Recent Articles
Meetings: Optimism Abounds at Conference on Women in Physics
The meeting focused on the people, programs, and ideas that have helped to break down the barriers to being a female physicist. Read More »
Synopsis: Transistor Breaks Law of Thermal Conductivity
A single-electron transistor carries more heat than that predicted by the Wiedemann-Franz law linking thermal and electrical conductivities. Read More »
Viewpoint: Porous Materials Exhibit Granular-Like Stress Chains
Simulations of porous materials exhibit internal stress patterns like those in granular materials, despite the fact that these two systems are practically “negative images” of each other. Read More »
Focus: The Coolest Molecular Ion Beams
Two research teams have created the coldest molecular ion beams ever, putting molecules in their ground states of rotation and providing improved experimental stand-ins for interstellar gas clouds. Read More »
Q&A: The Network that Lies Beneath
Network scientist Daniel Larremore draws on his diverse interests to make sense of patterns in sporting records, hiring decisions, and the spread of diseases. Read More »
Synopsis: Strong Force Calculations for Weak Force Reactions
Theorists have used lattice-QCD calculations to predict two weak-force-driven reactions—proton fusion and tritium decay. Read More »
Synopsis: Two-Pulse X Rays Probe Skyrmions
A new x-ray spectroscopy technique can measure magnetic fluctuations in vortex-like structures called Skyrmions with nanosecond resolution. Read More »
Synopsis: Scanning Earth’s Interior with Neutrinos
Future neutrino experiments may provide tomographic scans of Earth’s interior by viewing solar neutrinos that pass through our planet’s layers. Read More »
Viewpoint: Neutron-Star Implosions as Heavy-Element Sources
A dramatic scenario in which a compact black hole eats a spinning neutron star from inside might explain a nearby galaxy’s unexpectedly high abundance of heavy elements. Read More »
