Browse Physics

A modification of the theory of gravity can explain the dynamics of gas-rich galaxies without the need for dark matter.

Entanglement, a crucial resource in quantum information theory, can also improve communication over a classical channel.

An x-ray free electron laser setup converts the diffraction pattern of randomly positioned and oriented particles into an image of a single particle.

Controlling the rotation and tilt of oxygen octahedra in perovskite structures provides a new route towards room-temperature multiferroics.

Folds on the surface of soft materials are shown to be a consequence of a nonlinear instability.

A pair of coupled nanomechanical resonators are used in a novel way to amplify a weak signal.

Advances in the technology of microfluidics should make it possible to assemble complex structures out of individual particles.

An ideal place to look for new physics beyond the standard model is a rare particle decay, and new calculations are providing a highly accurate picture of what to expect.

The rapid cooling of a neutron star signals a superfluid at its core.

Extraction of work from a heat bath using the Szilard engine depends crucially on the statistics of indistinguishable particles.

Transport and quantum oscillations measurements in the cuprate superconductor ${\text{YBa}}_2{\text{Cu}}_3{\text{O}}_y$ point to density-wave order as an explanation for the peculiar doping evolution of the Fermi surface.

Researchers finally prove the conjecture that the low-energy excitations of some quantum Hall states are non-Abelian anyons.

Photons stored in spatially separated superconducting resonators have now been entangled in a way that might be scalable to larger quantum networks.

Researchers show how the judicious choice of fluid filler can suppress the turbulent flow that severely hinders the “top-kill” plugging of a blown-out oil well.

Building simplified genetic networks in a test tube could help us better understand biological systems.

Successful legwork to find a new insulator for spintronics applications sends a material running up the ladder of research and development.

Strain can be used to shift the resonant frequency of electron spin to the point where quantum processing starts looking feasible.

Trions—one electron bound to two holes via Coulomb forces—can be observed in the optical spectra of doped carbon nanotubes.

Laser spectroscopy of positronium confined to nanoscale pores is a tool to probe the size of buried cavities and a step toward the long-term goal of a positronium BEC.

A cloak that can make an object undetectable by ultrasonic water waves has been successfully demonstrated.