https://www.aip.org/news-and-analysis News & Analysis from AIP en Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.aip.org/scilights/a-quantum-leap-forward-for-qubit-encoding Using microscopic ‘tweezers’ to grab and isolate strontium atoms to improve the element’s efficacy for quantum computing. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.aip.org/scilights/a-quantum-leap-forward-for-qubit-encoding https://www.aip.org/scilights/an-ultra-thin-acoustic-absorber-for-underwater-low-frequency-noise The Helmholtz resonator-based absorber could be used to coat underwater vehicles, equipment, and pipelines. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.aip.org/scilights/an-ultra-thin-acoustic-absorber-for-underwater-low-frequency-noise https://www.aip.org/scilights/microplastics-settle-more-quickly-when-near-one-another The interactions between plastic microparticles can inform our understanding of their environmental and ecological effects. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.aip.org/scilights/microplastics-settle-more-quickly-when-near-one-another https://www.aip.org/scilights/energy-flow-of-high-speed-separation-shocks-revealed-with-schlieren-imaging The findings could help improve the efficiency and structural safety of internal aircraft components and nozzles in supersonic wind tunnels. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.aip.org/scilights/energy-flow-of-high-speed-separation-shocks-revealed-with-schlieren-imaging https://www.aip.org/scilights/probing-the-memory-of-materials A mathematical framework suggests a common mechanism lies behind different types of aging phenomena in materials. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.aip.org/scilights/probing-the-memory-of-materials https://www.aip.org/scilights/acoustic-tools-for-precise-cellular-manipulation Acoustic fields can apply precise and quantifiable forces to individual cells in a contact-free manner. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.aip.org/scilights/acoustic-tools-for-precise-cellular-manipulation https://www.aip.org/news-and-analysis/aps/a-widening-anomaly-strains-the-standard-model Does a new measurement of a rare decay of the neutral B meson portend new physics? Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.aip.org/news-and-analysis/aps/a-widening-anomaly-strains-the-standard-model https://www.aip.org/news-and-analysis/aps/videos-reveal-the-secret-to-giant-sperm-packing The exceptionally long sperm of fruit flies are able to fit in their small storage organ by swimming in opposite-direction lanes, new experiments show. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.aip.org/news-and-analysis/aps/videos-reveal-the-secret-to-giant-sperm-packing https://www.aip.org/news-and-analysis/aas/featured-image-a-mass-mystery-in-the-bullet-cluster Using data from JWST and the Dark Energy Camera, researchers have revisited a long-standing issue with measurements of the famous Bullet Cluster. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:00:43 GMT https://www.aip.org/news-and-analysis/aas/featured-image-a-mass-mystery-in-the-bullet-cluster https://www.aip.org/news-and-analysis/aps/evidence-mounts-for-hierarchical-black-hole-mergers Different analyses of gravitational-wave observations are converging on evidence for a distinct population of massive black hole binaries produced through repeated mergers. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.aip.org/news-and-analysis/aps/evidence-mounts-for-hierarchical-black-hole-mergers https://www.aip.org/news-and-analysis/aps/differences-between-niche-and-mainstream-trends A study of online language shows that niche terms—like the name of a narrowly popular music group—spread less quickly than mainstream words. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.aip.org/news-and-analysis/aps/differences-between-niche-and-mainstream-trends https://www.aip.org/news-and-analysis/aas/cotton-candy-exoplanets-two-for-the-price-of-one NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has found two "super-puff" planets in the same system, each one as light as cotton candy. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.aip.org/news-and-analysis/aas/cotton-candy-exoplanets-two-for-the-price-of-one https://www.aip.org/scilights/dynamic-tuning-of-structural-colors-on-plasmonic-metasurfaces An anisotropic AI nanopillar array enables dynamic color switching by controlling structural color attributes and dynamic polarization responses. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.aip.org/scilights/dynamic-tuning-of-structural-colors-on-plasmonic-metasurfaces https://www.aip.org/scilights/high-efficiency-and-output-power-achieved-in-terahertz-emitters Experimental results confirm design principles for resonant-tunneling diode oscillators that could help make terahertz emitters commercially viable. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.aip.org/scilights/high-efficiency-and-output-power-achieved-in-terahertz-emitters https://www.aip.org/scilights/diagnosing-the-chaos-of-hyperions-orbit Multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis confirms the Hamiltonian chaos of Saturn’s moon Hyperion, opening doors for validation of other chaotic systems in space. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.aip.org/scilights/diagnosing-the-chaos-of-hyperions-orbit https://www.aip.org/news-and-analysis/aas/nasa-announces-four-new-lunar-lander-missions-for-2028 NASA has awarded contracts to three aerospace companies for four lunar landers to launch in 2028. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:48:35 GMT https://www.aip.org/news-and-analysis/aas/nasa-announces-four-new-lunar-lander-missions-for-2028