Recent Articles
A Quantum Tango between Magnons and Phonons
A nanopatterned magnetic structure features an unprecedently strong coupling between lattice vibrations and quantized spin waves, which could lead to novel ways of manipulating quantum information. Read More »
Imaging Molecular Structure and Charge Simultaneously
A new technique determines both the charge distribution and the structural distortions that result from the addition of a single charge to a molecule. Read More »
Viscosity of Active Microtubules Uncovered
Experiments show how to tune the viscosity of “active” filaments found in cells, something that could help in the design of biomimetic materials. Read More »
The Froth Thickens
Frothing can arise in mixtures of two fully miscible liquids with nonlinear composition-dependent surface tensions. Read More »
Dark Matter Detector Proves its Sensitivity
A new sensor provides world-leading sensitivity for distinguishing lightweight dark matter from background noise. Read More »
Looking for Dark Matter in Neutron Star Light
Radio observations of neutron stars demonstrate a way to search for axions through their expected conversion to electromagnetic waves in a star’s magnetic field. Read More »
Graphene Doping Reaches New Levels
New experiments with doped graphene take the two-dimensional material beyond its “Van Hove singularity” to regions that may host exotic states of matter. Read More »
Springy Material Boosts Projectile Performance
Adding a soft, springy material to a solid projectile leads to a threefold increase in kinetic energy when the projectile is launched upward. Read More »
Number Crunching the Beautiful Game
A stochastic model that analyzes the movements of a handful of players correctly reproduces the statistics of nearly 2000 real-life soccer games. Read More »
