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Colliding solitons in optical microresonators to reveal important fundamental physics
Solitons are self-reinforcing particle-like wave packets enabled by the balance between dispersion and nonlinearity. Occurring in…
The best material for homemade face masks may be a combination of two fabrics
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends…
Why there isn't a one-size-fits-all plan for states to reopen their economies
How and when states reopen their economies will look different from one state to the next…
What will it take to close the gender gap in physics?
When Patricia Rankin was a young scientist in the 1980s, colleagues and acquaintances often told her…
Video: Why are we acting like wolves at night?
Around the world, people are collectively making noise while social distancing. In Colorado, we’re howling like…
Synthesizing new superheavy elements to open up the eighth period of the periodic table
Measurements of collisions between small and large atomic nuclei by RIKEN physicists will inform the quest…
Among the reasons COVID-19 is worse for black communities: Police violence
There are various reasons COVID-19 is killing black people at six times the rate of white…
Air pollution drops in India following lockdown
Lockdowns imposed to halt the spread of the coronavirus have been recently linked with cleaner air…
Video: Mars confinement tips
In these times of confinement, ESA astronaut support engineer Romain Charles shares nine tips on how…