Recent Articles in Physics

1. Toward a Second Law for Living Systems
   Author(s): Rainer Klages
   

   A new theory related to the second law of thermodynamics describes the motion of active biological systems ranging from migrating cells to traveling birds.

   
   [Physics 17, 182] Published Mon Dec 23, 2024
2. Seeking Signatures of High-Energy Vortex States
   Author(s): Rachel Berkowitz
   

   A proposed method could detect vortex states of high-energy particles through a scattering phenomenon called a superkick.

   
   [Physics 17, s157] Published Mon Dec 23, 2024
3. Mapping Spin Waves with a Strobe Light
   Author(s): Michael Schirber
   

   A method for imaging spin waves in magnetic materials uses flash-like intensity variations in a laser beam to capture the wave motion at specific moments in time.

   
   [Physics 17, 186] Published Fri Dec 20, 2024
4. Superconductivity Experts Speak Up for Hydride Research
   Author(s): Matteo Rini
   

   An independent analysis of data on the hotly debated superconductivity of certain hydrogen-rich compounds, or hydrides, concludes that the phenomenon is likely genuine.

   
   [Physics 17, 184] Published Thu Dec 19, 2024
5. Making Waves in the Debate over Light-Induced Superconductivity
   Author(s): Michael Schirber
   

   New experiments with cuprate materials explore a connection between so-called charge-density waves and a light-induced state that resembles superconductivity.

   
   [Physics 17, s154] Published Thu Dec 19, 2024