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