Recent Articles in Physics
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Ghana Reaps the Fruits of Science Investment
Author(s): Rachel Berkowitz
Emmanuel Proven Adzri shares how refurbishing the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory has driven economic growth in his country.
[Physics 18, 98] Published Thu May 08, 2025 -
Active Fluids Solve Icy “Six-Vertex” Model
Author(s): Yi Peng
Researchers demonstrate an active-fluid system whose behaviors map directly to predictions of the six-vertex model—an exactly solvable model that was originally developed to explain the behavior of ice.
[Physics 18, 97] Published Wed May 07, 2025 -
Preventing a Tokamak from Overheating
Author(s): Charles Day
Fusion reactor experiments in Switzerland have demonstrated a new way to remove unwanted heat from a magnetically confined plasma.
[Physics 18, s60] Published Wed May 07, 2025 -
Bowling Simulations Inform Strike Strategy
Author(s): Susan Curtis
A physics-based model that captures the complex dynamics of tenpin bowling could help players to increase their chances of scoring a strike.
[Physics 18, 96] Published Tue May 06, 2025 -
A Glimpse at the Quantum Behavior of a Uniform Gas
Author(s): Meera Parish
An innovative way to image atoms in cold gases could provide deeper insights into the atoms’ quantum correlations.
[Physics 18, 89] Published Mon May 05, 2025