Physics

  1. Physics

    Computers’ inability to find physical laws is a clue to math’s relationship to reality

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  2. Physics

    Long-sought particles possibly glimpsed

    Majorana fermions, which are their own antiparticle, could one day be useful in quantum computing.

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  3. Physics

    Insects covered in tough stuff

    Locust exoskeleton could inspire new, fracture-resistant materials.

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  4. Physics

    Highlights from the American Physical Society April Meeting, Atlanta

    String theory’s take on the Higgs, newborn pulsars may have iron by-products, and coupled neutrons in beryllium nuclei revealed.

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  5. Physics

    Cloaks for hiding heat

    A proposed invisibility cloak for heat could shield computers or satellites from high temperatures.

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  6. Physics

    Order from disorder

    Collective motion emerges spontaneously in wiggling protein strands.

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  7. Chemistry

    Protons on the move find novel molecular route

    Hydrogen bonds aren’t the only means of proton travel to another molecule, a study finds.

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  8. Physics

    Time’s arrow and reality’s randomness succumb to quantum thermodynamics

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  9. Physics

    Bits of Reality

    Not just for codes and computers, quantum information holds clues to the nature of the physical universe.

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  10. Chemistry

    Better hydrogen storage process unveiled

    Scientists create a chemical switch that can catch and release the useful gas.

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  11. Chemistry

    Polymer power drives tiny reactions

    Applying pressure to a building block of plastic in water, researchers generate enough energy to make your Nikes glow and do other chemical work.

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  12. Physics

    Lose a memory, use energy

    Lab experiment confirms link between erasing information and heat flow.

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