Decoding the History Recorded in Lunar Soil

Posted on August 14, 2026 by rberkowitz

A model that captures how crater-forming impacts redistribute lunar dirt will help researchers read the cosmic timeline found in samples returned from the Moon. Read more in APS Physics Magazine…

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Ferroelectricity Emerges at the Nanoscale

Posted on August 6, 2026 by rberkowitz

An ultra-thin version of a common material could boost electronic device efficiency. Read more at Berkeley Lab news center…

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NASA mission predicts solar explosion’s arrival at Earth with stunning precision

Posted on August 4, 2026 by rberkowitz

Satellite network known as PUNCH breaks record for forecasting space weather event. Read more in Science Magazine…

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A Remote Indigenous Community Built One of Canada’s Fastest Fiber Networks

Posted on July 30, 2026 by rberkowitz

This Cree network reaches the far north and outperforms Starlink. Read more in IEEE Spectrum print magazine and online

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Hyperdoped Silicon Photodiode Sets Efficiency Record

Posted on July 29, 2026 by rberkowitz

A new light-trapping architecture could lead to CMOS-compatible night-vision technology. Read more in APS Physics Magazine…

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Welcome to the Quantum-Steampunk Laboratory

Posted on July 23, 2026 by rberkowitz

Nicole Yunger Halpern brings her quantum thermodynamics research to
the public via analogies to a futuristic Victorian adventure. Read more in APS Physics Magazine…

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Evidence Builds for Martian Magma Chambers

Posted on July 15, 2026 by rberkowitz

A mineral physics interpretation of NASA seismic data hints that Mars has a chemically evolved crust. Read more in APS Physics Magazine…

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Unraveling the Topology of Knitted Fabrics

Posted on July 14, 2026 by rberkowitz

A framework based on knot theory links the robustness of textiles to the way defects propagate through them. Read more in APS Physics Magazine…

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Underwater Kites Harvest Power From Slow-Moving Tides

Posted on June 29, 2026 by rberkowitz

The tech could find a home in off-grid coastal communities around the world. Read more in IEEE Spectrum…

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Transforming the Computational Workhorse ofElectronic Structure

Posted on June 25, 2026 by rberkowitz

A geometric reformulation of time-dependent density-functional theory
better describes nonequilibrium systems. Read more in APS Physics Magazine…

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