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Prize-winning videos cover the range from microscopic droplets to global climate. Read More »
Alignment of Cells Affects Secondary Tumor Growth
Cell–cell alignment and a background of stationary cells together shape the emergence of cellular clusters in a primary tumor. Read More »
Sagittarius Galaxy Found Not Guilty
A new analysis challenges the claim that a gamma-ray signal observed from a direction near the Milky Way’s center is produced by a dwarf galaxy. Read More »
Laser-Based Tuning of Light–Matter Interactions
A new method for controlling the interactions between ultracold atoms and light could advance efforts to simulate complex quantum systems using atom clouds. Read More »
Programming a Crystal Defect with Light
Forces imposed by laser light can manipulate the shape of a membrane’s vibrational modes. Read More »
How to Pop a Microscopic Cork
Researchers used machine learning to optimize the process by which a tiny cage is opened to release a molecule. Read More »
How Magnetic Waves Become Heat in Earth’s Magnetosphere
Observations confirm a theoretical model explaining how—in Earth’s magnetosphere—large-scale magnetic waves heat up the magnetosphere’s plasma by transferring their energy to smaller-scale acoustic waves. Read More »
Erbium Atoms in an Optical Tweezer Array
Erbium and similar elements provide a wide range of electronic “handles” for manipulating atoms in many-body quantum experiments. Read More »
Measuring the Spectrum of High-Energy Cosmic-Ray Electrons
A new analysis of more than a decade’s worth of observations extends the spectrum of cosmic-ray electrons to unprecedented high energies. Read More »
