Tag Archives: Physics

Ice is more flexible than you think, a new nano-movie shows

Trapped air bubbles move, merge and dissolve without fracturing the crystal lattice. Continue reading

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Microscopic robots navigate ‘artificial spacetimes’

Light-guided bots are steered through mazes like spacecraft tugged by gravity. Continue reading

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Quantum Computing Meets Finance

Eric Ghysels made a name for himself in financial econometrics and time-series analysis. Now he translates financial models into quantum algorithms. Continue reading

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Internal Feedback Shapes Coral Reefs

A 1D model based on mineral accumulation and polyp mortality shows traveling pulses that drive atoll-like patterns. Continue reading

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Ghana Reaps the Fruits of Science Investment

Emmanuel Proven Adzri shares how refurbishing the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory has driven economic growth in his country. Continue reading

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A Physicist Turned Fraud Detective

Renate Pazourek develops software tools that Austrian government agencies use to audit tax returns and other financial documents. Continue reading

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Meet HELIX, the High-Altitude Balloon That May Solve a Deep Cosmic Mystery

Every now and then, tiny particles of antimatter strike Earth from cosmic parts unknown. A new balloon-borne experiment launching this spring may at last find their source. Continue reading

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Flowers may be big antennas for bees’ electrical signals

Plants might use the signals to communicate when to trigger nectar production. Continue reading

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Physics in Confined Spaces

Erin Flowers develops laboratory courses for incarcerated men and women, an endeavor that she says is both challenging and rewarding. Read more in APS Physics…

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Cold, supersaturated urban air could be accelerating pollutant particle growth

A new experiment suggests that ammonium nitrate particles nucleate and quickly grow in winter conditions.  Continue reading

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