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): Michael Schirber

A new method for rating scientific papers can identify breakthroughs that slip through the cracks of common citation metrics.

[Physics 19, 63] Published Wed May 06, 2026

Author(s): Michael Schirber

Researchers repeated a key measurement of the fundamental constant G, but the results remain inconsistent, highlighting the difficulty of putting gravity on the proverbial scale.

[Physics 19, 64] Published Fri May 01, 2026

Author(s): Erica K. Brockmeier

Global Physics Summit attendees shared their thoughts on how artificial intelligence could impact scientific research.

[Physics 19, 60] Published Mon Apr 27, 2026

Author(s): Sophia Chen

Researchers exploit quantum entanglement to measure the interference of light signals from two distant detectors, opening a path toward quantum-enhanced astronomy.

[Physics 19, 56] Published Thu Apr 16, 2026

Author(s): Michael Schirber

The DESI Collaboration has finished its five-year survey ahead of schedule, setting the stage for analyses that could reshape our understanding of dark energy.

[Physics 19, 48] Published Wed Apr 15, 2026

Author(s): Sachin Rawat

Our ability to hear relies on tiny “hair bundles” in the inner ear. A new thermodynamical model offers an explanation for the different ways that bundles oscillate.

[Physics 19, 45] Published Tue Mar 31, 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): Sophia Chen

Through a quantum-switch experiment, researchers attempt to reveal “indefinite causal order”—a quantum phenomenon involving events in a before-and-after superposition.

[Physics 19, 38] Published Tue Mar 17, 2026

Author(s): Sam Jarman

Using a rapid pressure-quench technique, researchers have preserved a metastable phase in a superconductor at a record 151 K under ambient pressure.

[Physics 19, 37] Published Fri Mar 13, 2026

Author(s): Matteo Rini

With the debut of a public alert stream, the Rubin Observatory demonstrates the ability to report transient signals—from supernovae, variable stars, active galactic nuclei and asteroids—in near real time.

[Physics 19, 31] Published Thu Mar 05, 2026

Author(s): Charles Day

Two investigations underscore the role of orbital instabilities in accounting for the diversity of planetary systems.

[Physics 19, 27] Published Tue Feb 24, 2026