Author Archives: rberkowitz

Active Particles Map to Passive Random Walks

Posted on November 13, 2020 by rberkowitz

Researchers make systems of self-propelled particles produce the same large-scale dynamics as passive-particle systems. Continue reading →

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A Tune for Lowering Lattice Friction

Posted on November 3, 2020 by rberkowitz

Placing an acoustic source on a sample could eliminate the energy dissipation caused by atomic defects moving through the solid. Continue reading →

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Toward a Perfect Single-Photon Source

Posted on October 15, 2020 by rberkowitz

Semiconductor quantum dot emits photons that are squeezed below the fundamental noise limit. Continue reading →

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An Electrical Trigger Fires Single, Identical Photons

Posted on October 8, 2020 by rberkowitz

The precisely controlled photon source, made from an atomically thin semiconducting material, could aid the development of advanced quantum communication. Read more at Berkeley Lab…

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Phosphine detection highlights unknowns of Venus’s atmosphere

Posted on October 2, 2020 by rberkowitz

Modeling, lab work, and perhaps a mission to the planet will be required to understand the chemical reactions that take place within Venus’s hot, dense, oxidizing cloud layers. Read more in Physics Today…

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Tropical soils could be accelerating global warming

Posted on October 1, 2020 by rberkowitz

A field study challenges climate simulations by showing increased carbon loss from warmed low latitude soils. Continue reading →

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Quantum Simulations of Curved Space

Posted on September 10, 2020 by rberkowitz

A heptagonal-lattice superconducting circuit, and the mathematics thatdescribe it, provide tools for studying quantum mechanics in curvedspace. Read more in APS Physics…

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Tropical soils may accelerate global warming

Posted on September 9, 2020 by rberkowitz

New experiments challenge climate simulations that predict minimal carbon loss from soils in the tropics. Read more in Physics Today…

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Mechanically stressed phytoplankton light up

Posted on September 1, 2020 by rberkowitz

The bioluminescent intensity depends on the rate and amplitude of the micro – organism’s deformation.  Continue reading →

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Finding Flow in Granular Media

Posted on August 24, 2020 by rberkowitz

A new model can predict how packed particles move through both 2D and 3D channels. Continue reading →

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