Recent Articles
Gender Gap in Recognition Prevails
When men and women physics undergraduates receive the same amount of recognition from their peers for being good at physics, men report significantly higher perceptions of peer recognition than women. Read More »
A Versatile Design for a Metasurface Cavity
An all-dielectric version of a metamaterials-based cavity allows the cavity to operate over a previously inaccessible wavelength range—which could benefit lasers and other resonant devices. Read More »
X-Ray Spectral Imaging Probes How Sun-Like Plasma Blocks Light
Temporal measurements in conditions similar to those in the Sun rebut a leading hypothesis for why models and experiments disagree on how much light iron absorbs. Read More »
Ultracold Dynamics of Spin Ices
Experiments identify temperature ranges where exotic materials known as spin ices are in equilibrium or out of equilibrium. Read More »
No Easy Fix for Cosmology’s “Other” Tension
The tension—a disagreement between cosmic-clumpiness measurements—is not going away, according to a new analysis of galaxy lensing data. Read More »
Superconducting Quantum Computing Beyond 100 Qubits
A new high-performance quantum processor boasts 105 superconducting qubits and rivals Google’s acclaimed Willow processor. Read More »
Quantum Milestones, 1959: Ghostly Influence of Magnetic Field
Aharonov and Bohm proposed a scenario in which quantum particles experience electromagnetic effects even though there is no field in their immediate vicinity. Read More »
Imaging Quantum Waves
A new imaging technique can show the wave-like behavior of unconfined quantum particles. Read More »
New Measurements of a Charmed Baryon
Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider have measured the spin parity of a charm-quark-hosting particle, offering a new test of theoretical models. Read More »
