Physics

by Li Xiangyang; Zhao Weiwei, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences Illustration of a molecular Kondo-box singlet formed by large orbital overlap between symmetry-matched dπ and π orbitals in an atomic/molecular system on a metal surface. Credit: Li Xiangyang A research group led by Prof. Li Xiangyang from the Hefei Institutes of […]

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For obvious reasons, we do not know what the inside of a black hole looks like. But thanks to theoretical physics, we can ask what the inside should look like if Einstein’s theory of gravity and the rules of quantum mechanics are both true. A new study published in the journal

Non-reciprocal interactions drive large-scale collective motion, where one species chases the other forming spatiotemporal patterns. Credit: Max Planck Society In nature, ordered structures are essential to maintain both stability and functionality in living systems, as observed in repeating structures or the formation of complex molecules. Yet, the creation of this order is based on universal

By rehabilitating Taylor-Couette flows with Kolmogorov’s small-scale universality, researchers have created a powerful baseline for the study of various phenomena involving rotational turbulence, both in theory and practice, like weather systems, engines, or planets forming around distant stars. Credit: Typhoon and propeller wake: NASA via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain). Accretion disk visualization: P. Marenfeld and

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Picture this: It’s the 18th hole and the game’s on the line. You line up your putt, take a breath, and roll the ball toward the hole. The pace is firm, the line looks good—until the ball dips in, then cruelly pops back out onto the green. New research led by

Small clouds of strontium atoms (blue) and rubidium atoms (red) are trapped together. The well-known properties of rubidium can be used to calibrate the applied magnetic field very precisely, which in turn allows for the properties of strontium to be measured with extreme accuracy. Credit: UvA IoP Having good neighbors can be very valuable—even in

Network ES proximity, resilience, and recovery under perturbation. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2505434122 What do brains and the stock market have in common? While this might sound like a set-up for a joke, new research from U-M researchers reveals that the behaviors of brains and economies during crises can

The CMS detector is one of the two large-scale experiments happening at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Credit: CERN On July 4, 2012, researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland announced with great fanfare that they had successfully detected the Higgs boson, the manifestation of the mechanism that gives

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Taxi drivers who slow down when searching for passengers are not only more efficient but also earn more, according to a new study. The research analyzed over 2.3 billion GPS data points collected from 40,000 taxi drivers across three Chinese cities to understand which search strategies produce better outcomes, specifically, how

The structure of the surface determines whether the material acts as a condensation nucleus. Credit: Vienna University of Technology No one can control the weather, but certain clouds can be deliberately triggered to release rain or snow. The process, known as cloud seeding, typically involves dispersing small silver iodide particles from aircraft into clouds. These