Cilia’s push turns sperm into super swimmers

Carpets of tiny hairs called cilia that line the inside of the fallopian tubes give sperm the extra boost they need to be super swimmers, a new study shows.

U. Oregon • futurity
Jan. 20, 2022 ~4 min

A little twist adds magnetic complexity

A way to create a more complex magnetic moment arrangement in chromium triiodide allows the material to store more information.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 7, 2021 ~7 min


Team creates new phase of matter, the ‘time crystal’

"Time-crystals are a striking example of a new type of non-equilibrium quantum phase of matter."

Taylor Kubota-Stanford • futurity
Dec. 2, 2021 ~11 min

New formulas describe boundary layer turbulence

Mathematicians have been trying to understand the turbulence that arises when a flow interacts with a boundary, but a formulation has proven elusive.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Nov. 22, 2021 ~8 min

Finger snaps are one of the fastest motions humans can create

"The finger snap occurs in only seven milliseconds, more than twenty times faster than the blink of an eye, which takes more than 150 milliseconds."

Jason Maderer-Georgia Tech • futurity
Nov. 17, 2021 ~10 min

Physics outreach programs are a win-win for students, community

Physics educational outreach programs are positive for both audiences and the students who present them, a new study shows.

Shana Hutchins-Texas A&M • futurity
Oct. 14, 2021 ~6 min

Team makes most precise measurement of neutron lifetime

The world's most precise measurement of the neutron's lifetime has an uncertainty of less than one-tenth of a percent.

Kevin Fryling-Indiana • futurity
Oct. 14, 2021 ~5 min

Is the best planetary defense a good offense?

Two physicists propose a new, bolder approach to planetary defense called PI, or "Pulverize It."

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Oct. 14, 2021 ~11 min


Pressure transforms ‘squishy’ compound in bizarre ways

“The new phenomena we are reporting is a fundamental example of responses under high pressure—and will find a place in physics textbooks.”

Bob Marcotte-U. Rochester • futurity
July 30, 2021 ~7 min

Elite runners stay in the air more than non-elites

New research compares the "bouncing behavior" of elite runners to those who are highly-trained but just shy of elite. They found a key difference.

Laura Bailey-Michigan • futurity
July 27, 2021 ~10 min

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