The exceptionally long sperm of fruit flies are able to fit in their small storage organ by swimming in opposite-direction lanes, new experiments show.

[Physics 19, 97] Published Tue Jul 07, 2026

Researchers have shown that defects in lattices of magnetic quasiparticles called skyrmions can be created, stabilized, and manipulated.

[Physics 19, s85] Published Tue Jul 07, 2026

Different analyses of gravitational-wave observations are converging on evidence for a distinct population of massive black hole binaries produced through repeated mergers.

[Physics 19, 96] Published Mon Jul 06, 2026

A study of online language shows that niche terms—like the name of a narrowly popular music group—spread less quickly than mainstream words.

[Physics 19, 99] Published Mon Jul 06, 2026

A technique combining spectroscopy and computational simulations allows the geometry and spin magnetic moment of iron nanoclusters to be determined more precisely.

[Physics 19, s92] Published Wed Jul 01, 2026

AI could make science stronger—but only if we deliberately use it to strengthen the formation of future scientists rather than to reduce their numbers.

[Physics 19, 87] Published Tue Jun 30, 2026

A long-awaited survey gets rolling, beginning a decade-long effort to produce the most expansive movie of the Universe ever recorded.

[Physics 19, 95] Published Tue Jun 30, 2026

An extended version of mean-field theory accurately captures activity patterns seen in networks of biological neurons.

[Physics 19, s81] Published Tue Jun 30, 2026

The synchronization of two quantum oscillators reveals a collective rhythm encoded solely in their correlations.

[Physics 19, 93] Published Mon Jun 29, 2026

A solar storm hitting Earth appears to have reduced the amount of incoming high-energy cosmic rays, suggesting a new way of measuring solar activity.

[Physics 19, 92] Published Fri Jun 26, 2026

Physicists have demonstrated a laser-based method that enables a cryogenic electron microscope to image small protein structures with greater detail than previously possible.

[Physics 19, 90] Published Thu Jun 25, 2026

A tiny bump in a magnetic film exposed to microwaves can engender spin waves with precisely spaced frequencies.

[Physics 19, s86] Published Thu Jun 25, 2026

A geometric reformulation of time-dependent density-functional theory better describes nonequilibrium systems.

[Physics 19, s84] Published Wed Jun 24, 2026

A new experiment elucidates the ability of some particle–fluid mixtures to behave in ways that depend on their previous flow.

[Physics 19, s83] Published Tue Jun 23, 2026

Using a “bootstrap” approach, researchers show that a small set of assumptions may naturally lead to a string-theory description of certain high-energy processes.

[Physics 19, 88] Published Mon Jun 22, 2026

By exploiting a physically motivated principle, rather than a mathematical postulate, researchers offer a new perspective on how a real-valued quantum theory can be constructed.

[Physics 19, 85] Published Thu Jun 18, 2026

Improved measurements of an electronic transition in helium-4 atoms constrain the size difference between helium-4 and helium-3 nuclei.

[Physics 19, s80] Published Thu Jun 18, 2026

As concerns about climate change grow, researchers from fields ranging from gravitational-wave astronomy to condensed-matter physics are finding unexpected opportunities to contribute to climate research.

[Physics 19, 86] Published Wed Jun 17, 2026

A new device that generates single photons with more consistent wavelengths than existing methods could improve quantum communications.

[Physics 19, s78] Published Wed Jun 17, 2026

An exotic meson’s photon-emitting decay opens a window into the particle’s long-debated structure.

[Physics 19, s77] Published Tue Jun 16, 2026

A new experiment probes the quantum geometry of electronic wave functions involved in a nonlinear Hall response.

[Physics 19, 83] Published Mon Jun 15, 2026

Researchers boosted the sensitivity for measurements of the motion of a levitated nanoparticle, with potential uses in dark matter searches.

[Physics 19, 84] Published Fri Jun 12, 2026

A disagreement over neutrino-mass estimates might be resolved by assuming that neutrinos decay into hypothetical massless particles.

[Physics 19, s72] Published Thu Jun 11, 2026

Researchers have used laser cooling and trapping to isolate calcium monohydride, a key step toward producing ultracold atomic hydrogen.

[Physics 19, s71] Published Wed Jun 10, 2026

Atomic-scale measurements show that vibrational excitations can cause electrons to move in bunches.

[Physics 19, s75] Published Wed Jun 10, 2026

Astronomers may have found a long-sought wind from Sagittarius A*, offering a glimpse into how typical supermassive black holes shape their environment.

[Physics 19, 82] Published Tue Jun 09, 2026

Machine learning can reduce the number of time steps needed to accurately predict the progress of a dynamically evolving system.

[Physics 19, s74] Published Tue Jun 09, 2026

Researchers use a quantum Bell test to generate certifiably random numbers, key ingredients for secure network communications.

[Physics 19, 81] Published Mon Jun 08, 2026

Sound wave scattering can be increased in one frequency range only by reducing scattering in another range, according to experiments—a discovery relevant for acoustic engineering.

[Physics 19, 80] Published Fri Jun 05, 2026

Experiments show how so-called natural killer cells adjust their dynamics depending on whether they face cancerous or healthy cells.

[Physics 19, s69] Published Thu Jun 04, 2026

A 100-fold improvement in a key antihydrogen measurement strengthens tests of matter–antimatter symmetry, entering a regime sensitive to the antiproton’s internal structure.

[Physics 19, 79] Published Wed Jun 03, 2026

Size-dependent electrostatic barriers place an upper limit on droplet merging efficiency.

[Physics 19, s70] Published Wed Jun 03, 2026

A new experiment shows that spin-polarized currents conducted by helical organic molecules are not just a measurement artifact, as some researchers suspected.

[Physics 19, s73] Published Tue Jun 02, 2026

A theoretical approach that attempts to account for the psychology of human decision-making offers strategies for success in business, professional life, and politics.

[Physics 19, 78] Published Fri May 29, 2026

Computer simulations show how a structure placed underneath a surface suppresses turbulence in a fluid flow across the surface at a wide range of frequencies.

[Physics 19, s65] Published Thu May 28, 2026

A deceptively simple question spurred an exploration of physicists’ views on whether their theories describe reality.

[Physics 19, 70] Published Wed May 27, 2026

A new experiment settles a controversy over proton and neutron energies in light nuclei.

[Physics 19, s76] Published Wed May 27, 2026

A new model explains how the microscopic hairs carpeting corals coordinate their beating to shape fluid flow.

[Physics 19, 76] Published Tue May 26, 2026

A computational framework captures the influence of many-body effects on semiconductor band gaps.

[Physics 19, s66] Published Tue May 26, 2026

A new technique uses an ‘anti-noise’ signal to cancel out the unavoidable quantum noise associated with precision measurements like those needed for gravitational-wave detection.

[Physics 19, 77] Published Fri May 22, 2026

The remarkable capabilities of AI are reshaping research, potentially affecting the relationship between professors and graduate students.

[Physics 19, 74] Published Thu May 21, 2026

A material’s contorted magnetic texture could be used to focus or collimate spin waves in future spintronic devices.

[Physics 19, s68] Published Thu May 21, 2026

Researchers have unlocked a method to dramatically boost the intensity of high-power lasers, opening the route toward light-induced matter creation.

[Physics 19, 73] Published Wed May 20, 2026

Using atoms in two different highly excited states enables quantum bits that are both long-lived and manipulable.

[Physics 19, s63] Published Wed May 20, 2026

A laser-based approach rapidly injects charge into moiré materials and drives metal-to-insulator transitions.

[Physics 19, s67] Published Tue May 19, 2026

Researchers derive a universal limit linking noise and response to perturbations in systems far from equilibrium.

[Physics 19, 72] Published Mon May 18, 2026

A new scheme for gravitational-wave detection provides new capabilities to reduce the noise in these high-precision measurements.

[Physics 19, 75] Published Fri May 15, 2026

A new technique efficiently simulates a crucial process in a fault-tolerant quantum computer: the preparation of so-called logical magic states.

[Physics 19, s57] Published Thu May 14, 2026

New density-functional-theory calculations describe the radioactive decay of tritium bound to graphene, offering a way to model experiments that could open cleaner windows onto neutrino mass.

[Physics 19, 67] Published Wed May 13, 2026

Iron-60 buried in Antarctica reveals changes in the local interstellar environment.

[Physics 19, s54] Published Wed May 13, 2026

A new metamaterial design eliminates internal distortions that can adversely affect applications in cloaking and sensing.

[Physics 19, s60] Published Wed May 13, 2026

One of the largest physics surveys ever conducted finds respondents divided on most topics. Surprisingly, some “textbook” answers only racked up a minority of votes.

[Physics 19, 34] Published Tue May 12, 2026

A new method for creating twisted structures in liquid crystals could be helpful in controlling them for possible memory-storage applications.

[Physics 19, 71] Published Tue May 12, 2026

An adapted optical technique reveals the temporal structure of ultrafast x-ray pulses by eliminating background light.

[Physics 19, s56] Published Tue May 12, 2026

By incorporating a detailed model of neutrino-flavor oscillations in simulations of collapsing stars, researchers have shown that the phenomenon can both promote and inhibit supernovae.

[Physics 19, 66] Published Mon May 11, 2026

An intense electron beam is stopped more efficiently by a highly porous material than by a less porous material, suggesting new strategies for controlling beams.

[Physics 19, 69] Published Fri May 08, 2026

Experiments shed light on the uncertain optical response of so-called stealthy hyperuniform materials.

[Physics 19, s59] Published Thu May 07, 2026

A new method for rating scientific papers can identify breakthroughs that slip through the cracks of common citation metrics.

[Physics 19, 63] Published Wed May 06, 2026

The observation of ultrahigh-energy radiation from a binary star system suggests that such “gamma-ray binaries” could be significant contributors to the cosmic-ray spectrum.

[Physics 19, s51] Published Wed May 06, 2026

A hard and environmentally friendly plastic material is produced by subjecting cellulose crystals to humidity oscillations.

[Physics 19, 65] Published Tue May 05, 2026

According to theory, a property called altermagnetism can be acquired by a nonmagnetic material that is adjacent to an altermagnet.

[Physics 19, s64] Published Tue May 05, 2026

Newly identified correlated errors in superconducting qubits could limit the performance of error-correction schemes needed for a practical quantum computer.

[Physics 19, 62] Published Mon May 04, 2026

Researchers repeated a key measurement of the fundamental constant G, but the results remain inconsistent, highlighting the difficulty of putting gravity on the proverbial scale.

[Physics 19, 64] Published Fri May 01, 2026

By combining quantum error correction with fault-tolerant techniques, researchers have improved how accurately a quantum computer estimates a molecule’s energy.

[Physics 19, s52] Published Thu Apr 30, 2026

The transitions of hydrogen molecules embedded in a crystal depend on the surroundings—a behavior that could be used to tailor molecular quantum dynamics.

[Physics 19, 61] Published Wed Apr 29, 2026

A new technique efficiently detects quantum entanglement using just a small set of measurements.

[Physics 19, s61] Published Wed Apr 29, 2026

Simulations show that knot-like magnetic structures called hopfions can be pulled apart—a capability that could be harnessed for spintronic memory devices.

[Physics 19, s62] Published Wed Apr 29, 2026

A model captures how the retina avoids tuning out during a fixed gaze.

[Physics 19, s50] Published Tue Apr 28, 2026

An outwardly simple statistical model exhibits diverse equilibrium phases whose properties depend on geometry.

[Physics 19, 57] Published Mon Apr 27, 2026

Global Physics Summit attendees shared their thoughts on how artificial intelligence could impact scientific research.

[Physics 19, 60] Published Mon Apr 27, 2026

Measurements of the 3D fluid flow around a swimming microorganism could help researchers better understand the swimming dynamics of such microbes.

[Physics 19, 59] Published Fri Apr 24, 2026

Theoretical physicist Daniel de Florian has launched a virtual-reality approach to physics teaching in which high school students learn through immersive explorations of scientific ideas.

[Physics 19, 50] Published Thu Apr 23, 2026

Recently detected gamma rays are best accounted for by relativistic protons accelerated by a millennia-old supernova.

[Physics 19, s49] Published Thu Apr 23, 2026

Theorists have identified a phase that could facilitate the switching of a crystal between its right-handed and left-handed versions.

[Physics 19, s55] Published Thu Apr 23, 2026

Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider have observed evidence that indicates that even light nuclei can produce an exotic state of matter called quark–gluon plasma.

[Physics 19, s58] Published Wed Apr 22, 2026

Researchers demonstrate control over the Josephson diode effect in a device that connects two superconducting materials with a topological insulator.

[Physics 19, s53] Published Tue Apr 21, 2026

A 19th-century theory of elasticity inspires a new way to analyze a quantum phase transition that has become central to modern quantum materials research.

[Physics 19, 52] Published Mon Apr 20, 2026

A South Pole neutrino experiment has measured radio waves induced by cosmic rays—thus demonstrating that its detection method works.

[Physics 19, 58] Published Fri Apr 17, 2026

Researchers exploit quantum entanglement to measure the interference of light signals from two distant detectors, opening a path toward quantum-enhanced astronomy.

[Physics 19, 56] Published Thu Apr 16, 2026

A tunable quantum device can model the energy profiles of chemical reactions and improve physicists’ understanding of reaction dynamics.

[Physics 19, s48] Published Thu Apr 16, 2026

The DESI Collaboration has finished its five-year survey ahead of schedule, setting the stage for analyses that could reshape our understanding of dark energy.

[Physics 19, 48] Published Wed Apr 15, 2026

Snapshot measurements of cold-atom gases reveal hidden spin correlations that could force an update of some superconductivity theories.

[Physics 19, 54] Published Wed Apr 15, 2026

Moiré systems incorporating lead iodide can host exotic quantum states and enable near-lossless electrical transport.

[Physics 19, s44] Published Wed Apr 15, 2026

A wire-sharing protocol can minimize the number of wires in a quantum processor without significantly reducing speed, a new theoretical study shows.

[Physics 19, 55] Published Tue Apr 14, 2026

A free-falling video camera enabled researchers to observe a falling cloud of particles and infer the particles’ charges.

[Physics 19, s47] Published Tue Apr 14, 2026

A robotic metamaterial shows that the odd mechanics of active solids depend on how the active constituents connect across the system.

[Physics 19, 49] Published Mon Apr 13, 2026

Physicists often regard writing with dread, yet they can grow into stronger writers by embracing bad first drafts and trusting the evolutionary power of self-editing.

[Physics 19, 53] Published Mon Apr 13, 2026

An isolated magnet’s intrinsic angular momentum induces gyroscopic motion, an observation that could lead to ultrasensitive magnetometers.

[Physics 19, 51] Published Fri Apr 10, 2026

Thanks to its unusual band structure, a metal alloy could speed up a potentially sustainable production process.

[Physics 19, s40] Published Thu Apr 09, 2026

Precise spectroscopy of a simple molecular ion opens a new path toward stringent tests of quantum electrodynamics.

[Physics 19, s41] Published Wed Apr 08, 2026

Experiments with a proton beam striking a carbon target have uncovered events that may be due to a short-lived meson residing within a nucleus.

[Physics 19, s27] Published Tue Apr 07, 2026

Dense drops of cornstarch and water usually stiffen when they strike a surface, but sometimes they flow fleetingly like a liquid.

[Physics 19, s42] Published Tue Apr 07, 2026

A new microscope captures how atoms rearrange themselves when they are illuminated inside an optical cavity.

[Physics 19, 47] Published Mon Apr 06, 2026

Acoustic waves can be guided through a narrow “tunnel” that lacks walls and thus presents no obstruction to sound traveling across its path.

[Physics 19, 46] Published Fri Apr 03, 2026

Representing bird flocks and insect swarms as nodes connected in a complex structure yields new insights into animal collective behavior.

[Physics 19, s45] Published Thu Apr 02, 2026

Electrons in graphene follow various spiraling paths when they flow around a circular barrier under the influence of a magnetic field.

[Physics 19, s46] Published Thu Apr 02, 2026

Researchers have improved trapping of polyatomic molecules while also controlling their collisions—two important advances for ultracold polyatomic molecular physics.

[Physics 19, 44] Published Wed Apr 01, 2026

Like its slowly perturbed counterpart, a rapidly perturbed quantum system stays closer to the ground state than to any excited state.

[Physics 19, s43] Published Wed Apr 01, 2026

A physics grad student waltzed away with the top prize in the 2026 Dance Your PhD contest.

[Physics 19, 43] Published Tue Mar 31, 2026

Our ability to hear relies on tiny “hair bundles” in the inner ear. A new thermodynamical model offers an explanation for the different ways that bundles oscillate.

[Physics 19, 45] Published Tue Mar 31, 2026