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Scientists have detected the decay of radioactive nuclei by tracking the recoil of dust-sized spheres on which the nuclei were embedded.

[Physics 17, 108] Published Mon Jul 08, 2024

Author(s): Séverine Atis

An experiment uncovers the role played by gravity in Ostwald ripening, a spontaneous thermodynamic process responsible for many effects such as the recrystallization of ice cream.

[Physics 17, 104] Published Wed Jul 03, 2024

Author(s): Rachel Berkowitz

Researchers have made the most precise measurement to date of the excited nuclear state of thorium-229, a candidate isotope for an ultraprecise nuclear clock.

[Physics 17, s75] Published Tue Jul 02, 2024

Author(s): Ulrich Warring

In the Mpemba effect, a warm liquid freezes faster than a cold one. Three studies investigate quantum versions of this effect, challenging our understanding of quantum thermodynamics.

[Physics 17, 105] Published Mon Jul 01, 2024

Author(s): Mark Buchanan

A theoretical model for the illumination of photosynthesizing algae in giant clams suggests principles for high efficiency collection of sunlight.

[Physics 17, 106] Published Fri Jun 28, 2024

Author(s): Nikhil Karthik

Researchers at CERN have significantly increased the precision of the measured value of the top-quark mass, a key input for making standard-model calculations.

[Physics 17, s57] Published Thu Jun 27, 2024

Author(s): Michael Schirber

Quantum sensing can benefit from entanglement protocols that can be interpreted as allowing qubits to go backward in time to choose an optimal initial state.

[Physics 17, s76] Published Thu Jun 27, 2024

Author(s): Michael Schirber

A vibrating nanobeam could be used to share information between distant solid-state spin qubits, potentially allowing use of these qubits in complex computations.

[Physics 17, s71] Published Wed Jun 26, 2024

Author(s): Rachel Berkowitz

Bright light triggers the chloroplast of a bioluminescent algae to fold into a pattern that minimizes the chloroplast’s exposed area.

[Physics 17, 103] Published Tue Jun 25, 2024

Author(s): Charles Day

A long-running experiment aboard the International Space Station has found an unexpected population of cosmic rays made of heavy hydrogen ions.

[Physics 17, s74] Published Tue Jun 25, 2024

Author(s): Gary Zabow

A new technique combining magnetic resonance imaging and x-ray fluorescence can characterize, with single-neuron resolution, the presence of toxic forms of iron that might be associated with neurodegenerative diseases.

[Physics 17, 101] Published Mon Jun 24, 2024

Author(s): Michael Schirber

A liquid-like spreading of metal atoms on a topological material can generate a superconductor—one that might benefit quantum computing.

[Physics 17, 100] Published Fri Jun 21, 2024

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

A simple model based on network theory can reproduce the complex structures seen in urban transportation networks.

[Physics 17, s70] Published Fri Jun 21, 2024

Author(s): Robert Garisto

Theorists explain why cosmic inflation might appear to be driven by a single inflaton field, even if it had actually been driven by two or more such fields.

[Physics 17, s78] Published Fri Jun 21, 2024

Author(s): Marric Stephens

Researchers have measured a hard-to-observe electronic transition in strontium that was predicted six decades ago.

[Physics 17, s72] Published Thu Jun 20, 2024

Author(s): Rachel Berkowitz

Samantha Lawler would like to see more done to reduce the detrimental impact of satellites on dark skies, telescope data, and publicly funded research.

[Physics 17, 97] Published Tue Jun 18, 2024

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

Spin currents carried by magnetic waves called magnons can be sent across a device without using insulating magnets—a result that could lead to spintronic devices compatible with silicon electronics.

[Physics 17, s67] Published Tue Jun 18, 2024

Author(s): Ivan Bonamassa

A connection between time-varying networks and transport theory opens prospects for developing predictive equations of motion for networks.

[Physics 17, 96] Published Mon Jun 17, 2024

Author(s): Philip Ball

The extraordinary range of motions achieved by elephants’ trunks can be mimicked by a physical model that uses just three “muscles,” which could inspire robotic designs.

[Physics 17, 98] Published Fri Jun 14, 2024

Author(s): Elizabeth Fernandez

Observing gravitational-wave memory may help physicists test general relativity predictions about large-scale symmetries in the fabric of spacetime.

[Physics 17, 95] Published Thu Jun 13, 2024