Physics

Fostering a Culture of Innovation at the Reed Research Reactor

by Ian Black, MSComm, MSc

Academic facility inspires and empowers undergraduate to build their own nuclear experiments

Rethinking Fluorescence Microscopy

by Isabel Goodhand

Gel-Pak Brings 40 Years of Device Handling Expertise to Photonics West

by Gel-Pak

Moving Objects with Sound

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

Researchers direct floating objects through an obstacle course with soundwaves

a series of colorful vertical lines representing the spectra of light from dark blue on the left through to red on the right with a bright white line running horizontally through the image, all on a black background

Tiny Device Revolutionizes Quantum Research and Laser Technology

by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Researchers develop room-temperature insulator that enables new physics discoveries and more efficient lasers

New Insights into Light Enhance Fusion Plasma Heating

by Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Researchers uncover novel properties of light that could improve fusion plasma heating techniques

a schematic diagram from the study showing the cork cleanup setup as well as SEM images of the cork surface before and after laser treatment

Laser-Treated Cork Absorbs Oil for Carbon-Neutral Ocean Cleanup

by American Institute of Physics

Treated cork has higher absorbance, harnesses sunlight to trap oil in minutes

microscopic image of atom positions shown as pink and purple dumbell-like shapes at various angles on a black background

New Method Enables 3D Atom Mapping with Single Microscopic Image

by University of Bonn

Breakthrough technique overcomes limitations in quantum gas microscopy, revolutionizing nanoscale imaging

glowing green low polygonal style illustration of hydrogen molecules on a dark green background

Unlocking the Secrets of the Simplest Molecule

by Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf

Researchers use precise lasers and spectroscopy to shed light on the fundamental physics and cosmological origins of H₂⁺

3D rendering of a stellar nebula showing one very bright white star with a faint blue and purple cloud around it, with numerous other yellower stars filling the rest of the image, on a black background

Finding Cannibalized Stars

by Georgia State University

Astronomers using Georgia State’s CHARA Array have detected the faint light of stellar corpses beside predator stars

Ilustration of the crystal structure of the yttrium alloy, with a squiggly red line at left representing the laser pulse into the crystal, the crystal in the middle represented by a stack of clear tetrahedrons with a red sphere at each vertex, and two wavy blue and green lines to the right representing the two types of magnons created

Researchers Measure and Control Interactions of Magnetic Ripples Using Lasers

by California NanoSystems Institute

Fundamental step toward ultrafast magnetism-based computers comes from multi-institution team involving UCLA

frost patterns on glass, light blue colored frost crystals with a dark background visible through the gaps in the crystals

Researchers Develop Highly Efficient Heat-Driven Thermoacoustic Refrigerator

by Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters

HDTR is recognized as a new, promising cooling technology with many advantages

Particles floating on a black background

Wobbling Particles in the Sky

by Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization

Scientists were able to track non-spherical particles of size smaller than 1 millimeter with unprecedented accuracy

Vector image of a thermometer on a yellow background

Higher Measurement Accuracy Opens New Window to the Quantum World

by Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin

The method was demonstrated using terbium titanate and was found to provide reliable results

Lights overlaid ontop of servers storing data

Ultrafast Laser Pulses Could Lessen Data Storage Energy Needs

by University of California - Davis

Research shows that, when hit with a free electron laser, magnetic domain walls move much faster than previously thought

Physicists Identify Overlooked Uncertainty in Real-World Experiments

by Santa Fe Institute

Optical tweezers are among the systems impacted by a type of uncertainty that physicists have long missed

Bridging Light and Electrons

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

Researchers bring nonlinear optical phenomena to electron microscopy

Mysterious Missing Component in the Clouds of Venus Revealed

by University of Cambridge

Researchers may have identified the component in Venusian clouds that explains their color and splotchiness

Titan’s ‘Magic Islands’ Likely Honeycombed Hydrocarbon Icebergs

by American Geophysical Union

On the ground, accumulated chunks may calve like glaciers at the edges of the moon’s methane lakes

Further Evidence for Quark-Matter Cores in Massive Neutron Stars

by University of Helsinki

Analysis places the likelihood of massive neutron stars hiding cores of deconfined quark matter around 85 percent

A "Pancake Stack" of Films on a Balloon Comprise the World's Most Accurate Gamma Ray Telescope

by Kobe University

Researchers combine the oldest method of capturing radiation with cutting-edge data capture

This image of Uranus from NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope exquisitely captures Uranus’s seasonal north polar cap and dim inner and outer rings.

NASA’s Webb Rings in Holidays with Ringed Planet Uranus

by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

The newer images show the seasonal north polar cap in much greater detail than previous images

blue lights representing quantum networks

Study Paves Way for Development of Advanced Quantum Networks

by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

The use of nanometric optomechanical cavities as bridges between superconducting circuits and optical fibers