Evaluating the imaging performance of US-OCM. (Courtesy: Jin Ho Chang) Optical scattering is a real problem for biological imaging. By preventing light from being focused […]
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The joy of connecting quantum black dots
This article is the fifth in a series of essays written by Black physicists and co-published with Physics Today as part of #BlackInPhysics week 2022, […]
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Celebrating joy in #BlackInPhysics week, open-access publishing supports climate justice
In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast we celebrate #BlackInPhysics week (24–28 October), which is an annual event that is dedicated to celebrating […]
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Fusion-reactor instabilities can be optimized by adjusting plasma density and magnetic fields
On edge: illustrative drawing of the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak. (Courtesy: IPP/Mathias Dibon) A way of controlling the size of instabilities in the plasma of fusion […]
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WiFi loophole allows drones to see through walls, power law defines football defending
Polite device: Ali Abedi demonstrates Wi-Peep. (Courtesy: University of Waterloo) Don’t panic, but researchers in Canada have created a drone-based system that can see through […]
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Capturing carbon dioxide with batteries and supercapacitors
Join the audience for a live webinar at 6 p.m. GMT/1 p.m. EST on 7 December 2022 exploring how carbon-based supercapacitors and quinone-based batteries can […]
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Clearing the path for future Black physicists
This article is the sixth and last in a series of essays written by Black physicists and co-published with Physics Today as part of #BlackInPhysics week 2022, an event dedicated to celebrating […]
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Flowing liquid ‘chains’ are best described by Niels Bohr, not Lord Rayleigh
Chain enlightening: Chains of water falling from nozzles with varying opening sizes. The metal chains are of similar size and orientation as the water chains. […]
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OCV hysteresis and heat evolution – studying batteries with calorimetry
Join the audience for a Battery Series live webinar at 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. EST on 15 December 2022 exploring the hysteresis and heat evolution […]
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‘Inherited nanobionics’ makes its debut
Light-harvesting bacteria infused with nanoparticles can produce electricity in a “living photovoltaic” device. (Courtesy: Giulia Fattorini) Bacteria that take up single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) continue […]
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