Physics Week in Review: June 9, 2018
Top quarks and Higgs in the same collisions, a superfluid time quasicrystal, and using atomic clocks to test relativity are among this week’s physics highlights. …
Physics Week in Review: June 2, 2018
Among this week’s physics highlights: There are two types of water that behave differently, dynamical dark matter, and just when you think the sterile neutrino …
Physics Week in Review: May 26, 2018
A quantum stopwatch, quantum effects in photosynthesis, 231 new solutions to the infamous three-body problem, and another blow for NASA’s controversial EM-drive are among this …
Physics Week in Review: May 19, 2018
We are spending the weekend in Vegas, partly to celebrate my birthday and partly to accept the 2018 Humanist of the Year award from the …
Physics Week in Review: May 12, 2018
The thermodynamics of why birds migrate, theoretical “fractions” could be made in a crystal, and the physics of why water is slippery are among this …
Physics Week in Review: May 5, 2018
We skipped a week due to my nephew’s college graduation, but we’re back for Cinqo De Mayo! Time crystals have been created in two new …
Physics Week in Review: April 21, 2018
“Electric blood” could enable soft robots, collective behavior in the NBA, and analyzing the mechanical behavior of rope in action films are among this week’s …
Physics Week in Review: April 14, 2018
The ADMX experiment is all set to hunt for dark matter particles called axions; the physics of diving peregrine falcons; and why fastballs are unlikely …
Physics Week in Review: April 7, 2018
We’re back from our travels and yes, Japan was a glorious experience. But we’re thrilled to be home and getting back into groove of things. …
Physics Week in Review: March 24, 2018
We’re off to Japan for ten days, so there will be no link-fest next Saturday. We’ll resume our regular linkages in April. In the meantime, …