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Fire in a Quantum Mechanical Forest

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Je-Geun Park and Carley Paulsen, Physics 6, 55 (2013) – Published May 13, 2013
A new experimental scheme allows the controlled generation and observation of magnetic avalanches, a cascade of spin flips that propagates through a magnetic sample like a three-dimensional fire.
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The Breaking of Brittle Materials

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Elisabeth Bouchaud, Physics 6, 50 (2013) – Published April 29, 2013
A model shows that as the size of a brittle material grows, the probability that it will fracture from a single crack approaches 100%.
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A Cut Above the Rest

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Manoj K. Chaudhury, Physics 5, 139 (2012) – Published December 10, 2012
A study reveals the optimal balance of forces needed to make the cleanest cuts in soft solids.
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Surface Folds Make Tears and Chips

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Sissi de Beer and Martin H. Müser, Physics 5, 100 (2012) – Published September 4, 2012
Fluidlike folding instabilities of solid surfaces complicate the machining of metals to perfection
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Getting into a Proper Jam

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Eric Corwin, Physics 5, 97 (2012) – Published August 27, 2012
Numerical simulations are revealing general properties of jammed states of matter.
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DNA Hairs Provide Potential for Molecular Self-Assembly

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Francesco Sciortino, Physics 5, 71 (2012) – Published June 25, 2012
A new model for DNA-covered nanoparticles predicts their stable crystal structures and may one day help in finding the optimal building blocks for self-assembling materials.