A Laser-Free Method for Cooling Heavy Molecules

Posted on October 21, 2021 by rberkowitz

Electric deceleration brings a beam of the largest molecules yet to a standstill.   Read more in APS Physics…

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Strong Currents Don’t Faze Salt Marsh Coastal Defences

Posted on October 18, 2021 by rberkowitz

A model captures the influence of plant flexibility, leaves, and current on wave dissipation by a meadow of marsh plants. Read more in APS Physics…

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Real-Time Monitoring of Nanoscale Polarization Switching

Posted on October 12, 2021 by rberkowitz

Researchers have visualized the nanoscale jumps in a ferroelectric’s polarization that are thought to play a key role in how well some ferroelectric devices function. Read more in APS Physics…

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Research Team Unlocks Path to a Quantum Future

Posted on October 12, 2021 by rberkowitz

Developing new pathways to create and protect quantum coherence will enable exquisitely sensitive measurement and information processing devices that function at ambient or even extreme conditions.  Read more at Berkeley Lab…

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Direct Detection of Phonons

Posted on September 30, 2021 by rberkowitz

Using an updated superconducting particle detector, researchers can directly measure from its quasiparticle signal the number of phonons that hit the detector. Read more in APS Physics…

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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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