Creating an Audio “Hallucination”
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by Mark Buchanan
7h ago
Author(s): Mark Buchanan Producing fake sound reflections that simulate the presence or absence of an object could allow the military to hide assets underwater. [Physics 16, 206] Published Fri Dec 08, 2023 ..read more
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Symmetry Violation Predicted for Bottom-Containing Baryon
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by Katherine Wright
21h ago
Author(s): Katherine Wright Researchers predict a large “CP” violation for the decay of a baryon that contains a bottom quark, a finding that has implications for how physicists understand the Universe. [Physics 16, s175] Published Thu Dec 07, 2023 ..read more
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“Deep Heating” of a Jupiter-Like Planet Causes New Storm to Blow
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by Katherine Wright
21h ago
Author(s): Katherine Wright Supercomputer simulations of the weather on a hot Jupiter reveal a previously unseen storm pattern in which cyclones are repeatedly generated and destroyed. [Physics 16, 204] Published Thu Dec 07, 2023 ..read more
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Carbon Monoxide Leaves Cosmic Ice with a Kick
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by Matteo Rini
2d ago
Author(s): Matteo Rini Molecular “kicks” induced by ultraviolet light are predicted to cause carbon monoxide molecules to be released from the icy layers that cover cosmic dust. [Physics 16, s173] Published Wed Dec 06, 2023 ..read more
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Atom Diffraction from a Microscopic Spot
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by Philippe Roncin and William Allison
2d ago
Author(s): Philippe Roncin and William Allison Researchers have developed an atom-diffraction imaging method with micrometer spatial resolution, which may allow new applications in material characterization. [Physics 16, 205] Published Wed Dec 06, 2023 ..read more
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Electron Crystal Reveals Its Dynamics
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by Ryan Wilkinson
3d ago
Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson Researchers have precisely measured the electrical-transport properties of a highly ordered Wigner solid—a crystalline state formed of electrons rather than atoms. [Physics 16, s172] Published Tue Dec 05, 2023 ..read more
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Why It’s Hard to Break Plastics
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by Michael Schirber
1w ago
Author(s): Michael Schirber The crack resistance of polymer materials is explained by a new model that incorporates a network of stretchable polymer chains. [Physics 16, 202] Published Fri Dec 01, 2023 ..read more
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Mapping the Thermal Forces That Push Particles through Liquids
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by Charles Day
1w ago
Author(s): Charles Day Using fluorescent tracers, researchers visualize the forces that move micrometer-diameter particles through a liquid subjected to a temperature gradient. [Physics 16, s168] Published Thu Nov 30, 2023 ..read more
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Solid-State Physicist Turns to Rocks
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by Rachel Berkowitz
1w ago
Author(s): Rachel Berkowitz An archaeology-focused sabbatical prompted semiconductor physicist Kristin Poduska to ask questions about how the environment impacts the chemical and structural properties of natural materials. [Physics 16, 200] Published Thu Nov 30, 2023 ..read more
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Control Knob Found for Viscous Fingers
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by Michael Schirber
1w ago
Author(s): Michael Schirber The onset time for “viscous fingering”—an instability that can occur at a gas–liquid boundary—depends on the compressibility of the gas, offering a way to control the behavior. [Physics 16, s171] Published Wed Nov 29, 2023 ..read more
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