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Why Brittle Solids Crack Under Pressure
Theory and experiments suggest that the mysterious fractures that appear when a brittle material is compressed result from a hidden buildup of internal tension. Read More »
Probing Strangeness
Close encounters between kaons and deuterons help to elucidate quantum chromodynamics in a challenging mass range. Read More »
Images Capture Unusual Quantum Turbulence
Random tangles of vortex lines have been observed untangling in an ultracold gas. Read More »
A Metal with Two Heat Carriers
Metals typically rely on electrons to transport heat, but one has been identified that conducts heat efficiently through both electrons and phonons. Read More »
Atomic Wave Simulates Black Hole Properties
Using sheets of light to corral waves of ultracold atoms, researchers have created an experimental platform for studying the event horizons of black holes. Read More »
Calculating Superconductors from Scratch
A new formalism yields the quantities that characterize a conventional superconductor without adjustable parameters. Read More »
Using Pulsars to Probe Early Growth of Black Holes
Researchers have used radio observations of rapidly spinning neutron stars to search for signals from supermassive black hole pairs at the dawn of galaxy formation. Read More »
Talking to Superconducting Qubits with Millimeter Waves
A new device uses millimeter-wave radiation to accurately read the states of superconducting qubits without altering them. Read More »
Snapshot: New Company for Pluto?
The Rubin Observatory has spotted a distant object that could join Pluto in the Solar System’s exclusive family of dwarf planets. Read More »
