Recent Articles
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 »
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 »
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 »
Odd and Even Effects Uncovered in Graphene
Experiments reveal a potentially useful odd–even dichotomy in the nonlinear Hall response of bilayer graphene. Read More »
Schooling Fish May Have Just One Influencer
By studying a real fish swimming among virtual fish, researchers uncover the rules that a fish follows when schooling. Read More »
Light from Disordered Media
Researchers have proposed that structural disorder can be harnessed to generate coherent, directional light from the passage of a charged particle. Read More »
Thought Experiment: Bright Visions of Future Energy
More than a century after scientists envisioned artificial photosynthesis and fusion power, neither has achieved widespread use—but slow progress is no reason to give up. Read More »
