Recent Articles
Active Fluids Solve Icy “Six-Vertex” Model
Researchers demonstrate an active-fluid system whose behaviors map directly to predictions of the six-vertex model—an exactly solvable model that was originally developed to explain the behavior of ice. Read More »
Preventing a Tokamak from Overheating
Fusion reactor experiments in Switzerland have demonstrated a new way to remove unwanted heat from a magnetically confined plasma. Read More »
Bowling Simulations Inform Strike Strategy
A physics-based model that captures the complex dynamics of tenpin bowling could help players to increase their chances of scoring a strike. Read More »
A Glimpse at the Quantum Behavior of a Uniform Gas
An innovative way to image atoms in cold gases could provide deeper insights into the atoms’ quantum correlations. Read More »
AI Designs Optics Hardware
A machine-learning algorithm rapidly generates designs that can be simpler than those developed by humans. Read More »
Toward Practical Quantum Cryptography
Researchers have shown that they can distribute quantum keys under realistic conditions using commercial lasers. Read More »
US Physics Departments Expect to Shrink Graduate Programs
Student enrollment and guaranteed financial support are expected to fall amid anticipation of federal budget cuts, a new report finds. Read More »
Targeting Entire Galaxies in Axion Search
Two independent teams have searched for axions using x-ray observations of entire galaxies, setting some of the strictest constraints to date on the properties of these dark matter candidates. Read More »
Scaling Quantum-Dot-Qubit Systems
Machine learning automates the control of a large and highly connected array of semiconductor quantum dots. Read More »
