Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

A theory inspired by whale tracking suggests that interference could make the peak of a light-wave packet appear to travel faster than light—without transmitting information superluminally.

[Physics 19, s107] Published Tue Aug 18, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

A new algorithm combines AI weather forecasts with a physics-based climate model to efficiently characterize rare and dangerous weather events.

[Physics 19, s98] Published Wed Aug 05, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

Simulations reveal disordered structures that are also surprisingly resistant to impacts and cracks.

[Physics 19, 108] Published Fri Jul 31, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

An AI model accurately estimates quantities that determine a material’s response to electric fields—at a fraction of the usual computational cost.

[Physics 19, s102] Published Tue Jul 28, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

A new atomic force microscope captures the structures of individual molecules and their chemical bonds at record speeds.

[Physics 19, s93] Published Thu Jul 23, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

Ultracold atoms in an optical lattice could emulate a prominent model of quantum matter linked to black holes and high-temperature superconductors.

[Physics 19, s90] Published Tue Jul 21, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

Experiments show signs of a material that conducts electricity in opposite directions along its edges through fractionally charged quasiparticles.

[Physics 19, s87] Published Thu Jul 16, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

An extended version of mean-field theory accurately captures activity patterns seen in networks of biological neurons.

[Physics 19, s81] Published Tue Jun 30, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

Improved measurements of an electronic transition in helium-4 atoms constrain the size difference between helium-4 and helium-3 nuclei.

[Physics 19, s80] Published Thu Jun 18, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

An exotic meson’s photon-emitting decay opens a window into the particle’s long-debated structure.

[Physics 19, s77] Published Tue Jun 16, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

Atomic-scale measurements show that vibrational excitations can cause electrons to move in bunches.

[Physics 19, s75] Published Wed Jun 10, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

Experiments show how so-called natural killer cells adjust their dynamics depending on whether they face cancerous or healthy cells.

[Physics 19, s69] Published Thu Jun 04, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

A laser-based approach rapidly injects charge into moiré materials and drives metal-to-insulator transitions.

[Physics 19, s67] Published Tue May 19, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

A new technique efficiently simulates a crucial process in a fault-tolerant quantum computer: the preparation of so-called logical magic states.

[Physics 19, s57] Published Thu May 14, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

An adapted optical technique reveals the temporal structure of ultrafast x-ray pulses by eliminating background light.

[Physics 19, s56] Published Tue May 12, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

Experiments shed light on the uncertain optical response of so-called stealthy hyperuniform materials.

[Physics 19, s59] Published Thu May 07, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

By combining quantum error correction with fault-tolerant techniques, researchers have improved how accurately a quantum computer estimates a molecule’s energy.

[Physics 19, s52] Published Thu Apr 30, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

A new technique efficiently detects quantum entanglement using just a small set of measurements.

[Physics 19, s61] Published Wed Apr 29, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

A tunable quantum device can model the energy profiles of chemical reactions and improve physicists’ understanding of reaction dynamics.

[Physics 19, s48] Published Thu Apr 16, 2026