Recent Articles
Focus: Image—Honeycomb Diffraction
Predictions of diffraction patterns for honeycomb photonic crystals were part of a comprehensive study of these structures that may be useful in nanoscale photonic devices. Read More »
Synopsis: Sensing Earthly Magnetic Fields
An organic material’s resistance changes measurably in weak magnetic fields, with a sensitivity similar to that of migrating birds. Read More »
Synopsis: Laser Stars Under the Lens
Raman scattering could contaminate astronomical observations that use artificial, laser-generated “stars” to correct for the effect of atmospheric turbulence. Read More »
Meetings: Majoranas in Majorca
Against a backdrop of warm beaches and palm trees, physicists deliberated over Majorana states in solids and whether they are “ready for braiding.” Read More »
Viewpoint: A Roadmap for a Scalable Topological Quantum Computer
A team of experimentalists and theorists proposes a scalable protocol for quantum computation based on topological superconductors. Read More »
Synopsis: Rupture of a Photon Dam
High-intensity photon beams exhibit behavior reminiscent of water flowing after a dam collapses. Read More »
Collection: Spotlight on Materials
To celebrate the launch of the newest APS journal, Physical Review Materials, Physics presents a collection of stories that highlight results from materials research published in APS journals over the past decade. Read More »
Synopsis: Powering up Magnetization
New theoretical work identifies a dynamic form of multiferroic behavior, in which a time-varying electric polarization induces magnetization in a material. Read More »
Viewpoint: Getting to the Bottom of an Antineutrino Anomaly
The Daya Bay Collaboration reports that sterile neutrinos probably aren’t behind a puzzling deficit in detected antineutrinos at nuclear reactors. Read More »
