Recent Articles
Viewpoint: Pushing Towards Room-Temperature Superconductivity
Two independent studies report superconductivity at record high temperatures in hydrogen-rich materials under extreme pressure. Read More »
Life is Physics
Physicists are on the hunt for a “theory of life” that explains why life can exist. Read More »
Synopsis: Antispiral Formation at a Liquid Surface
Liquid falling from a horizontal film displays an intriguing pattern of inwardly rotating spirals. Read More »
Synopsis: One-Way Sound Transport
An array of air channels behaves as an “acoustic Chern insulator” in which sound waves travel only around the edges and only in one direction. Read More »
Synopsis: Mapping a Tumor’s Mechanical Properties with Light
A new experiment uses a light probe to measure the mechanical response of a tumor, which provides information about its anatomy and the efficacy of therapeutic agents. Read More »
Viewpoint: A Metamaterial for Next Generation Particle Accelerators
An experiment reveals the potential of custom-engineered metamaterials to yield higher accelerating gradients than current particle accelerator technology allows. Read More »
Focus: Video—Slow-Motion Footage Captures Rubber Band Ripples
Videos of a moving rubber band show that the band takes on previously unpredicted wavy shapes when it is shot through the air. Read More »
Synopsis: Extending the Kuramoto Model to Arbitrary Dimensions
The generalized version of a theory describing synchronization in an ensemble shows that coherence arises differently depending on whether the number of dimensions is even or odd. Read More »
Synopsis: Interrupting Flow in a 2D Topological Insulator
Theorists predict that backscattering of electrons by magnetic impurities can disrupt current flow in a 2D topological insulator, in agreement with experiments. Read More »
