Quantum defects are tiny imperfections in solid crystal lattices that can trap individual electrons and their "spin" (i.e., ...

When you shine a flashlight into a glass of water, the beam bends. That simple observation, familiar since ancient times, hides one of the oldest puzzles in physics: what really happens to the ...

As part of their study, Gorbunov and his colleagues ran 3D particle-in-cell simulations that meant to reproduce particle acceleration in turbulence. This simulation method allows particles to move ...

One of the most notable aspects about our planet—if observed from the outside—is that it spins. Earth’s spin defines our days, setting the fundamental rhythm of life on our world. The moon spins, too.

For decades, astronomers have looked to the outer reaches of the cosmos for answers to our most fundamental questions: Where ...