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Introductory Physics Classes Can Make or Break Students’ Persistence in the Field
A recent study sheds light on why undergrads pursue physics and why majors persist or leave. Read More »
Signatures of Gravitational Atoms from Black Hole Mergers
Gravitational-wave signals from black hole mergers could reveal the presence of “gravitational atoms”—black holes surrounded by clouds of axions or other light bosons. Read More »
Old Movie Demos New Tech
Using an old film as input, researchers demonstrate an algorithm that rapidly determines the positions of thousands of particles whose light-scattering produces an image or other desired output. Read More »
Quantum Chip Cuts Unintended Signals
A 25-qubit quantum processor architecture reduces the stray signals that can cause errors and is suitable for scaling up. Read More »
Social Networks Key to LGBTQ+ Physics Students Making It Through Grad School
A new survey shows that affinity groups provide crucial support to women and LGBTQ+ physics PhD students—groups that continue to experience harassment and hostility. Read More »
Imaging Antiferromagnetic Domains
A simple light microscopy setup can map the micrometer-scale domains of a potentially useful class of magnetic materials. Read More »
Materials Found to Be Surprisingly Transparent to Orbital Currents
Orbital currents can efficiently flow through a variety of materials—a promising result for future orbitronics devices. Read More »
Light Could Drive Cooling Cycle in Ferroelectric Materials
Ultraviolet photons induce potassium niobate to behave like a potent solid-state refrigerant, according to new calculations. Read More »
Placing a Full Protein Library Under Pressure
A new technique allows researchers to study how a bacterium’s entire set of proteins changes its shape under high pressures—shedding light on adaptation mechanisms of deep-sea organisms. Read More »
