New models show that high-speed rupture propagation produces stronger and longer-duration ground motion
Read article: Earthquake fault irregularities control rupture speed and influence ground motion
Properties of a merger remnant can be predicted using a simple entropy-maximization principle
Read article: Physicists find unexpected connection between black hole mergers and thermodynamics
Accessible new database could accelerate research on solar thermal power generation and allow wider deployment
Read article: Solar tower power plants get a data boost
Global conflicts are making renewable energy more attractive, but an all-renewable grid will require solving physics problems as well as political and economic ones
Read article: Wanted: an electrical grid that runs on 100% renewable energy
MaterialsGalaxy platform will reduce unhelpful “silos” within the field, say scientists
Read article: New project takes aim at theory-experiment gap in materials data
CGI pioneer Pat Hanrahan is our podcast guest
Read article: Oscar-winning computer scientist on the physics of computer animation
Discovery could improve the performance of hovering robots and even artificial pollinators
Read article: Simple feedback mechanism keeps flapping flyers stable when hovering
New calculation of viral spread suggests that rapid elimination of SARS-CoV-2-like viruses is scientifically feasible, though social challenges remain
Read article: Staying the course with lockdowns could end future pandemics in months
Simulations of improved technique generate fields as strong as those found near neutron stars
Read article: Laser-driven implosion could produce megatesla magnetic fields
Otto engine design uses Bose gas as a working fluid and exchanges particles as well as heat with reservoirs
Read article: Quantum thermochemical engine could achieve high power with near-maximum efficiency
