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Fairness is Still Missing in Physics Departments
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Fairness is Still Missing in Physics Departments

Departments and instructors are responsible for ensuring that their students are treated equitably, and it is time they put that responsibility into action.   Read More »

Embryo Cells Sort by Softness
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Embryo Cells Sort by Softness

The segregation of two cell types at the earliest stages of embryo development may be enabled by differences in their stiffness.   Read More »

Diamonds Are a Fish’s Best Friend
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Diamonds Are a Fish’s Best Friend

Fish swimming in vertical diamond formations gain efficiency through hydrodynamic interactions.   Read More »

Active Polymers Tie Themselves in Knots
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Active Polymers Tie Themselves in Knots

Simulations show that polymers that include inert and self-propelled components are more likely to form and retain knots, with possible applications in materials engineering.   Read More »

Evidence for an Exotic Antimatter Nucleus
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Evidence for an Exotic Antimatter Nucleus

Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider have revealed a previously unseen nucleus known as antihyperhelium-4.   Read More »

Magnetic Field Maneuvers Magnetite Monolayers
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Magnetic Field Maneuvers Magnetite Monolayers

An external magnetic field can bend and lift thin sheets of self-assembled nanoparticles.   Read More »

Future Muon Experiment Could Search for Dark Matter
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Future Muon Experiment Could Search for Dark Matter

The planned MUonE experiment could—in addition to studying the muon’s magnetic moment—search for dark matter particles.   Read More »

Photonic Computing Takes a Step Toward Fruition
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Photonic Computing Takes a Step Toward Fruition

Two newly developed computer chips, powered in part by light, have tackled complex computing tasks once considered out of reach for photonic systems.   Read More »

Chirality Switching On Demand
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Chirality Switching On Demand

Morteza Kayyalha –  

A device made of multilayer graphene exhibits topologically protected edge currents whose direction can be switched using an electric field.   Read More »

Quantum Milestones, 1957: Sprouting Parallel Universes
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Quantum Milestones, 1957: Sprouting Parallel Universes

The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics says that a measurement can cause a splitting of reality into separate worlds.   Read More »

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