http://physics.aps.org/ Physics - spotlighting exceptional research hourly 1 2013-05-24T16:06:57-04:00 rss@aps.org assocpub@aps.org 2013-05-24T16:06:57-04:00 en Copyright © 2013 the American Physical Society. Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Copyright © 2013 the American Physical Society assocpub@aps.org http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/60?referer=rss Internal stress in a glass material is an important source of strength. Theory and experiments provide a new molecular-scale understanding of the process by which such stress develops.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/assets/e8fb3afebf3032b5" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Fri May 24, 2013
Published Fri May 24, 2013]]> Focus: Controlling Persistent Stress in Glass 2013-05-24T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/Physics.6.60 Physics 6, 60 (2013) article 10.1103/Physics.6.60 60 Physics 2013-05-24T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/60?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.211301?referer=rss A quantum gravity theory suggests that the cores of black holes may be a region of highly curved spacetime, rather than a singularity point with zero volume and infinite density.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-image/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.211301" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Thu May 23, 2013
Published Thu May 23, 2013]]> Synopsis: At the Heart of a Black Hole 2013-05-23T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Physics 2013-05-23T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.211301?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.211302?referer=rss According to a new model, galaxies may contain disks made of a specific type of dark matter that can interact more strongly than most dark matter.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-image/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.211302" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Thu May 23, 2013
Published Thu May 23, 2013]]> Synopsis: A Second Dish of Dark Matter 2013-05-23T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Physics 2013-05-23T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.211302?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.210504?referer=rss Transitions in an atom can allow nondestructive measurement of the quantum vacuum state.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-image/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.210504" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Thu May 23, 2013
Published Thu May 23, 2013]]> Synopsis: Measuring Nothing 2013-05-23T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Physics 2013-05-23T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.210504?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/59?referer=rss Researchers test a candidate nuclear model against 126 neutron-rich isotopes.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/assets/9b16de449d0399f7" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Mon May 20, 2013
Published Mon May 20, 2013]]> Viewpoint: Pushing Back the Frontier of Stability 2013-05-20T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/Physics.6.59 Physics 6, 59 (2013) article 10.1103/Physics.6.59 59 Physics 2013-05-20T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/59?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/58?referer=rss A newly-developed “quantum microscope” uses photoionization and an electrostatic magnifying lens to directly observe the electron orbitals of an excited hydrogen atom.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/assets/93f55683e1fdc389" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Mon May 20, 2013
Published Mon May 20, 2013]]> Viewpoint: A New Look at the Hydrogen Wave Function 2013-05-20T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/Physics.6.58 Physics 6, 58 (2013) article 10.1103/Physics.6.58 58 Physics 2013-05-20T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/58?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/57?referer=rss A new technique for powering medical implants wirelessly could allow them to shrink to sub-millimeter sizes in the future, according to theory and simulations.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/assets/c6470ea49ff4b490" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Fri May 17, 2013
Published Fri May 17, 2013]]> Focus: Wireless Power for Tiny Medical Devices 2013-05-17T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/Physics.6.57 Physics 6, 57 (2013) article 10.1103/Physics.6.57 57 Physics 2013-05-17T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/57?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.207208?referer=rss A new vanadium compound exhibits the telltale features of a quantum spin liquid—a material that resists magnetic ordering down to absolute zero.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-image/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.207208" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Thu May 16, 2013
Published Thu May 16, 2013]]> Synopsis: Pool of Candidate Spin Liquids Grows 2013-05-16T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Physics 2013-05-16T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.207208?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.200406?referer=rss Cylindrically shaped trap allows Bose-Einstein condensate to move freely in all three directions.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-image/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.200406" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Thu May 16, 2013
Published Thu May 16, 2013]]> Synopsis: Condensate in a Can 2013-05-16T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Physics 2013-05-16T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.200406?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203906?referer=rss Plasmonic nanostructures can be used to generate optical vortices with varying amounts of angular momentum.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-image/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203906" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Thu May 16, 2013
Published Thu May 16, 2013]]> Synopsis: Nanostructures Put a Spin on Light 2013-05-16T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Physics 2013-05-16T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.203906?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/56?referer=rss A newly discovered type of magnetoresistance, resulting from spin-dependent scattering at a metal-magnet interface, may potentially be used to study the magnetization in insulating magnets or to develop new spintronic devices.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/assets/d7b6d70076e6466a" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Mon May 13, 2013
Published Mon May 13, 2013]]> Viewpoint: Insulating Magnets Control Neighbor’s Conduction 2013-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/Physics.6.56 Physics 6, 56 (2013) article 10.1103/Physics.6.56 56 Physics 2013-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/56?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/55?referer=rss A new experimental scheme allows the controlled generation and observation of magnetic avalanches, a cascade of spin flips that propagates through a magnetic sample like a three-dimensional fire.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/assets/236b2bac629f6285" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Mon May 13, 2013
Published Mon May 13, 2013]]> Viewpoint: Fire in a Quantum Mechanical Forest 2013-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/Physics.6.55 Physics 6, 55 (2013) article 10.1103/Physics.6.55 55 Physics 2013-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/55?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/54?referer=rss Experimenters guide heat around a two-dimensional object without leaving a trace.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/assets/fc45160e7ac37097" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Fri May 10, 2013
Published Fri May 10, 2013]]> Focus: Invisibility Cloak for Heat 2013-05-10T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/Physics.6.54 Physics 6, 54 (2013) article 10.1103/Physics.6.54 54 Physics 2013-05-10T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/54?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.193602?referer=rss Natural defect states can render nanomechanical oscillators nonlinear and allow creation of nonclassical mechanical states.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-image/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.193602" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Fri May 10, 2013
Published Fri May 10, 2013]]> Synopsis: Desirable Defects 2013-05-10T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Physics 2013-05-10T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.193602?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.196804?referer=rss Experiments pinpoint the effects of lanthanum composition on the conducting properties of the LaAlO_{3}-SrTiO_{3} interface.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-image/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.196804" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Thu May 09, 2013 3-SrTiO₃ interface.

Published Thu May 09, 2013]]> Synopsis: Chemistry of an Interface 2013-05-09T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Physics 2013-05-09T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.196804?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.198302?referer=rss The circular swimming motion of self-propelled, L-shaped microparticles may provide insight into microorganisms that are similarly lacking in symmetry.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-image/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.198302" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Thu May 09, 2013
Published Thu May 09, 2013]]> Synopsis: Round and Round in Circles 2013-05-09T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Physics 2013-05-09T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.198302?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/53?referer=rss Ultrathin screens made of metamaterials can bend or reshape a wave transmitted through them without generating any reflection.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/assets/bbb285f1687262c6" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Mon May 06, 2013
Published Mon May 06, 2013]]> Viewpoint: Wave-Shaping Surfaces 2013-05-06T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/Physics.6.53 Physics 6, 53 (2013) article 10.1103/Physics.6.53 53 Physics 2013-05-06T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/53?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/52?referer=rss Laser spectroscopy of cadmium isotopes confirms the applicability of the nuclear shell model, even for very complex structures.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/assets/a06f4b08667988b9" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Mon May 06, 2013
Published Mon May 06, 2013]]> Viewpoint: Simple Structure in Complex Nuclei 2013-05-06T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/Physics.6.52 Physics 6, 52 (2013) article 10.1103/Physics.6.52 52 Physics 2013-05-06T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/52?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/51?referer=rss Simulations show that breaking ocean waves contribute most of their energy to the air, rather than the water, which could affect cloud formation and climate evolution.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/assets/a0b6ab0afec15af8" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Fri May 03, 2013
Published Fri May 03, 2013]]> Focus: Ocean Wave Breaking Stirs Up Atmosphere 2013-05-03T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/Physics.6.51 Physics 6, 51 (2013) article 10.1103/Physics.6.51 51 Physics 2013-05-03T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/51?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185005?referer=rss Cosmic-ray-induced discharges from tiny bits of water or ice in thunderclouds may explain how a lightning strike is initiated.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-image/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185005" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Thu May 02, 2013
Published Thu May 02, 2013]]> Synopsis: A Crackling in the Air 2013-05-02T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Physics 2013-05-02T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185005?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185507?referer=rss Researchers unveil the first chemically sensitive transmission electron microscope with single-atom resolution.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-image/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185507" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Thu May 02, 2013
Published Thu May 02, 2013]]> Synopsis: Atoms Snap into Focus 2013-05-02T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Physics 2013-05-02T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185507?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.184102?referer=rss Thousands of coupled lasers offer a new way to study how frustrated systems behave.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-image/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.184102" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Thu May 02, 2013
Published Thu May 02, 2013]]> Synopsis: Let a Thousand Lasers Shine 2013-05-02T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Physics 2013-05-02T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.184102?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/50?referer=rss A model shows that as the size of a brittle material grows, the probability that it will fracture from a single crack approaches 100%.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/assets/af6b467b9fbd55ba" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Mon Apr 29, 2013
Published Mon Apr 29, 2013]]> Viewpoint: The Breaking of Brittle Materials 2013-04-29T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/Physics.6.50 Physics 6, 50 (2013) article 10.1103/Physics.6.50 50 Physics 2013-04-29T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/50?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/49?referer=rss Researchers propose new ways to recreate fractional quantum Hall physics using ultracold atoms and molecules.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/assets/f8b15f4856c22737" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Mon Apr 29, 2013
Published Mon Apr 29, 2013]]> Viewpoint: Toward Fractional Quantum Hall Physics with Cold Atoms 2013-04-29T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/Physics.6.49 Physics 6, 49 (2013) article 10.1103/Physics.6.49 49 Physics 2013-04-29T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/49?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185901?referer=rss Nanoscale crystals pass through narrow constrictions in carbon nanotubes by shuttling atoms from their back end to their front end, according to new experiments.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-image/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185901" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Mon Apr 29, 2013
Published Mon Apr 29, 2013]]> Synopsis: Crystals Reform to Squeeze through Nanotubes 2013-04-29T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Physics 2013-04-29T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.185901?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/48?referer=rss Firing projectiles at plates of glass or plastic shows that the number of resulting cracks is an indicator of the impact velocity and of material properties.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/assets/fa64fae2a195366c" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Fri Apr 26, 2013
Published Fri Apr 26, 2013]]> Focus: Windshield Cracks Hold Secrets of Impact 2013-04-26T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/Physics.6.48 Physics 6, 48 (2013) article 10.1103/Physics.6.48 48 Physics 2013-04-26T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/48?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.176603?referer=rss To make graphene behave more like a semiconductor, researchers propose vibrating the lattice in a specific rotating pattern.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-image/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.176603" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Thu Apr 25, 2013
Published Thu Apr 25, 2013]]> Synopsis: Shaking Open a Gap in Graphene 2013-04-25T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Physics 2013-04-25T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.176603?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.171102?referer=rss Atom interferometry may enable ways to measure gravitational waves without the destructive influence of laser fluctuations.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-image/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.171102" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Thu Apr 25, 2013
Published Thu Apr 25, 2013]]> Synopsis: Remove the Noise 2013-04-25T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Physics 2013-04-25T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.171102?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.178103?referer=rss Experiments probe how specific base-pair sequences within a DNA strand behave when the molecule is twisted.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-image/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.178103" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Thu Apr 25, 2013
Published Thu Apr 25, 2013]]> Synopsis: Wind-up DNA 2013-04-25T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Physics 2013-04-25T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.178103?referer=rss http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/47?referer=rss A model describing the brain as a system close to a phase transition can capture the global dynamics of brain activity observed in fMRI experiments.<br/><img src="http://physics.aps.org/assets/ec9bbc766315416f" width="200" height="100"><br/> Published Mon Apr 22, 2013
Published Mon Apr 22, 2013]]> Viewpoint: The Critical Brain 2013-04-22T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/Physics.6.47 Physics 6, 47 (2013) article 10.1103/Physics.6.47 47 Physics 2013-04-22T10:00:00-04:00 http://physics.aps.org/articles/v6/47?referer=rss