Physics

  1. Math

    Sharks’ hunting paths may not be driven by math

    Penguins, tuna, sharks and other marine hunters have been shown to use math to find food. But simulations suggest the behavior is a result of rough water, not complex calculation.

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  2. Materials Science

    Making metamaterials ‘digital’ could simplify invisibility cloaks

    The digital world of 1s and 0s has inspired a simpler way to make complex metamaterials.

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  3. Quantum Physics

    Three photons entangled, not just two

    Physicists have found a way to entangle a trio of photons, but it works only once in every quadrillion attempts.

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  4. Tech

    Hydrogen made using sunlight, cheap materials

    Photosynthesis-inspired fuel cell uses water to make hydrogen gas and could feature in next-generation cars.

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  5. Quantum Physics

    New analysis rescues quantum wave-particle duality

    An experiment that supposedly contradicted the wave-particle duality principle of quantum physics has been reanalyzed, revealing a flaw.

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  6. Particle Physics

    Evidence for new Higgs-related particle fades away

    A close look at data from the Large Hadron Collider finds no evidence that the Higgs boson decays into a new, unknown particle.

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  7. Quantum Physics

    Artificial atom probes sound’s quantum side

    Scientists have designed an artificial atom to emit sound that is divided into quantum particles.

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  8. Materials Science

    Buckyballs, diamonds inspire new synthetic molecule

    Hitching a hollow ball of carbon to a diamond-shaped lattice yields a useful piece of electrical circuitry.

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  9. Quantum Physics

    Holography entangles quantum physics with gravity

    Spacetime geometry, and therefore gravity, emerges from quantum entanglement, analyses using tensor networks show.

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  10. Physics

    Unusual turbulence seen along North Carolina coast

    Storm winds in Currituck Sound, North Carolina, may have created just the right conditions for scientists to see a rare type of turbulence in ocean waves for the first time.

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  11. Quantum Physics

    Molecules stop tumbling with hit of laser light

    Stopping molecules' rotation with a custom laser could help scientists harness them for quantum computing.

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  12. Quantum Physics

    Tensor networks get entangled with quantum gravity

    Using tensors to describe quantum entanglement shows promise as a way to understand gravity.

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