Read article: Coughed particles float for longer in cold air, study suggests
Supercomputer study of “turbulent puffs” could boost our understanding of airborne disease spread
Read article: Why open-source software is so powerful for physics: find out in the September 2021 issue of Physics World
Find out why physics is increasingly reliant on open-source code by checking out the September 2021 issue of Physics World magazine
Read article: ‘Tunable tuna’ makes a better robotic swimmer
Adjustable-stiffness tails prove key to optimizing swimming speed and efficiency
Read article: Neutrons cluster in nuclear reactors
First experimental observation of a phenomenon predicted a decade ago could help improve reactor safety
Read article: Optimal size for wind farms is revealed by computational study
Efficiency declines in farms exceeding 30 km in length
Read article: Machine learning could save firefighters from deadly flashovers
System uses data from heat sensors to predict when fires will intensify
Read article: Messages scrambled by black holes stand their ground against quantum computers
Featureless “cost functions” prevent quantum machine learning algorithms from reconstructing scrambled information
Read article: Infrared cloaking device could make objects invisible to thermal cameras
Device uses heat pumps to redistribute thermal energy
Read article: How to keep a skipping stone on a steady path across water
Study could help aircraft and spacecraft land more safely on water
Read article: Machine learning could help slow epidemic spread
Neural network outperforms standard contact tracing at choosing who to test for disease
