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Spinning Liquid into Solid

Author(s): Mark Buchanan

A new technique for generating solid fibers from a liquid jet is easier to modelβ€”and thus easier to controlβ€”than past methods.


[Physics 19, 137] Published Fri Oct 02, 2026

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Nanotube Material Has Perfect Memory

Author(s): Michael Schirber

A carbon nanotube foam springs back to its initial state, regardless of the speed of the compression, a property that could lead to a new type of shock absorber.


[Physics 19, 129] Published Fri Sep 18, 2026

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MacVoices #26153: Road to Macstock – Jill McKinley

On the Road to Macstock, Jill McKinley previews her third year’s presentation, focused on making Apple devices support daily habits through Focus modes, shortcuts, customized screens, and intentional setup. She explains how iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch can work together to reduce distractions, surface useful tools, and help users shape technology around real life instead of default settings.Β 

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Phase Transition in Ant Colonies

Author(s): Samuel Jarman

Two types of ant coloniesβ€”one that experiences sudden bursts of activity and one that doesn’tβ€”exemplify two distinct phases of collective behavior.


[Physics 19, 111] Published Wed Aug 05, 2026

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Paste and Match Style Is Not the Answer

Marcin Wichary:

The problem is that PAMS is drunk with power and flattens everything on its way[…]

That includes:

  • emphasis by italics or bolding
  • links
  • bulleted and numbered lists
  • strike-through text
  • headlines

None of these are β€œstyle.” This is actual information that should not be removed.

Sometimes, Paste and Match Style is what you want, but I like when apps also provide other options, as he discusses. For example, the Omni apps now offer Paste and Merge Styles.

Previously:

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A Simple Search for Tiny Charges

Author(s): Philip Ball

Decades-old experiments have now been enlisted to set new bounds on the properties of a hypothetical particle that bears a tiny fraction of the electron’s charge.


[Physics 19, 102] Published Fri Jul 10, 2026

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No Free Lunch for Sound Waves

Author(s): Mark Buchanan

Sound wave scattering can be increased in one frequency range only by reducing scattering in another range, according to experimentsβ€”a discovery relevant for acoustic engineering.


[Physics 19, 80] Published Fri Jun 05, 2026

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A Model for Ambition

Author(s): Susan Curtis

A theoretical approach that attempts to account for the psychology of human decision-making offers strategies for success in business, professional life, and politics.


[Physics 19, 78] Published Fri May 29, 2026

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Canceling Quantum Noise

Author(s): Philip Ball

A new technique uses an β€˜anti-noise’ signal to cancel out the unavoidable quantum noise associated with precision measurements like those needed for gravitational-wave detection.


[Physics 19, 77] Published Fri May 22, 2026

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