Browse Physics

Terahertz radiation can control electron transport through quantum dots.

Fluorescence imaging of single molecules combined with computer simulations suggest that a crowded cytoplasm may reduce the measured protein mobility in cells.

Changes in the diffusion constant of cosmic rays due to self-induced turbulence may explain unexpected features in the cosmic-ray spectrum.

For sufficiently thin films of topological insulators, the metallic surface states that make these materials interesting become insulating.

According to network theory, decentralizing a power grid to accommodate more energy sources may improve the synchronization of its components.

Particle discoveries attract the most attention, but determining where not to look can be just as important.

With the right algorithm, quantum computers could tackle ubiquitous problems such as least-squares fitting of large data sets.

Graphene researchers show the leakage of heat from electrons to sound vibrations is small enough to allow for sensitive light detectors.

Atomic simulations of aluminum show how charge transfer from surface impurities can accelerate the growth of a crack tip.

Advances in magnetic resonance spectroscopy could remedy the problems caused by movement or unstable fields during a scan.

Knocking out neutrons or protons from an isotope of oxygen provides a successful test of an equation that relates nuclear masses.

Noiseless amplification of multiple spatial channels in rubidium vapor can aid optical communications and quantum information processing.

A new method for compressing laser pulses overcomes power constraints that hamper current compressor technology.

A new limit on the half-life of neutrinoless double-beta decay sets an upper limit on the Majorana neutrino mass

An improved method for trapping cesium atoms near dielectric nanofibers raises possibilities for applications as well as tests of fundamental physics.

A new design for a matter-beam splitter uses crossed lasers to make a “fork in the road” for traveling matter waves.

High-speed camera studies show the detailed behavior of liquid droplets bouncing and eventually shooting off of a hot surface.

What looks like supersolidity in helium could actually be the result of changes in helium’s elasticity, according to theory.

A new analysis shows that it is possible to look for dark-matter particles with mass far below 1 giga-electron-volt by using atomic ionization.

Two proposed experiments may allow measurement of how much entanglement is present in a many-body quantum system.