Cutting the Tail of a Photon
Author(s): Marric Stephens
Removing a mirror while a single photon is in the process of reflecting creates a quantum state of countless photons, theorists say.
[Physics 19, s91] Published Wed Jul 15, 2026
Author(s): Marric Stephens
Removing a mirror while a single photon is in the process of reflecting creates a quantum state of countless photons, theorists say.
[Physics 19, s91] Published Wed Jul 15, 2026
Author(s): Rachel Berkowitz
A framework based on knot theory links the robustness of textiles to the way defects propagate through them.
[Physics 19, s88] Published Tue Jul 14, 2026
Author(s): Michael Schirber
A proposed gravitational-wave observatory on the Moon might gather more information than previously thought, thanks to geology.
[Physics 19, s89] Published Thu Jul 09, 2026
Author(s): Sophia Chen
New theoretical work indicates that an array of helium-3 atoms could enable more complex quantum simulations.
[Physics 19, s79] Published Wed Jul 08, 2026
Author(s): Marric Stephens
Researchers have shown that defects in lattices of magnetic quasiparticles called skyrmions can be created, stabilized, and manipulated.
[Physics 19, s85] Published Tue Jul 07, 2026
Author(s): Sophia Chen
A technique combining spectroscopy and computational simulations allows the geometry and spin magnetic moment of iron nanoclusters to be determined more precisely.
[Physics 19, s92] Published Wed Jul 01, 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): David Ehrenstein
A tiny bump in a magnetic film exposed to microwaves can engender spin waves with precisely spaced frequencies.
[Physics 19, s86] Published Thu Jun 25, 2026
Author(s): Rachel Berkowitz
A geometric reformulation of time-dependent density-functional theory better describes nonequilibrium systems.
[Physics 19, s84] Published Wed Jun 24, 2026
Author(s): Charles Day
A new experiment elucidates the ability of some particleβfluid mixtures to behave in ways that depend on their previous flow.
[Physics 19, s83] Published Tue Jun 23, 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): Marric Stephens
A new device that generates single photons with more consistent wavelengths than existing methods could improve quantum communications.
[Physics 19, s78] Published Wed Jun 17, 2026
Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson
An exotic mesonβs photon-emitting decay opens a window into the particleβs long-debated structure.
[Physics 19, s77] Published Tue Jun 16, 2026
Author(s): Michael Schirber
A disagreement over neutrino-mass estimates might be resolved by assuming that neutrinos decay into hypothetical massless particles.
[Physics 19, s72] Published Thu Jun 11, 2026
Author(s): Sophia Chen
Researchers have used laser cooling and trapping to isolate calcium monohydride, a key step toward producing ultracold atomic hydrogen.
[Physics 19, s71] Published Wed Jun 10, 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): Charles Day
Machine learning can reduce the number of time steps needed to accurately predict the progress of a dynamically evolving system.
[Physics 19, s74] Published Tue Jun 09, 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): Rachel Berkowitz
Size-dependent electrostatic barriers place an upper limit on droplet merging efficiency.
[Physics 19, s70] Published Wed Jun 03, 2026
Author(s): Marric Stephens
A new experiment shows that spin-polarized currents conducted by helical organic molecules are not just a measurement artifact, as some researchers suspected.
[Physics 19, s73] Published Tue Jun 02, 2026