Category Archives: APS Physics

A Very Stable Mirror

A crystalline mirror coating significantly reduces fluctuations in the resonant frequency of an optical cavity. Continue reading →

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X-Ray–Optical Technique Detects Subtle Signal

A high-sensitivity measurement reveals the asymmetric shifts of electrons along atomic bonds. Continue reading →

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Spectroscopy Technique Reveals Nanoscale Acoustic Waves

Imaging using extreme ultraviolet scattering shows that optical pulses can generate surface excitations with spectra that were previously difficult to achieve. Continue reading →

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Measuring the Sun’s Opacity

Experiments with oxygen plasma at extreme densities and temperatures give new transparency to our picture of the Sun’s interior. Continue reading →

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Active Matter Gets Solid

Researchers have determined the mechanical properties of a tiny beam made of active particles, laying the groundwork for future micromachines. Continue reading →

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Trapping Tiny Objects with Sound

Fluid flow and acoustic waves act together to trap nanoparticles. Continue reading →

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Charge Transfer Happens Too Fast to See

A new experiment on static electricity casts doubt on previous ones. Continue reading →

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Experiments Refute Dark Matter Claim

Two direct-detection experiments see no evidence of a signal reported by their predecessor. Continue reading →

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Active Matter Breaks like an Amorphous Plastic

Shearing a dusty plasma with a laser shows how vibrational modes lead to weak points in an amorphous active system. Continue reading →

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Ultracold Atoms Simulate Breaking Flux Strings

An optical-lattice experiment offers a platform for observing dynamics of particle–antiparticle pair creation in quantum field theories. Continue reading →

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