Physics

  1. Physics

    Feel the Force: Magnetic probe finds lone electron

    Scientists have observed a single electron's magnetism.

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  2. Physics

    Quantum snare entraps key fifth photon

    By coaxing five quantum particles into a state of entanglement, physicists have taken an important step toward dependable quantum computers and more-versatile schemes for transferring quantum information.

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  3. Materials Science

    Diatom Menagerie

    Materials scientists are trying to coerce diatoms into making silicon-based microdevices with specific features.

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  4. Physics

    Grainy Geyser: Tall squirts reveal sand’s liquid ways

    Dropping a steel ball into fine, loosely packed sand produces towering jets of grains.

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  5. Materials Science

    DNA coordinates assembly of glassy nanoscale structures

    Chemists use DNA as a scaffold to construct miniature rings and rods out of silica.

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  6. Materials Science

    Cool Magnet: A little bit of iron gives magnetic refrigeration a boost

    An improved material moves magnetic refrigeration one step closer to commercial reality.

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  7. Physics

    Misbehavin’ Meson: Perplexing particle flouts the rules

    The discovery of what appears to be a new subatomic particle with bizarre properties is challenging theorists' understanding of how matter behaves.

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  8. Physics

    New pass at neutrino mass

    The first experiment to create neutrinos in an accelerator and then beam them a long distance has found a long-awaited, new form of evidence that those fundamental particles weigh something.

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  9. Physics

    Why the thinnest sticky hairs rule

    The foot hairs of geckos and other creatures that can walk on ceilings may be microscopic because only such slender hairs offer optimal adhesion, regardless of shape.

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  10. Physics

    Teleporting Matter’s Traits: Beaming information quantum-style

    Physicists have transferred a quantum state from one atom to another by manipulating a mysterious, atom-to-atom quantum link called entanglement.

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  11. Physics

    Squashed spheres set a record for filling space

    Modestly deformed spheres can stack with unexpected compactness.

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  12. Physics

    Corralling the Mass Maker: Hunting ground shifts for elusive particle

    Hunters of the most eagerly sought particle in high-energy physics, the Higgs boson, are gleaning fresh clues about where and how to look from a new finding about another fundamental particle called the top quark.

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