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Unexpected Universality in Superconductor Behavior February 16, 2021• Physics 14, s17 In contrast with predictions, researchers find no variation in a thermoelectric signal (known as the Nernst signal) for different types of superconductor. C. W. Rischau C. W. Rischau × Kamran Behnia has a passion for Nernst signals and has spent the last two decades exploring their manifestation in different solids. These voltage signals arise when a material is subjected to a thermal gradient and a magnetic field. He and others have found that the magnitude of the signal varies wildly in differe...

Busting the “Men are Better at Physics” Myth February 9, 2021• Physics 14, 22 Men and women perform equally well in introductory physics courses, according to a new study that looked at the exam grades of over 10,000 students. luckybusiness/stock.adobe.com × When asked to draw a physicist, most people will draw a man. This stereotype is reinforced by a widely held view that women who study physics are not as good at grasping the physics concepts as their male counterparts are. Hoping to see if this notion held any water, a team of researchers lead by Tatiana Erukhimova of Texas...

A new theory explains the lack of variation in the refractive indices of atomic gases.

An Octad for Darmstadtium and Excitement for Copernicium January 22, 2021• Physics 14, s6 The discovery that copernicium can decay into a new isotope of darmstadtium and the observation of a previously unseen excited state of copernicium provide clues to the location of the “island of stability.” Orlando Florin Rosu/stock.adobe.com × A holy grail of nuclear physics is to understand the stability of the periodic table’s heaviest elements. The problem is, these elements only exist in the lab and are hard to make. In an experiment at the GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Researc...

Starquake Observations Near Their Teenage Years January 21, 2021• Physics 14, 9 An observational target for more than a century, researchers have only very recently spotted “starquakes”—periodic fluctuations in brightness that can reveal secrets about a star’s interior. Gabriel Perez Diaz/Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Researchers can use waves traveling through a star to understand the properties of the star’s interior. Gabriel Perez Diaz/Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Researchers can use waves traveling through a star to understand the properties of the star...