Browse Physics

Glitches in the rotation of pulsars cannot be explained by the conventional model of superfluid neutrons beneath the star’s crust.

A nanowalker made of DNA moves along biomolecules without chemically altering them.

Photoemission experiments put new constraints on the pairing mechanism in iron-based superconductors.

Quantum Hall effects can be exploited to tune, reverse, and even eliminate the Casimir force between two graphene sheets.

Field patterns produced near nanoparticles could allow closely spaced traps for ultracold atoms.

Three major drawbacks to the ΛCDM dark matter model of the universe may be ameliorated if a proposed particle couples to dark matter and to neutrinos.

Surface-sensitive spectroscopy reveals the microscopic structure of the water-vapor interface and its dependence on nuclear quantum effects.

A new way of topologically labeling the pasta phases thought to exist in neutron stars could help researchers sort out how the phases contribute to star cooling.

Individual neutral atoms trapped in optical tweezers have been cooled to their quantum ground state, raising hopes that they can be used to process quantum information.

In laser metrology, adding additional laser pulses, separated in time from the first, suppresses energy line shifts and allows for even more precision.

A new model of DNA is able to reproduce the observed features of self-organizing nanostructures in DNA origami.

“Quantum keys” can be sent long distances on high-traffic optical fibers.

Electron microscopy reveals the bond configurations of individual silicon impurities adsorbed on graphene.

A proposed mechanism for photon production in quark-gluon plasma can increase our understanding of its properties.

New kinds of self-accelerating optical beams emerge from the laboratory.

New calculations determine the minimum cost of making a quantum measurement.

A new network dynamics model captures the simultaneous evolution of both the nodes of a network and the connections between them.

Measurements of a possible electron electric dipole moment in ferroelectric materials are becoming increasingly sensitive.

A new model of molecular motors working in unison finds that motor-motor interactions can boost the efficiency of the system.

Simulations show that controlled beating of multiple laser frequencies optimizes energy delivery to inertial fusion targets.