Airborne Spiders Drift on Multiple Silk Threads

Posted on March 4, 2022 by rberkowitz

Simulations reveal new details of the way spiders can fly by exploiting the electric field present in the atmosphere. Read more in APS Physics…

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Unusual Flow

Posted on February 18, 2022 by rberkowitz

A transparent rock experiment shows how stretchy molecules kick up eddies. Read more in Scientific American…

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High Expectations for Black Hole Simulations

Posted on February 11, 2022 by rberkowitz

Andrew Chael’s simulations identify black hole features that he hopes could be spotted by the next-generation Event Horizon Telescope. Read more in APS Physics…

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Extracting the Spin and Valley Information of Electrons

Posted on February 9, 2022 by rberkowitz

An electron’s spin and valley information can be determined by monitoring how easily that electron passes through a qubit.  Read more in APS Physics…

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Dark-sky advocates confront threats from above and below

Posted on February 9, 2022 by rberkowitz

Astronomers are working to reduce the impact on the night sky of artificial lighting and swarms of shiny satellites. Read more in Physics Today…

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Galactic Debris as a Dark Matter Identifier

Posted on February 9, 2022 by rberkowitz

Dynamic maps of 12 stellar streams trace paths that are determined by the distribution of mass in the Milky Way. Read more in APS Physics…

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Blowin’ in the Galactic Wind

Posted on February 3, 2022 by rberkowitz

Nuclear winds expel cold molecular hydrogen gas from the Galactic Center, providing new clues to how star-forming material circulates through the Galaxy. Read more in APS Physics…

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Quantum Measurement Strikes a Balance

Posted on February 3, 2022 by rberkowitz

An experiment demonstrates the trade-off between measurement and total information content—comprising gain, disturbance, and reversibility—in a quantum system. Read more in APS Physics…

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Predicting the Shape of Pointy-Rock Forests

Posted on January 19, 2022 by rberkowitz

The shape and curvature evolution of dissolving rocks can be predicted using a new theory. Read more in APS Physics…

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Identifying the Source of a Sound

Posted on January 4, 2022 by rberkowitz

Torben Pastore had careers in rock n’ roll, furniture design, and construction before beginning a research career in psychoacoustics. Now he investigates how humans perceive their acoustical surroundings. Read more in APS Physics…

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