Browse Physics

Optical atomic clocks now outperform the best microwave cesium atomic clocks in terms of precision.

Advances in extracting an image from a multimode optical fiber will make thinner endoscopes possible.

A new network dynamics model captures the simultaneous evolution of both the nodes of a network and the connections between them.

A theoretical proposal offers a technique for storing an x-ray photon and releasing it with its quantum properties fully intact.

A new model of molecular motors working in unison finds that motor-motor interactions can boost the efficiency of the system.

Simulations show that controlled beating of multiple laser frequencies optimizes energy delivery to inertial fusion targets.

Measurements of a possible electron electric dipole moment in ferroelectric materials are becoming increasingly sensitive.

Ultracold atoms can coherently scatter backwards from a disordered potential in a way similar to classical waves.

The combination of several quantum states that are local can yield a nonlocal state.

Ionization experiments with benzene and similar organic molecules show evidence for short-lived electronic couplings, which resemble the Cooper pairs that carry current in superconductors.

Two-dimensional simulations provide the first element-by-element accounting of the fluid and grain flow in an underwater avalanche.

Simulations on neural networks show that one single neuronal spike in a sequence of billions can affect how information is processed.

Intertwined loops of DNA can stably bind tiny particles together, giving researchers a new tool for coaxing particles into larger assemblies.

Microwave signals in an entangled state can be generated and then spatially separated on a single chip, enabling quantum communication with microwave technology.

A laser-based scheme allows cooling of molecules down to their lowest electronic, vibrational, and rotational state.

Tubulelike structures form when multiple nanoparticles adhere to the inner or outer surfaces of a spherical membrane.

A simple robot demonstrates the timing and motion necessary to make the highest jumps, with parallels to human jumping.

Snapshots of a molecule dissociating into atomic fragments are captured with x-ray laser pulses.

A quantum twist on digital holography offers improved imaging and the chance to reach new and difficult wavelength regions.

A theoretical model of sunspots shows that their occasional disappearance may be due to a combination of fluctuations in the Sun’s polar magnetic field and outer layer flows.