Author(s): Philip Ball
Two research teams have run small-scale demonstrations of voting protocols that could ensure election security using the principles of quantum mechanics.
[Physics 19, 113] Published Fri Aug 07, 2026
Author(s): Samuel Jarman
Two types of ant colonies—one that experiences sudden bursts of activity and one that doesn’t—exemplify two distinct phases of collective behavior.
[Physics 19, 111] Published Wed Aug 05, 2026
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 “style.” 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:
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): 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
Author(s): Mark Buchanan
A study of online language shows that niche terms—like the name of a narrowly popular music group—spread less quickly than mainstream words.
[Physics 19, 99] Published Mon Jul 06, 2026
Author(s): Michael Schirber
A solar storm hitting Earth appears to have reduced the amount of incoming high-energy cosmic rays, suggesting a new way of measuring solar activity.
[Physics 19, 92] Published Fri Jun 26, 2026
Author(s): Mark Buchanan
Researchers boosted the sensitivity for measurements of the motion of a levitated nanoparticle, with potential uses in dark matter searches.
[Physics 19, 84] Published Fri Jun 12, 2026
Author(s): Mark Buchanan
Sound wave scattering can be increased in one frequency range only by reducing scattering in another range, according to experiments—a discovery relevant for acoustic engineering.
[Physics 19, 80] Published Fri Jun 05, 2026
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
Author(s): Philip Ball
A new technique uses an ‘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
Author(s): Mark Buchanan
A new scheme for gravitational-wave detection provides new capabilities to reduce the noise in these high-precision measurements.
[Physics 19, 75] Published Fri May 15, 2026
Author(s): Susan Curtis
An intense electron beam is stopped more efficiently by a highly porous material than by a less porous material, suggesting new strategies for controlling beams.
[Physics 19, 69] Published Fri May 08, 2026
Author(s): Sachin Rawat
A hard and environmentally friendly plastic material is produced by subjecting cellulose crystals to humidity oscillations.
[Physics 19, 65] Published Tue May 05, 2026
Author(s): Mark Buchanan
Measurements of the 3D fluid flow around a swimming microorganism could help researchers better understand the swimming dynamics of such microbes.
[Physics 19, 59] Published Fri Apr 24, 2026
Author(s): Philip Ball
A South Pole neutrino experiment has measured radio waves induced by cosmic rays—thus demonstrating that its detection method works.
[Physics 19, 58] Published Fri Apr 17, 2026
Author(s): Michael Schirber
A wire-sharing protocol can minimize the number of wires in a quantum processor without significantly reducing speed, a new theoretical study shows.
[Physics 19, 55] Published Tue Apr 14, 2026
Author(s): Rachel Berkowitz
An isolated magnet’s intrinsic angular momentum induces gyroscopic motion, an observation that could lead to ultrasensitive magnetometers.
[Physics 19, 51] Published Fri Apr 10, 2026
Author(s): Mark Buchanan
Acoustic waves can be guided through a narrow “tunnel” that lacks walls and thus presents no obstruction to sound traveling across its path.
[Physics 19, 46] Published Fri Apr 03, 2026
Author(s): Michael Schirber
Researchers recreate key features of atmospheric turbulence in a meter-sized rotating cylinder.
[Physics 19, 40] Published Fri Mar 20, 2026
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