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With quantum state tomography, researchers in the booming field of quantum information science are able to characterize essential operations and devices.
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Students from numerous countries gathered in Sweden and Colombia to solve challenging theoretical and experimental physics problems.
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Academics in the child-friendly nation face career disadvantages, such as lower employment rates, after becoming parents.
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(30 May 1939 – 16 June 2026)
The Canadian physicist made substantial contributions to the fields of thermodynamics, rheology, and geometry.
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A new version of a technique that images samples with the help of light that never reaches them brings researchers closer to the goal of reducing radiation exposure in medical imaging.
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(21 April 1942 – 2 May 2026)
The physicist’s work helped shape modern x-ray astronomy.
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As higher-education programs compete for a shrinking pool of students, departments must better communicate the value that a physics major brings.
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(27 October 1947 – 2 March 2026)
The Navy veteran specialized in ocean–atmosphere physics and environmental acoustics.
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For nearly a century, scientists have known that phase shifting an electron beam could radically improve electron microscopy. They’ve finally found a reliable way to do it.
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Uncertainties in funding and visas are complicating international students’ US experiences and leading some to go elsewhere.
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Three physicists give a firsthand account of disarmament efforts in the 1980s and 1990s.
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A love of science and ease in communicating led her to start a consulting firm that aims to broaden opportunities in science and technology.
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Researchers have characterized the atmosphere of a massive gas planet closely orbiting a white dwarf to better understand how it survived the shutdown of its star.
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Atmospheric rivers transport huge volumes of water great distances across the globe, and climate change could extend their reach.
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