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.
Pushing many-body entanglement to its absolute limit
Entanglement is a defining feature of quantum physics, but not all entangled states are equal. What techniques can be used to generate maximally entangled states?
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
Limits on communication in quantum measurements
New research shows just how much classical communication is required in future quantum networks
Reports on Progress in Physics
Now open for original research submissions across all aspects of physics and related areas. Find out more today.
Progress in Energy
Now open for original research submissions across all aspects of the global energy transition. Find out more today.
Explore the topic of photonics
All articles
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
Read article: Ferroelectric band gaps are not what we thought
How polarons travel through TiO₂
New simulations and ultraclean films reveal the clearest picture yet of polaron transport in TiO₂
Read article: How polarons travel through TiO₂
When Fermi arcs flip, the current flips
Tuning Co₃Sn₂S₂’s surface switches the sign of its nonlinear transport
Read article: When Fermi arcs flip, the current flips
Strain engineered single crystal silver films
A new epitaxial mechanism enables ultra-high quality Ag films on Cu substrates
Read article: Strain engineered single crystal silver films
A new standard for p‑wave scattering theory
High‑precision loss measurements reveal orbital‑resolved p‑wave recombination in ultracold ⁶Li
Read article: A new standard for p‑wave scattering theory
Long range attraction between like charged particles
Direct measurements show that electrosolvation forces can bring particles together and holds them in long-lived bound states
Read article: Long range attraction between like charged particles
Hidden polarization unlocks non-volatile Hall switching
Bilayer materials with layer‑locked Berry curvature dipoles can toggle their nonlinear Hall response under an applied gate field, offering a pathway to new nonlinear quantum devi...
Read article: Hidden polarization unlocks non-volatile Hall switching
Ferroelectric devices push reservoir computing forward
By pairing a ferroelectric capacitor with a linear capacitor, researchers create a power‑efficient device with tuneable memory and strong nonlinear responses
Read article: Ferroelectric devices push reservoir computing forward
What happens when a Bose–Einstein condensate becomes turbulent?
New research from the Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Institut de Physique de Nice, shows how Bose–Einstein condensates (BECs) become turbulent when driven out-of-equilibrium a...
Read article: What happens when a Bose–Einstein condensate becomes turbulent?
A new explanation for negative thermal expansion
Revealing how copper atoms shift under heat offers a blueprint for engineering materials with precisely controlled expansion
Read article: A new explanation for negative thermal expansion
How topological surfaces strengthen magnetism
Topological surface states are found to mediate a strong, non‑oscillatory interaction that aligns magnetic moments and enhances ferromagnetic order
Read article: How topological surfaces strengthen magnetism
The mathematics of quantum entanglement
A team of researchers from Poland have developed new mathematical methods that could help enable better control of quantum entanglement and teleportation experiments
Read article: The mathematics of quantum entanglement
Reports on Progress in Physics
Progress in Energy
Copyright © 2026 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors