Recent Articles
Spin Control Without Magnetic Fields
Researchers demonstrate that they can control the polarization direction of a spin current without having to apply a magnetic field, which could aid in implementing energy-efficient spintronics devices. Read More »
Valley-Polarized Jets in Graphene
Studying the current that flows in bilayer graphene, researchers have isolated electron jets associated with specific valley states. Read More »
Quantum Metasurfaces Entangle Photons on Demand
When it’s modulated by laser beams, a surface made of polarizable meta-atoms can entangle a photon’s properties in multiple, controllable ways. Read More »
Time Crystals in Open Systems
Experiments successfully capture signatures of a discrete time crystal phase in an open, quantum many-body system. Read More »
Faster Switching in Liquid Crystals
Researchers have demonstrated a faster way to turn light transmission on and off in a liquid crystal. Read More »
Discrete or Continuum? It Matters for Cells
A new model shows that the properties of waves produced in a cell-signaling process strongly depend on whether the cells are considered to be discrete entities or a collective mass. Read More »
A Macroscopic Probe of Quantum States
A simple measurement of the magnetic susceptibility of a material can reveal the population of specific quantum states in the material. Read More »
Sizing up Exotic Nuclei with Radioactive Molecules
New research shows that radioactive molecules can be used to study the variation in the shapes and sizes of exotic nuclei that are particularly sensitive to fundamental symmetry violations. Read More »
It’s Time to Act on Supporting Public Engagement
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a systemic lack of support for the public-engagement programs of physics departments, a trend that the physics community should act to correct. Read More »
