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INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS

Focus: Eroding Grains Step by Step

February 12, 2016

Experiments with an eroding stream of grains reveals a step pattern that implies the erosion is governed by
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ASTROPHYSICS

Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes

February 12, 2016

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ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS

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ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS

Synopsis: Deep Freezing Molecules

February 10, 2016

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PHOTONICS

Synopsis: Not Too Short, Not Too Long

February 9, 2016

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PARTICLES AND FIELDS

Viewpoint: Extending an Alternative to Feynman Diagrams

February 8, 2016

A simplifying technique for calculating scattering amplitudesthe basis for predictions in particle physics experimentshas
been extended to cover a class of e ective quantum field theories. Read More

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ENERGY RESEARCH

Focus: New Form of Carbon Stores Lots of Gas

February 5, 2016

Carbon honeycomb, a new carbon structure, could store large amounts of hydrogen gas, which may benefit fuel cell
technology. Read More

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ASTROPHYSICS

Synopsis: Neutron Stars May Explain Gamma Ray Excess

February 4, 2016

New models show that neutron starsand not dark mattercould be responsible for an excess of gamma rays from the Milky
Ways center. Read More

NUCLEAR PHYSICS

Viewpoint: Can Four Neutrons Tango?

February 3, 2016

Evidence that the four-neutron system known as the tetraneutron exists as a resonance has been uncovered in an experiment
at the RIKEN Radioactive Ion Beam Factory. Read More

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MATERIALS SCIENCE

Synopsis: Trees Crumbling in the Wind

February 2, 2016

Lab experiments with wooden rods help explain why all treesirrespective of size or speciesbreak when battered by wind
blowing at the same critical speed. Read More

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BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS

Viewpoint: Putting Bounds on Biochemical Noise

February 1, 2016

Biochemical networks are o en poorly characterized, but researchers can still derive limits on the level of the random
variations or noise in di erent network components. Read More

INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS

Focus: Sensing Delays Control Robot Swarming

January 29, 2016

A robot group clusters together or disperses based on each robots reaction time for sensing light, a finding useful for searchand-rescue missions. Read More

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COSMOLOGY

Synopsis: A Little Empty Inside

January 28, 2016

A new model has allowed researchers to test a theory for why the centers of dark matter halos are less dense than expected.
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FEATURE

Q&A: Physics of the Animal World

January 28, 2016

Inspired by snakes, mollusks, and other creatures in the wild, mechanical engineer Anette Hosoi never runs out of new ideas
for her research. Read More

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APS News
New Journals Piggyback on arXiv
Scientific publications add peer review on top of online repositories
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Announcements
One Hundred Years of General Relativity
November 2015 marks the centennial of Einsteins theory of general relativity. Here is a collection of Physics articles
about APS papers that grew out of Einsteins ideas.
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