Category Archives: APS Physics

Gases Team Up for Enhanced Coherence

Posted on September 27, 2024 by rberkowitz

Magnetic feedback causes two atomic gases to guide each other’s spins into long-lasting collective alignment. Continue reading →

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How a Zebra’s Stripes Align

Posted on September 3, 2024 by rberkowitz

Local curvature could drive directionality of periodic pigmentation patterns on animals. Continue reading →

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Mapping the Textures of Thicker Magnets

Posted on August 20, 2024 by rberkowitz

A soft x-ray magnetic imaging technique makes possible the study of a wide range of magnetic materials. Continue reading →

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Setting Temporal Boundaries for Sound Waves

Posted on August 16, 2024 by rberkowitz

A magnet-and-coil system reveals how acoustic waves reflect and refract when the host medium suddenly changes elasticity. Continue reading →

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Gated Flows in Charged Channels

Posted on August 14, 2024 by rberkowitz

Electrically patterning the walls of a nanochannel could provide a route to creating “valves” that abruptly alter the speed at which a charged fluid flows through a nanofluidic device. Continue reading →

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Viewing Fast Vortex Motion in a Superconductor

Posted on July 19, 2024 by rberkowitz

A new technique reveals high-speed trajectories of oscillating vortices and shows that they are 10,000 times lighter than expected Continue reading →

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Predictions for Small-Scale Turbulence

Posted on July 10, 2024 by rberkowitz

A statistical tool tests the long-held assumption that small-scale turbulence is isotropic. Continue reading →

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Crystallizing the Path Toward a Nuclear Clock

Posted on July 2, 2024 by rberkowitz

Researchers have made the most precise measurement to date of the excited nuclear state of thorium-229, a candidate isotope for an ultraprecise nuclear clock. Continue reading →

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Glowing Algae Change Morphology to Avoid Light

Posted on June 26, 2024 by rberkowitz

Bright light triggers the chloroplast of a bioluminescent algae to fold into a pattern that minimizes the chloroplast’s exposed area. Continue reading →

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An Astronomer’s Appeal for Satellite Regulation

Posted on June 18, 2024 by rberkowitz

Samantha Lawler would like to see more done to reduce the detrimental impact of satellites on dark skies, telescope data, and publicly funded research. Continue reading →

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