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This Week in Physics — Tackling the Puzzle of Our Solar System’s Stability

 

This Week in Physics Magazine — May 8, 2023

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Tackling the Puzzle of Our Solar System's Stability

Daniel Tamayo – May 3, 2023

A new theory explains why our planets avoid collisions for far longer times than standard theories of planetary stability predict.

Special Feature

How Our Solar System Avoids Planet Collisions

May 3, 2023

A comic strip illustrates a planetary mechanism that may explain why the Solar System—despite its chaotic nature—displays long-term stability.

Research News

The Final Piece in the Solar System-Stability Puzzle?

May 3, 2023

The centuries-long search to understand our Solar System's stability could now be over, or maybe not.

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Quantum Fluids of Light Come into Sharper View

Claire Michel and Matthieu Bellec – May 8, 2023

Experiments probing quasiparticles in semiconductor microcavities offer unprecedented insights into the dynamics of quantum fluids of light.

Research News

Today's Chef's Special: A Rechargeable Battery

May 5, 2023

Researchers have created an edible, rechargeable battery that could power a small electronic device.

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Straight Lines for Champagne; Wonky Ones for Cola

May 3, 2023

Experiments and simulations indicate that bubble size and the chemistry of the liquid determine whether a chain of bubbles rising in a carbonated drink follows a straight path.

Focus

Tweezers in Three Dimensions

May 5, 2023

A new kind of 3D optical lattice traps atoms using focused laser spots replicated in multiple planes and could eventually serve as a quantum computing platform.

Research News

Light Boosts Magnetism in a Crystal

May 4, 2023

Ultrafast laser pulses drive spin alignment that strengthens a titanate crystal's magnetism and extends it to higher temperatures.

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Detecting Dark Photons with Radio Telescopes

May 2, 2023

A search for rare interactions between dark photons and regular matter provides constraints on the properties of ultralight dark matter.

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Laser Creates Two Highly Polarized Electron Beams

May 4, 2023

A proposed technique would use light and nanowires to generate electron beams with nearly pure spin polarization.

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Plucking an Atom's Electrons

May 5, 2023

A new experiment follows the trajectories of electrons as pulsed laser light yanks them away from their atoms and slams them back.



 

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