Elusive ‘nuclear clocks’ tick closer to reality — after decades in the making
Researchers are attempting to build the world’s first nuclear clock. This is a view inside the vacuum chamber…
Static electricity is a big mystery — a jolt of fresh research could help to solve it
Static electricity is so commonplace that it can come across as simple. Rub a balloon against your head,…
Squeaking at soft–rigid frictional interfaces
Branch, J. Why are basketball games so squeaky? Consider the spiny lobster. The New York Times (17 March…
Electrically tuning photonic topological quasiparticles in synthetic two-level system
Skyrme, T. H. R. A non-linear field theory. Proc. R. Soc. A 260, 127–138 (1961). ADS MathSciNet Google…
DARPA is Exploring Physics’ Strangest New Frontier to Develop the Next Generation of Defense Technology
In an effort to reshape the foundations of military computing and electronics, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency…
These tiny flyers levitate on the Sun’s heat alone
Devices (artist’s illustration) kept aloft by sunlight could take sensors into an understudied layer of the atmosphere.Credit: Schafer…
Laser power stabilization using conservation law in acoustic optic modulator
Our experimental setup is depicted in Fig. 1. The photoelectric control system is shown in Fig. 1a. A…