Recent Articles
Seeking Stability in a Relativistic Fluid
A fluid dynamics theory that violates causality would always generate paradoxical instabilities—a result that could guide the search for a theory for relativistic fluids. Read More »
Why Moths Are Not So Speedy
When flying, hawkmoths need to delicately balance lift and drag in a way that limits their top speed, according to simulations. Read More »
Super Heavy Element Factory Releases First Results
Initial findings of the Super Heavy Element Factory—an atom smasher in Russia—reveal details about some of the heaviest known elements. Read More »
Why a Gold Palace is Turning Purple
A gilded palace in Spain has turned purple thanks to corrosion and gold nanoparticles. Read More »
Surprising Colors with Scotch Tape
A physicist’s do-it-yourself art project makes vibrant images with a pair of polarizers and carefully placed layers of transparent tape. Read More »
Schrödinger Win for Extreme Waves
Researchers create the most realistic rogue waves to date, showing dynamics that follow those expected for extreme waves in more idealized systems. Read More »
Breakthrough Prize for the Physics of Quantum Information…and of Cells
This year’s Breakthrough Prize in fundamental physics went to four pioneers of quantum information science. Physics also had a stake in the Breakthrough Prize for life sciences. Read More »
Going Beyond Fermi’s Golden Rule
Researchers have calculated the likelihood that a quantum state will decay when its evolution is inhibited by a dearth of final states. Read More »
Shining Light on Electron Microscopy
A new method that uses laser light to both generate and shape electron beams could improve the resolution of electron microscopy. Read More »
