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An illustration of a honeycomb-shaped molecular mosaic. Formed by a six-sided molecule, the hexagonal mosaic is a pattern within a pattern, with multiple levels of organization.
materials science

The Simple Geometry That Predicts Molecular Mosaics

By Elise Cutts
June 21, 2023
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By treating molecules as geometric tessellations, scientists devised a new way to forecast how 2D materials might self-assemble.

The Joy of Why

What Causes Giant Rogue Waves?

By Steven Strogatz
June 14, 2023
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Wave-science researcher Ton van den Bremer and Steven Strogatz discuss how rogue waves can form in relatively calm seas and whether their threat can be predicted.

An illustration of a ballooning helium nucleus, in three stages. The protons are orange, and the neutrons are red. In the first panel, the nucleus is compact. As it expands, the protons and neutrons move away from one another.
nuclear physics

A New Experiment Casts Doubt on the Leading Theory of the Nucleus

By Katie McCormick
June 12, 2023
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By measuring inflated helium nuclei, physicists have challenged our best understanding of the force that binds protons and neutrons.

Researcher Chris German standing beside a remotely operated vehicle at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
Q&A

An Explorer of Abyssal Depths Looks to Oceans on Other Worlds

By Steve Nadis
June 7, 2023
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The marine geochemist Chris German brings decades of experience studying seafloor hydrothermal vents to NASA’s preparations for visits to other ocean worlds in our solar system.

An illustration of a black hole made out of computer circuits.
quantum information theory

In New Paradox, Black Holes Appear to Evade Heat Death

By George Musser
June 6, 2023
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The puzzling behavior of black hole interiors has led researchers to propose a new physical law: the second law of quantum complexity.

quantum gravity

The Physicist Who Glues Together Universes

By Charlie Wood
May 25, 2023
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Renate Loll has helped pioneer a radically new approach to quantum gravity. She assumes that the fabric of space-time is a blend of all possible fabrics, and she has developed the computational tools needed to calculate the far-reaching implications of that assumption.

The Joy of Why

Are There Reasons to Believe in a Multiverse?

By Steven Strogatz
May 17, 2023
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Several areas of physics suggest reasons to think that unobservable universes with different natural laws could lie beyond ours. The theoretical physicist David Kaplan talks with Steven Strogatz about the mysteries that a multiverse would solve.

nonlinear dynamics

New Proof Finds the ‘Ultimate Instability’ in a Solar System Model

By Jordana Cepelewicz
May 16, 2023
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For the first time, mathematicians have proved that planetary orbits in a solar system will always be unstable.

solar physics

The Tiny Physics Behind Immense Cosmic Eruptions

By Zack Savitsky
May 15, 2023
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A new theory describes how particle interactions fuel fast magnetic reconnection, the process behind solar flares and other astrophysical jets.


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