Browse Physics

Researchers have confined and manipulated electron spin waves in hydrogen gas.

A quantum theory of electrons in mesoscopic systems reveals the intervals at which they arrive after waiting to pass through a gate.

The behavior of freezing transitions in glasses is related to the statistical properties of prime numbers.

An image analysis program reveals the biomechanics of walking with coffee.

Testing hypotheses about the validity of different dynamical models can now be done on a much wider range of quantum systems.

The sloshing of light between optical waveguides replicates the quantum-mechanical exchange between an atom and an electromagnetic mode.

A new method of imaging with second harmonic light allows more general studies of molecules with different orientations.

Nanowires made from indium-antimonide offer the best chance for detecting Majorana fermions that may ultimately perform as robust qubits.

The next generation of ultrahigh energy lasers will be able to produce extremely dense electron-positron plasmas and intense bursts of gamma rays, according to simulations, and both will lead to new types of experiments.

A careful reassessment of zinc oxide nanolasers finds that the electrons and holes in the material are not bound together as others have suggested.

Two experimental collaborations at Fermilab report a new measurement of the W boson mass that leads to a better prediction of the mass of the Higgs boson.

Plasmas can be made transparent to electromagnetic waves with the application of external magnetic fields.

A waveguide’s dielectric properties could result in an effective gauge field for photons even though they have no charge.

A study of ancient and modern papers reveals how cellulose reacts with light to discolor documents and art over time.

White noise in a nanoscale junction tells us how nonelectronic factors affect conduction.

Hard spheres may favor one structural arrangement over others that are less mechanically stable during assembly.

The scale invariance that has been seen in flocks of birds is showing up in clusters of bacteria.

Large numbers of neurons can, according to a computational model, distinguish the timing of aural cues more finely than individual cells.

Ultracold atoms could be used to simulate physical phenomena beyond three spatial dimensions.

The dominance of matter over antimatter is further extended with a balloon experiment ruling out the presence of antihelium in cosmic rays at the lowest level to date.