Year in Physics
2024 selections
Cleaning microscopic debris from laser-patterned surfaces se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Applied Surface Science
Caption: Schematic showing cleaning with wet-chemical processing Credit: Alexander Breul
Improving performance in solid-state lithium-ion batteries se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Solid State Ionics
Caption: Charging a solid-state battery Credit: Shirley Reis
Single-photon detectors from superconducting aluminium nanostrips se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Superconductivity
Credit: Hui Zhou Caption: Illustration of the detection process in an SNSPD
Could the Amaterasu particle be a magnetic monopole? se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Physics Letters B
Credit: Utagawa Kunisada Public Domain Caption: Amaterasu, Sun Goddess namesake of the mysterious particle se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Extending fruit shelf life with sustainable nanofibre coatings se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Hybrid Advances
Caption: An unprotected and a coated orange after 13 days. Credit: Poornima Vijayan
Coordinating risk assessments for radiation in outer space se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik
Caption: Astronauts are highly vulnerable to cosmic radiation. Creative Commons Zero (CC0) licensed. Credit: NASA
Combining graphene and nanodiamonds for better microplasma devices se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Fundamental Plasma Physics
Caption: Combining nanodiamonds with laser-induced graphene. Credit: K J Sankaran
Modelling hydrogen fuel tanks for heavy-duty trucks se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Cryogenics
Caption: Refuelling a hydrogen vehicle, Creative Commons 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0) licensed Credit: Ogidya
Cells grown in microgravity show 3D structures that could be used in medicine se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Life Sciences in Space Research
Caption: An illustration shows an astronaut on the Artemis III mission planned for 2026. Credit: NASA se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Agricultural waste could help to clean polluted water se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Applied Surface Science Advances Caption: Rice husks are a natural biosorbent Credit: Green (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Investigating plasma deviations inside nuclear fusion reactors se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Fundamental Plasma Physics
Caption: Plasma confined inside a tokamak Credit: Xiang Gao et. al. This file has been extracted from another file, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=85521357 se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
“Glitches” of rapidly spinning neutron star pulsars can be a source of gravitational waves se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Astroparticle Physics
Caption: An illustration of a pulsar neutron star’s interior erupting through its crust Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/ S. Wiessinger
Improving fingerprint detection with carbon-coated nanoparticles se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Hybrid Advances Caption: Powders from new nanomaterial can produce highly detailed fingerprint images Credit: Photo by George Prentzas se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana on Unsplash se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Improving Maglev performance with machine learning se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications
Caption: Measuring levitation and lateral forces Credit: Erkan Ozkat
New Chemical Synthesis Technique Could Improve Solar Cell Efficiency se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Organic Electronics
Caption: The polyelectrolyte layer (PFN-NDI) exchanges ions with its surroundings Credit: Joo Hyun Kim
Einstein’s other theory of gravity could have the recipe to relieve ‘Hubble trouble’ se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Physics of the Dark Universe
Caption: An illustration of distant quasar, supermassive black hole-powered objects that can be used to constrain the parameters of theories of gravity Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser
Black holes created in mergers carry information about their ancestors se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Astroparticle Physics
Caption: A swirling black hole that hides within the characteristics of the black holes that merged to create it Credit: Robert Lea
Squeezing Schrödinger’s cat may increase quantum sensitivity se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Physics Open
Caption: Neither dead nor alive or maybe both, Schrödinger's cat floats in space, waiting for its box to open and its fate to manifest Credit: Robert Lea
2023 selections
A new approach to classifying supernovae could create a “cosmic library” of their explosions se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Astronomy and Computing
Modelling two-qubit systems could help perfect error correction in quantum computers se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Annals of Physics
New physics revealed by measuring cosmic rays as they bombard Earth se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana Research published in Astronomy and Computing
2022 selections
Research published in Annals of Physics
Measuring the one-way speed of light on Earth se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics Open
Modelling gravitational waves in non-flat spacetime se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Annals of Physics
Designing a better micron bubble dressing for doggy dermatitis se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Applied Surface Science Advances
Investigating the mysteries of supercooled water se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids X
Using biomarkers for the early detection of breast cancer se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences
Research published in Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences
Characterising biomarkers for bone health assessment se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Photoacoustics
Understanding the matter inside neutron stars se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics Letters B
Research published in Physics Open
Research published in Results in Physics
2021 selections
Cosmic voids could reshape gravitational lenses se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Astroparticle Physics
Sterilising insects using X-rays se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Leptoquarks and the physics beyond the Standard Model se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Nuclear Physics B
A quantum approach to a singularity problem se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Nuclear Physics B
Black holes could have ‘hair’ after all se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics of the Dark Universe
A step closer to the mass of dark matter se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics letters B
The hunt for dark matter particles se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics Letters B
A new challenger to current cosmological models se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics Letters B
Research published in Physics Open
Modelling quantum systems with a quantum computer se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics Open
Research published in Physics Open
Novel endoscope could be used for deep brain stimulation se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Photoacoustics
Research published in Physics Reports
Muons’ strange behaviour can’t be explained by current physics se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics Reports
Research published in Reviews in Physics
Research published in Reviews in Physics
2020 selections
Assessing the viability of small modular nuclear reactors se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics Open
How star formation is ‘quenched’ in galaxies se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in New Astronomy
Research published in New Astronomy
COVID-19: The peril of asymptomatic spread se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Chaos, Solitons & Fractals
Double or nothing? The quest to observe Higgs boson pairs se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Reviews in Physics
Secrets of the Universe’s most powerful and explosive events se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics Reports
‘Bouncing’ gravity could cure cosmology’s singularity headache se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Annals of Physics
Cosmic ray spectra may not be ‘one size fits all’ se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Astroparticle Physics
Research published in Annals of Physics
Melting heavy quarkonium in extreme conditions se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics Reports
Probing the mysteries of dark matter with binary pulsars se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics of the Dark Universe
Research published in Annals of Physics
Traversable wormholes could be more than science fiction se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Annals of Physics
Wheels sink differently on the moon se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Results in Physics
A new family of qubits se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Annals of Physics
Research published in Astroparticle Physics
Research published in Reviews in Physics
The Higgs boson quest ain't over till it is over se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics Report
Terraforming Mars requires a new framework se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Life Sciences in Space Research
Fractal geometry could help us find aliens se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Results in Physics
Research published in Physics Letters B
Research published in Physics Reports
Rewriting quantum mechanics se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics Open
Aerosol particles and their effect on the environment se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Photoacoustics
Probing ultra-strong magnetic fields with ALICE se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics Letters B
Energy detectors: The past, present and future of astronomy se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in New Astronomy Reviews
2019 selections
Singularities, Black Holes and Baby Universes: The Legacy of Stephen Hawking se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana The great theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking will be remembered for his indomitable courage through disability and his commitment to science communication and education, but his ground-breaking research is his greatest legacy.
When relativity meets quantum chaos se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics Open
Research published in Annals of Physics
Searching for physics beyond the standard model at the LHC se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Reviews in Physics
Laser pulses can measure the health of body tissues se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Photoacoustics
Is our universe ‘fine-tuned’ for life? se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics Reports
Processing particle collisions in real time se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Computer Physics Communications
Optimising photodiodes at high temperatures se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Results in Physics
Monitoring microbes with a simple thermometer se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics in Medicine
An expanding cyclic universe se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics Letters B
Artificial intelligence can help analyse crystal structures se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Ultramicroscopy
Classifying galaxies with AI and 'people power se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physics Letters B
My shell is bigger than yours se abre en una nueva pestaña/ventana
Research published in Physica A