Salt Loss Dictates Sea-Ice Structure

Posted on September 5, 2025 by rberkowitz

Experiments on freezing saltwater have teased apart flow dynamics inside ice pores, offering a possible boost to climate models’ predictive power. Read more in APS Physics Magazine…

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Quantum Computing Meets Finance

Posted on September 4, 2025 by rberkowitz

Eric Ghysels made a name for himself in financial econometrics and time-series analysis. Now he translates financial models into quantum algorithms. Read more in APS Physics Magazine…

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Magnetic Topological Insulators Have an Edgy Side

Posted on August 13, 2025 by rberkowitz

Edge currents are observed in a magnetic topological insulator even when conventional theory says that they should not. Read more in APS Physics Magazine…

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Peacock feathers can be lasers

Posted on July 29, 2025 by rberkowitz

Tail feathers can emit narrow beams of light, a first in the animal kingdom. Read more in Science Magazine…

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How a Sail Inverts Its Shape

Posted on July 17, 2025 by rberkowitz

Simulations explore how to optimize a sail for changing direction. Read more in APS Physics Magazine…

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Unusual Plasma Waves Above Jupiter’s North Pole

Posted on July 17, 2025 by rberkowitz

A spacecraft observes a new oscillation mode in the low-density plasma. Read more in APS Physics Magazine…

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The Healthy Glow of Plants

Posted on July 15, 2025 by rberkowitz

A drone-borne photon counter can provide a new view into environmental
health. Read more in APS Physics Magazine…

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Amorphous Ice Is Partly Crystalline

Posted on July 8, 2025 by rberkowitz

Evidence builds against the long-held notion that water ice can be truly glassy. Read more in APS Physics Magazine…

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Dark Matter Detector Releases Best-Yet Result

Posted on July 2, 2025 by rberkowitz

Seven metric tons of liquid xenon get closer than ever to revealing WIMPs. Read more in APS Physics Magazine…

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Could a Data Center Rewiring Lead to 6x Faster AI? 

Posted on June 23, 2025 by rberkowitz

Cornelis Networks’ congestion-free architecture takes on Ethernet and InfiniBand. Read more in IEEE Spectrum…

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