Recent Articles
Soft Solid Flows Through a Pipe
An ultrasoft material can move smoothly through a pipe, but the motion generates “furrows” on the material’s front surface. Read More »
A New Path to Superconductivity
Theorists propose that repulsive interactions between electrons in a two-dimensional lattice can lead to an exotic form of superconductivity. Read More »
Curtain Rises on the Year of Quantum
The official launch of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology happened in Paris, with a push to make “quantum” more accessible to all. Read More »
No Need for Fractional Particles
The scattering of a charged particle off a magnetic monopole does not imply the existence of fractional particle numbers, theorists say. Read More »
Your Guide Through the Quantum World
Jorge Cham, aka, PHD Comics, in collaboration with Physics Magazine, has designed the official mascot for the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. Read More »
Tailored Superconducting Circuit for Quantum Technologies
A circuit containing four superconducting devices called Josephson junctions can be finely tuned for various technological applications. Read More »
The Tumultuous Birth of Quantum Mechanics
The creation of modern quantum mechanics was a messy business in which many of the participants did not grasp the significance of their own discoveries. Read More »
Antiprotons from Beyond the Solar System
The spectrum of cosmic-ray antiprotons has been measured for a full solar cycle, which may allow a better understanding of the sources and transport mechanisms of these high-energy particles. Read More »
Quantum Milestones, 1927: Electrons Act Like Waves
Davisson and Germer showed that electrons scatter from a crystal the way x rays do, proving that particles of matter can act like waves. Read More »