Recent Articles
Understanding Young Earth’s Dynamo
A simulation of unprecedented resolution explains how Earth could possess a magnetic-field-generating dynamo before the planet’s inner core began to solidify. Read More »
Ultracold Atoms Simulate Breaking Flux Strings
An optical-lattice experiment offers a platform for observing dynamics of particle–antiparticle pair creation in quantum field theories. Read More »
Quantum Materials Built from Scratch
A proposed method could help scientists coax simple atomic systems into quantum states that have useful, tailored properties. Read More »
Magnifying Atomic Images
A new technique allows the imaging of an atomic system in which the interatomic spacing is smaller than the optical-resolution limit. Read More »
Muon Experiment Calls It a Wrap
The final results from the Muon g − 2 experiment agree with the latest predictions of the muon’s magnetic properties—letting down hopes that the particle would upset the standard model’s applecart. Read More »
Microchip Provides Made-to-Order Photons
A 10-µm-wide microchip can generate light with any desired direction, polarization, and intensity, which will be handy for future quantum technologies. Read More »
Latest Data Rule Out a Leading Explanation of a Neutrino Anomaly
The MicroBooNE experiment’s five-year dataset has shown that an unpredicted neutrino-flavor oscillation is not the cause of anomalous results obtained by its predecessor. Read More »
New Device for Detecting Lightweight Dark Matter
Superconducting sensors can detect single low-energy photons. Researchers have now used this capability in a dark matter experiment. Read More »
Watching Electron Dynamics Shape Chemical Reactions
Scientists have used ultrashort x-ray pulses to directly observe the motion of electrons driving a chemical reaction. Read More »
