Nigeria’s net‑zero transition
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Flying focus wakefields open a new acceleration regime
Physicists have directly imaged a novel laser-driven plasma wakefield, taking a large step towards compact, ultra high energy particle accelerators
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Limits on communication in quantum measurements
New research shows just how much classical communication is required in future quantum networks
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Trapping light in open space
A new first-principles approach provides a unified foundation for studying complex band structure and light confinement in periodic media
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Ferroelectric band gaps are not what we thought
New measurements reveal distinct fundamental, optical, and transport gaps in ferroelectric oxides, overturning long‑held assumptions about their electronic behaviour
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How polarons travel through TiO₂
New simulations and ultraclean films reveal the clearest picture yet of polaron transport in TiO₂
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When Fermi arcs flip, the current flips
Tuning Co₃Sn₂S₂’s surface switches the sign of its nonlinear transport
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