Tag Archives: APS Physics

Loopy Pipe Network Converts AC to DC

Posted on March 19, 2021 by rberkowitz

A simple network of pipes based on the structures of a bird’s lung transforms back-and-forth flow into one-way flow. Continue reading →

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At-Home Experiment Exposes Gel Cracks

Posted on March 4, 2021 by rberkowitz

Kept out of the lab by COVID-19, an undergraduate student has performed experiments in his living room, revealing a mechanism for fracture elongation in soft materials. Continue reading →

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The Entangled Dance of Atom Beams

Posted on February 23, 2021 by rberkowitz

Entangled pairs of ultracold atoms interfere in a double waveguide. Continue reading →

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Femtosecond Probe Catches Electrons Relaxing

Posted on February 11, 2021 by rberkowitz

Pump-probe experiments measure the time it takes for electrons to thermalize and cool after photoexcitation. Continue reading →

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A Vortex in an Egg Cell

Posted on January 16, 2021 by rberkowitz

During a fruit-fly egg cell’s early development, its internal fluid begins to swirl in a vortex—a transition caused by the coordinated behavior of elastic filaments in the cell. Continue reading →

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Ultrabright Photons for Single-Chip Quantum Devices

Posted on January 1, 2021 by rberkowitz

A microcavity-based source of photon pairs achieves one hundred times the efficiency of state-of-the-art devices. Read more in APS Physics…

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A 2D Metal Compound Shows a Superconducting Surprise

Posted on December 10, 2020 by rberkowitz

A cesium-rich “kagome” metal is both a topological insulator and a superconductor, making it a compelling material for future quantum technologies. Continue reading →

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Pulses of Light Accelerate in Free Space

Posted on December 6, 2020 by rberkowitz

A recipe for greatly accelerating a light pulse involves sculpting its
spectrum in space and time. Continue reading →

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AI Tools Boost Simple Technologies in a Shared World

Posted on November 19, 2020 by rberkowitz

Bicycles and indoor lighting are among many everyday features that can benefit from recent advances in artificial intelligence. Continue reading →

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Active Particles Map to Passive Random Walks

Posted on November 13, 2020 by rberkowitz

Researchers make systems of self-propelled particles produce the same large-scale dynamics as passive-particle systems. Continue reading →

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