The Women Who Win

Posted on September 30, 2021 by rberkowitz

Women who have received major physics prizes share their thoughts about what the awards mean to them and about how they help in bringing science to the forefront. Read more in APS Physics…

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A Hallmark of Topological Insulators is Measured in Atoms

Posted on September 27, 2021 by rberkowitz

Using ultracold atoms, researchers measure the number of chiral edge states in a system with time-reversal symmetry. Read more in APS Physics…

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A Way to Experimentally Test String Theory’s “Fuzzball” Prediction

Posted on September 17, 2021 by rberkowitz

Simulations reveal the gravitational-wave signal of string theory’s “fuzzy” black holes, a signature that researchers could potentially measure. Read more in APS Physics…

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The impact of switching research fields

Posted on September 3, 2021 by rberkowitz

A new quantitative study finds a correlation between physicists who change areas of research and their scientific impact as measured by citations. Read more in Physics Today…

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A simple magnetic field configuration could trigger solar eruptions

Posted on September 1, 2021 by rberkowitz

A sheared magnetic loop in the Sun’s corona can give rise to a thinning sheet of electrical current, magnetic reconnection, and tension forces strong enough to hurl material into space. Read more in Physics Today…

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LED Material Shines Under Strain

Posted on August 26, 2021 by rberkowitz

A simple tactic may increase the efficiency of LED devices. Read more at Berkeley Lab…

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Analyzing the Sharkskin Instability

Posted on August 18, 2021 by rberkowitz

The stretching and recoiling of polymer chains leads to the characteristic ridge pattern as a soft material exits a narrow nozzle. Read more in APS Physics…

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Low-Loss Quantum Buses for Photons

Posted on August 13, 2021 by rberkowitz

Researchers demonstrate a way to shuttle photons between modules of a quantum processor that can detect and correct communication losses. Read more in APS Physics…

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How a simple magnetic field configuration could trigger solar eruptions

Posted on August 4, 2021 by rberkowitz

The reconnection of single-looped field lines in the Sun’s corona can create tension forces strong enough to hurl material into space, according to a new simulation. Read more in Physics Today…

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Balding Black Holes Lose Their Magnetic Hair

Posted on July 28, 2021 by rberkowitz

First-principles plasma simulations show that black holes can’t keep their magnetic fields. Read more in APS Physics…

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