Browse Physics

A crust-busting vibration of a neutron star—induced by a merger with another dense object—may explain pre-emptive flashes for some gamma-ray bursts.

An adiabatic quantum algorithm can calculate properties about graphs that cannot be efficiently computed on a classical computer.

An obstacle at the exit of a silo relieves local pressure, aiding the flow of small particles that might otherwise clog.

An unusual excess of radio emission from outside the Milky Way may come from dark matter.

Simulations of a key quantum algorithm reveal the time required for executing a sample computation and point to possible methods for optimization.

An advance in laser cooling fermionic atoms in an optical trap brings experimentalists closer to reaching a quantum magnetic phase of atoms.

The effect of doping on the pairing gap in iron-based superconductors is elucidated in a theoretical study.

Motion in an ice avalanche is strongly affected by the feedback effect of melting.

Theoretical models edge closer to explaining how photoionization is affected by many-body interactions.

Combining two noisy information channels can yield noiseless information transmission.

The observation of nearby galaxies provides new and stronger limits on dark matter.

Precisely prepared photon states can probe quantum statistical phenomena and generate intriguing forms of quantum entanglement.

Spin-dependent forces create quantum superpositions of different structures of a trapped ion crystal.

The experimental artifacts known to disrupt magnetic force microscopy measurements of small spin samples can be identified and removed.

Large-scale free-electron laser facilities with limited beam time can be simulated by low-cost, tabletop, mode-locked laser systems

A satellite currently hunting for planets around distant stars could potentially spot black holes that some theories take for the missing dark matter.

A study of the American Physical Society journals shows that the way in which papers lose relevance over time has a strong influence on the citation statistics.

Transport properties at the edges of topological states of matter may be more readily observed in graphene compared to other 2D systems.