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Theorists uncover universal effects underlying computer simulations of finite volume systems.

According to theoretical work, the tricks for controlling atoms with lasers should extend naturally into probing the nucleus.

Gamma-ray scattering reveals the details of an elusive nuclear resonance.

Theorists show that mathematical divergences may not be a problem for the low-energy limit of certain effective theories of quantum gravity.

Muon spin rotation is used to determine the effects of pressure on high-temperature superconductivity.

The substrate turns out to have a significant effect on thermally driven spin transport in thin films.

Theorists have devised two new ways to drag objects towards a light source.

To measure atomic-scale magnetic fields, researchers propose using a molecular preamplifier to pass information about the field to an ultrasensitive atomic defect in diamond.

The behavior of the increasingly thin ice found in the Arctic Ocean can be modeled as a two-dimensional, granular gas.

The time-dependent solution of one of the most basic models in field theory has applications from nuclear to condensed-matter physics.

A discrepancy between theory and experiment regarding how molecules fold in response to applied forces is resolved.

Experiments map the structure and decay of the elusive H2- molecular ion.

Spontaneous emission from stimulated quantum dots can be suppressed inside a crystal with a 3D photonic band gap.

A simple analytical model may explain what causes the lift forces that keep a flapping flag from drooping.

A novel quantized Hall effect is likely observable in a known ferromagnetic compound.

The symmetry of a molecule may affect how it adsorbs on a surface.

Measurements of isospin symmetry-breaking corrections to beta-decay transitions in chlorine nuclei provide a stringent test of the standard model.

A theoretical description of phonon interactions in the crust of neutron stars could help interpret observations of the stars’ thermal and mechanical properties.