New model of downslope granular movement could reduce the destructive power of avalanches and other dangerous geophysical phenomena
Read article: ‘Forest of cylindrical obstacles’ slows avalanche flow
New models could help put Einstein’s general relativity to the test
Read article: Gravitational waves from merging black holes go nonlinear
Mathematical model improves the accuracy of surgical training platforms used to simulate biopsy and brachytherapy procedures
Read article: Medical needle model improves virtual training platforms for junior surgeons
Physicists may have solved enduring mystery
Read article: Zig-zag lightning could be mediated by metastable oxygen
Researchers unearth a hitherto undescribed electron screening effect that promotes superconductivity in the first superconductor ever discovered
Read article: Mercury’s superconductivity explained at long last
New work could help in the design and development of drugs to fight coronaviruses
Read article: Physicists simulate how SARS-CoV-2 forms
Materials that conduct electricity on their outsides, but not their insides, are surprisingly common, as Maia Vergniory and colleagues demonstrated
Read article: A periodic table for topological materials
Simulations suggest phosphorous concentration is on par with Earth’s oceans
Read article: Ocean on Saturn’s moon Enceladus could be rich in a key ingredient for life
Research could help protect satellites and astronauts from the solar wind
Read article: Supercomputer simulations reveal how the Sun accelerates charged particles
A combination of mechanisms triggers the formation of cracks in snow layers
Read article: Slab avalanches resemble strike-slip earthquakes
