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Synopsis: Superfluid Doughnut Spins at Supersonic Speeds
Researchers rev up a rotating Bose-Einstein condensate to beyond a critical speed, setting the stage for creating a giant superfluid vortex. Read More »
Synopsis: Directionally Sensitive Magnetoresistance
A new experiment shows that the semiconductor germanium exhibits unidirectional magnetoresistance, which had previously only been seen in more exotic materials. Read More »
Focus: Catching Electrons as They Escape a Liquid
A new technique allows accurate measurements of electrons that escape a liquid surface—information that is essential for understanding chemical reactions in water droplets in the atmosphere. Read More »
Viewpoint: Physics Insights from Neural Networks
Researchers probe a machine-learning model as it solves physics problems in order to understand how such models “think.” Read More »
Synopsis: Levitated Nanoparticle Goes Quantum
Optically levitated nanosphere shows definitive signature of its quantum ground state of motion. Read More »
Synopsis: A Few Qubits Go a Long Way
The right combination of quantum and classical computations allows for accurate quantum chemistry simulations using surprisingly few qubits. Read More »
Viewpoint: Quantum Computer Crosscheck
A new experiment demonstrates how to verify the output from one quantum computer by comparing it to the output of a second quantum computer. Read More »
Entering a New Era of Dark Energy Cosmology
The first of a new generation of experiments aiming to shed light on the mysterious dark energy will start collecting data early this year. Read More »
Synopsis: Modeling Spaghetti’s Curls
A new model predicts the way a spaghetti rod turns from straight to curly as it cooks. Read More »
