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): Charles Day

Computer simulations show how a structure placed underneath a surface suppresses turbulence in a fluid flow across the surface at a wide range of frequencies.

[Physics 19, s65] Published Thu May 28, 2026

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): David Ehrenstein

A new experiment settles a controversy over proton and neutron energies in light nuclei.

[Physics 19, s76] Published Wed May 27, 2026

Author(s): Vivek N. Prakash

A new model explains how the microscopic hairs carpeting corals coordinate their beating to shape fluid flow.

[Physics 19, 76] Published Tue May 26, 2026

Author(s): Rachel Berkowitz

A computational framework captures the influence of many-body effects on semiconductor band gaps.

[Physics 19, s66] Published Tue May 26, 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): Scott Dodelson

The remarkable capabilities of AI are reshaping research, potentially affecting the relationship between professors and graduate students.

[Physics 19, 74] Published Thu May 21, 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): Susan Curtis

Researchers have unlocked a method to dramatically boost the intensity of high-power lasers, opening the route toward light-induced matter creation.

[Physics 19, 73] Published Wed May 20, 2026

Author(s): Sophia Chen

Using atoms in two different highly excited states enables quantum bits that are both long-lived and manipulable.

[Physics 19, s63] Published Wed May 20, 2026

Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson

A laser-based approach rapidly injects charge into moiré materials and drives metal-to-insulator transitions.

[Physics 19, s67] Published Tue May 19, 2026

Author(s): Shiling Liang and Jie Gu

Researchers derive a universal limit linking noise and response to perturbations in systems far from equilibrium.

[Physics 19, 72] Published Mon May 18, 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): Ryan Wilkinson

A new technique efficiently simulates a crucial process in a fault-tolerant quantum computer: the preparation of so-called logical magic states.

[Physics 19, s57] Published Thu May 14, 2026

Author(s): Christopher G. Tully

New density-functional-theory calculations describe the radioactive decay of tritium bound to graphene, offering a way to model experiments that could open cleaner windows onto neutrino mass.

[Physics 19, 67] Published Wed May 13, 2026

Author(s): Rachel Berkowitz

Iron-60 buried in Antarctica reveals changes in the local interstellar environment.

[Physics 19, s54] Published Wed May 13, 2026

Author(s): Michael Schirber

A new metamaterial design eliminates internal distortions that can adversely affect applications in cloaking and sensing.

[Physics 19, s60] Published Wed May 13, 2026

Author(s): Niayesh Afshordi, Phil Halper, Matteo Rini, and Michael Schirber

One of the largest physics surveys ever conducted finds respondents divided on most topics. Surprisingly, some “textbook” answers only racked up a minority of votes.

[Physics 19, 34] Published Tue May 12, 2026

Author(s): Michael Schirber

A new method for creating twisted structures in liquid crystals could be helpful in controlling them for possible memory-storage applications.

[Physics 19, 71] Published Tue May 12, 2026