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Two new studies provide insights into the efficacy of masks under different usage conditions, results that could help improve strategies for lowering transmission of COVID-19.

Preliminary results from new experiments at Jefferson Lab hint at a solution to the 38-year-old nuclear physics mystery of why atomic nuclei have different scattering cross sections than expected.

Predictions indicate that introducing quantum coherence into quantum heat engines can significantly reduce the friction in these systems.

The introduction of quantum physics to high school lessons offers educators the opportunity to teach students about how scientific advances are made.  

Allison Fleshman teaches her chemistry students how to read textbooks and in doing so instills in them a love and understanding of the subject.

Kenneth Brecher designs spinning tops using mathematical constants, including the Feigenbaum constant, which produces a top with a preferential spinning direction.

Patterning grooves into the surface of an elastic ribbon can cause the ribbon to curl into a tube shape when it is stretched.

Researchers have demonstrated a method of probing a soft material’s properties that could allow them to capture those properties more accurately and for smaller systems than current methods.

Researchers have successfully imaged the collision of a pair of micrometer-wide jets made of tin particles.

Recognizing that personal and social identity affect peer review is key to making the process equitable and inclusive, as discussed at this year’s Peer Review Week.