Browse Physics

Experiments show that magnetic waves in a plasma may be effective at controlling energetic electrons.

Radar data confirm that an important mechanism for turbulence in Earth’s auroral plasma can occur naturally.

Calculations show that a time-varying molecular input signal can induce a more predictable biological response than a constant input.

Bumblebee flight patterns reveal how the presence of spiders causes bees to modify their foraging strategies.

Calculations reveal the relationship between work and free energy for a quantum particle contained in a box with a moving wall.

Theoretical models show fractal hierarchical teeth can make joints stronger and more fail-resistant.

Experiments demonstrate a semiconductor device that emits more power as light than it takes in electrically.

Specific heat measurements reveal a universal symmetry for the superconducting gap in a family of heavy fermion materials.

Calculations show that combining polymers can improve their dielectic properties and reveal the atomic rearrangements that make this possible.

Nanoscale planar materials such as graphene could be twisted to fabricate tubular objects.

Researchers have measured the distance over which electrons generate photons with a simple mechanical technique, allowing better understanding of how the photons are produced.

Interacting atoms mimic the behavior of identical fermions.

DNA flexibility depends on how strands separate, which, in turn, depends on temperature.

Nanopatterned surfaces could, according to calculations, provide a way to sort tiny particles by size.

A new theoretical model of hair explains how the curliness and elasticity of hair fibers produce the characteristic shape of a ponytail.

Paper pyramids hovering in an oscillating air column enlighten us about the stability of flying insects.

A model explains why, during pregnancy, contractions in the uterus exhibit collective behavior.

Interactions between primordial photons and axions may be why the accepted model of nucleosynthesis overestimates the abundance of the isotope lithium-7.

Theorists suggest that the weeks-long flare measured last year from a distant galaxy was probably beamed by a jet of material aligned with the rotational axis of a mammoth black hole.

An underground neutrino detector has found the first evidence of a nuclear reaction that produces deuterium in the sun.