Outreach Programs Benefit Students’ Scientific Identities, Career Prospects
A study found that educational outreach programs are positive for both audiences and the students who present them
Physics
Creating Order by Mechanical Deformation in Dense Active Matter
Researchers at Göttingen University use computer simulation to investigate models of living systems
Hubble Finds Early, Massive Galaxies Running on Empty
Six early, massive, "dead" galaxies have run out of the cold hydrogen gas needed to make stars
Carbon Fiber Electrical Measurements Pave Way for Lightning Strike Protection
The first direct measurement of the transverse electrical resistivity of a single carbon fiber
Groundbreaking Technique Yields Important New Details on Possible ‘Fifth Force’
Researchers uncovered new information about an important subatomic particle and a long-theorized fifth force of nature
Walking with Coffee Is a Little-Understood Feat of Physics
Understanding the physics behind natural processes provides new applications for soft robotics, manufacturing automation
Tea Time Gets Flavor Boost from Thin Film, Impure Water
Rheology research brews strong results for better tea
Research Finally Reveals Ancient Universal Equation for the Shape of an Egg
Researchers introduced an additional function into the ovoid formula, which is applicable to any egg geometry
Nearby Star-Forming Region Yields Clues to the Formation of Our Solar System
The Ophiuchus star-forming complex offers an analog for the formation of the solar system
Why Boiling Droplets Can Race across Hot Oily Surfaces
The commonplace phenomenon, now quantified for the first time, could be harnessed for many useful applications