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Topological Tube Traps Vibrations
A newly devised cylindrical metamaterial could protect sensitive engineering equipment by isolating vibrations. Read More »
Atom Clouds Resist Being Agitated
Quantum effects prevent trapped atoms from thermalizing, despite being repeatedly jiggled through laser excitation. Read More »
Twisted Bilayers Are Hard to Pin Down
Simulations have shown that the 2D sheets in twisted bilayers such as graphene can slide past one another even at small twists and under extreme compression. Read More »
Polymers Tame Turbulent Flow
New experiments show that adding polymers to a fluid can reduce energy dissipation by suppressing small eddies. Read More »
Viscous Stars Can Reflect Gravitational Waves like Black Holes Do
A neutron star’s viscosity determines how the star interacts with gravitational waves, a behavior that could be useful to the study of neutron-star interiors. Read More »
Interface Forces Leak Through Graphene Coatings
Experiments clarify the degree to which a graphene coating can reduce the strength of van der Waals interactions with a surface. Read More »
Nobel Prize: Quantum Tunneling on a Large Scale
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics recognizes the discovery of macroscopic quantum tunneling in electrical circuits. Read More »
Rethinking Our Place in the Universe
The new map of the Universe’s expansion history released by the DESI Collaboration offers hints at a breakdown of the standard model of cosmology. Read More »
How a Molecular Motor Minimizes Energy Waste
Turning a biologically important molecular motor at a constant rate saves energy, according to experiments. Read More »
