Refraction of water waves can be used to trap and transport submerged structures: side motion perpendicular to the incoming waves is obtained by controlling the structure shape, and modifying the wave field allows objects to be held in place.
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Could antineutrinos help detect covert plutonium production in fusion reactors? Researchers found that a small antineutrino detector could be sensitive enough to spot ~8 kg of plutonium in just one month of operation.
Read the paper in @physrevlett.bsky.social: https://go.aps.org/4uN7ubH
Read more about how antineutrinos may be able to help detect covert plutonium production in Physical Review Applied: go.aps.org/4uN7ubH
A new study in APS Open Science uses simulations to show a way to control the geometry of 3D soliton knots. The authors found electrical currents can be used to reshape them, potentially enabling control over their properties.
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New in PRX Quantum: Collective two-photon interactions in an ensemble of emitters enable a photon blockade that strengthens with system size, achieving improved antibunching and high transmission without requiring strong single-emitter coupling.
Read the paper: https://go.aps.org/4xhnfte
A review of @physrevlett.bsky.social, Physical Review C, and Review D earned the top score in the 2026 SCOAP3 assessment of #OpenScience practices for a second consecutive year, showing our commitment to #OpenScience.
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Our paper on the universality of magic at criticality has just appeared in @apsphysics.bsky.social PRB journals.aps.org/prb/abstract... @leverhulme.ac.uk
Bacteria can propel themselves like a corkscrew by wrapping their flagella around their body. How do they do it? A new study in Physical Review E suggests they take advantage of motor-induced buckling instability to perform this method of locomotion.
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What happens to Dirac magnons — wave-like excitations with special topological properties in ultrathin magnets — near the Curie temperature? New work in Physical Review X reveals that key topological gaps remain stable, paving the way for future magnon-based technologies.
https://go.aps.org/4ey8sTw
Could #GravitationalWaves provide an early warning for stellar collisions?
Research in Physical Review D suggests merging white dwarfs emit distinctive signals for years before impact, offering future detectors a way to alert astronomers before collisions happen: https://go.aps.org/4fwu9Vb
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