APS Physics
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APS Physics
17h ago
Author(s): Charles Day
The ability to store molecules in reconfigurable optical traps could allow researchers to harness the rich physics of molecules in quantum applications.
[Physics 17, s50] Published Mon May 13, 2024 ..read more
APS Physics
17h ago
Author(s): Jung Hoon Han
In its superconducting state, an exotic metal harbors charge carriers that appear to have 4 and 6 times the charge of a single electron, suggesting the formation of Cooper-pair “molecules.”
[Physics 17, 80] Published Mon May 13, 2024 ..read more
APS Physics
3d ago
Author(s): Michael Schirber
Experiments show the effects on combustion of adding hydrogen to natural gas—a fuel mixture that could reduce carbon emissions from power plants.
[Physics 17, 79] Published Fri May 10, 2024 ..read more
APS Physics
3d ago
Author(s): Charles Day
X-ray experiments reveal that a semimetal exhibits “orbital texture”—an exotic electronic structure resulting in spin-dependent electron transport.
[Physics 17, s53] Published Fri May 10, 2024 ..read more
APS Physics
5d ago
Author(s): Charles Day
Adding neutrinos to an existing nucleosynthesis recipe can account for the puzzling existence of neutron-deficient heavy nuclei.
[Physics 17, s56] Published Thu May 09, 2024 ..read more
APS Physics
5d ago
Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson
Researchers predict that several exotic states of matter can exist in semiconductor structures hosting electrons in one layer and holes in another.
[Physics 17, s49] Published Wed May 08, 2024 ..read more
APS Physics
1w ago
Author(s): Rachel Berkowitz
A particle-beam-generating method—called wakefield acceleration—uses proton bunches, which can fragment into high-density filaments as a result of their interactions with plasma, new experiments show.
[Physics 17, s48] Published Tue May 07, 2024 ..read more
APS Physics
1w ago
Author(s): Katherine Wright
At many US universities, no formal procedure exists to help physics students pick a PhD project and a supervisor. Researchers argue it’s time for that to change.
[Physics 17, 76] Published Tue May 07, 2024 ..read more
APS Physics
1w ago
Author(s): Michael Schirber
Researchers record the longest Rydberg-atom lifetime by placing strontium atoms in “circular” states, where the outer electrons move in planet-like orbits.
[Physics 17, s52] Published Fri May 03, 2024 ..read more
APS Physics
1w ago
Author(s): David Ehrenstein
A new model provides an improved description of the flow of the ocean’s kinetic energy by including friction with the coasts.
[Physics 17, 77] Published Fri May 03, 2024 ..read more