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Researchers have experimentally captured the melting of defects in a crystal, a process previously only understood through simulations.

Light–matter interactions in certain one-dimensional photonic materials can bring light nearly to a standstill, an effect that researchers show requires consideration of long-range interactions between the material’s components.

Researchers have used quantum computers to solve difficult physics problems. But claims of a quantum “advantage” must wait as ever-improving algorithms boost the performance of classical computers.

Experiments with small falling particles show that their orientations oscillate—which may help explain the settling of volcanic ash and the formation of snow. 

Spectroscopic data suggest that thin films of a certain semiconducting material can exhibit altermagnetism, a new and fundamental form of magnetism.

Researchers have demonstrated a mirror-based neutron interferometer that should be more sensitive to beyond-standard-model particle interactions than previous instruments.

The experimental value of the muon’s magnetic moment disagrees with theoretical predictions, but some of those predictions also disagree with each other—a problem theorists are working to resolve.

A hair’s resistance to dirt depends on how much it deforms in a flowing fluid.

Adding water to coffee beans before grinding can reduce the buildup of static charge—and make a stronger espresso.

A new theoretical framework allows scientists to accurately estimate the friction a surface experiences in a turbulent flow, such as an airplane wing flying through the sky.