Recent Articles
Viewpoint: Listening for the Cosmic Hum of Black Holes
A new analysis technique would allow the gravitational-wave “background” from distant black hole mergers to be detected in days instead of years. Read More »
Focus: How 1000 Bacterial Species Can Coexist
The surprising stability of large and diverse bacterial communities can be explained by a model that emphasizes the microbes’ food requirements. Read More »
Synopsis: Stretching Graphene Localizes its Electrons
The electrical properties of a graphene bilayer can be tuned by stretching and rotating one of the bilayer’s sheets. Read More »
Synopsis: Getting More out of Electron Microscopy
A new analysis technique allows researchers to extract atomic-resolution holographic images of materials using a transmission electron microscope. Read More »
Synopsis: Muons for Nuclear Waste Inspection
Muons could be used to check whether spent fuel rods are missing from the casks used to store waste nuclear material. Read More »
Viewpoint: Homing in on Axions?
A search for dark matter axions with unprecedented sensitivity tests a previously inaccessible parameter range for these hypothetical particles. Read More »
Focus: Neutrinos with a Single Energy
Neutrinos in a beam have a wide range of energies, but a new trick allowed researchers to isolate fixed-energy neutrinos, which can improve the precision in future experiments. Read More »
Synopsis: Connecting Noisy Single-Cell Dynamics to Smooth Population Growth
A new theoretical framework connects the exponential growth of a cell population to the stochastic replication of individual cells within the population. Read More »
Synopsis: The Geometry of Arctic Ponds
A geometric model of meltwater ponds may help predict how the polar ice caps might evolve under future climate changes. Read More »
