Physics

  1. Physics

    Gators go a-courtin’ with fancy physics

    Their subsonic mating bellows generate Faraday waves, a phenomenon almost never seen outside the lab.

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  2. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    Finding materials harder than diamond, plus spintronic devices, wrinkle physics and more in this week's news.

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  3. Physics

    Rogue waves captured

    Re-creating tiny versions of these monster swells in a laboratory tank reveals their mathematical underpinnings.

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  4. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    How leeches are able to swell tenfold, plus not-so-super solids, new natural toxins and more in this week's news.

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  5. Physics

    New laser is from the birds

    Inspired by an optical trick that colors feathers without pigment, physicists come up with a cheap, practical design.

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  6. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    A moth with chemical weapons, light-up bubbles and insidious fungi in this week’s news.

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  7. Physics

    American Physical Society meeting

    Gas sheds light on dark matter, plus cosmic ray clusters and blue-light imaging in the news.

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  8. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    Groovy snake bites, buzzy microphones and coiling liquids in this week’s news.

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  9. Tech

    Nanotubes coming to a screen near you

    New technology promises brighter, bigger display screens that use less energy.

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  10. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    Marijuana loses its high, plus soy tape, gritty bubbles and more in this week’s news.

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  11. Physics

    Salt clouds relieve some Arctic warming

    Sea sprays from increasingly open waters exert a cooling effect in the region.

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  12. Physics

    Scientists see the one-way light

    Nonlinear materials that allow directional discrimination of waves could be used to make components for light-based computers.

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