Author(s): Marric Stephens

A deceptively simple question spurred an exploration of physicists’ views on whether their theories describe reality.

[Physics 19, 70] Published Wed May 27, 2026

Author(s): Marric Stephens

A material’s contorted magnetic texture could be used to focus or collimate spin waves in future spintronic devices.

[Physics 19, s68] Published Thu May 21, 2026

Author(s): Marric Stephens

The observation of ultrahigh-energy radiation from a binary star system suggests that such “gamma-ray binaries” could be significant contributors to the cosmic-ray spectrum.

[Physics 19, s51] Published Wed May 06, 2026

Author(s): Marric Stephens

Recently detected gamma rays are best accounted for by relativistic protons accelerated by a millennia-old supernova.

[Physics 19, s49] Published Thu Apr 23, 2026

Author(s): Marric Stephens

Precise spectroscopy of a simple molecular ion opens a new path toward stringent tests of quantum electrodynamics.

[Physics 19, s41] Published Wed Apr 08, 2026

Author(s): Marric Stephens

This year’s “Gallery of Soft Matter” contest features self-assembling nanostars, wrinkle patterns, and a drum full of tumbling grains.

[Physics 19, 42] Published Fri Mar 27, 2026

Author(s): Marric Stephens

New observations of cosmic rays that distinguish between hydrogen and helium find unexpected complexity in a long-observed spectral feature.

[Physics 19, s32] Published Thu Mar 26, 2026

Author(s): Marric Stephens

Applying thermodynamic principles makes quantum machine-learning protocols more efficient.

[Physics 19, s28] Published Thu Mar 12, 2026