Using tablets and smartphones as experimental tools in the physics classroom: effects on learning and motivation

A quasi-experimental study in a high school physics course found that while using tablets and smartphones as experimental tools did not significantly outperform conventional teaching methods in terms of learning gains or motivation, it proved to be an effective alternative that achieved comparable results without causing negative effects like distraction or cognitive overload.

Alice Gasparini, Florian Stern, Marine Delaval, Andreas MüllerThu, 12 Ma🔬 physics

Federated Learning-driven Beam Management in LEO 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks

This paper proposes a Federated Learning framework for LEO 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks that leverages High-Altitude Platform Stations to distribute beam selection tasks, demonstrating that a Graph Neural Network model outperforms a Multi-Layer Perceptron in prediction accuracy and stability, especially at low elevation angles.

Maria Lamprini Bartsioka, Ioannis A. Bartsiokas, Athanasios D. Panagopoulos, Dimitra I. Kaklamani, Iakovos S. VenierisThu, 12 Ma🔬 physics

Light-induced nonadiabatic photodissociation of the NaH molecule including electron-rotation coupling

This study employs pump-probe numerical simulations to investigate the light-induced nonadiabatic photodissociation of the NaH molecule, revealing how the interplay between multiple electronic conical intersections, electron-rotation coupling, and rotational motion governs ultrafast dissociation probabilities, kinetic energy release, and fragment angular distributions.

Zoltán Király, Otabek Umarov, Csaba Fábri, Gábor J. Halász, Attila Tóth, Ágnes VibókThu, 12 Ma🔬 physics

Canadian Physics Counts: An exploration of the diverse identities of physics students and professionals in Canada

This paper presents the findings of "Canadian Physics Counts," the first nationwide survey of the Canadian physics community, which reveals significant underrepresentation of Black, Indigenous, and gender-diverse individuals, highlights a severe lack of accommodations for those with disabilities, and underscores the urgent need for targeted interventions to retain a diverse workforce.

Eden J. Hennessey, Anastasia Smolina, Skye Hennessey, Adrianna Tassone, Alex Jay, Shohini Ghose, Kevin HewittMon, 09 Ma🔬 physics

Global stability of the Atlantic overturning circulation: Edge state, long transients and boundary crisis under CO2_2 forcing

Using an intermediate-complexity climate model, this study reveals that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) undergoes a boundary crisis under rising CO2_2 levels, where the collapse of its stable state and the resulting long chaotic transients governed by edge states explain large ensemble variances and apparent stochastic bifurcations in Earth system models.

Reyk Börner, Oliver Mehling, Jost von Hardenberg, Valerio LucariniMon, 09 Ma🔬 physics

Learning Long-Range Representations with Equivariant Messages

This paper introduces LOREM, a graph neural network architecture that employs equivariant messages for long-range interactions to overcome the limitations of cutoff-based models in capturing non-local physical effects like electrostatics and electron delocalization, achieving consistent and superior performance across diverse datasets without requiring dataset-specific hyperparameter tuning.

Egor Rumiantsev, Marcel F. Langer, Tulga-Erdene Sodjargal, Michele Ceriotti, Philip LocheMon, 09 Ma🔬 physics

Slice Emittance Preservation and Focus Control in a Passive Plasma Lens

This paper experimentally demonstrates that passive plasma lenses can preserve free-electron-laser-quality slice emittance while focusing beams two orders of magnitude more strongly than quadrupole magnets, with controllable focal parameters.

J. Björklund Svensson, J. Beinortait\.e, L. Boulton, B. Foster, J. M. Garland, P. González Caminal, M. Huck, H. Jones, A. Kanekar, G. Loisch, J. Osterhoff, F. Peña, S. Schröder, M. Thévenet, S. Wesch, M. Wing, J. C. Wood, R. D'ArcyMon, 09 Ma🔬 physics

Optimized Fish Locomotion using Design-by-Morphing and Bayesian Optimization

This study introduces a computational framework combining Design-by-Morphing and Bayesian optimization to generate undulatory swimming profiles that achieve 16%–35% higher propulsive efficiency than traditional anguilliform and carangiform modes by optimizing kinematic parameters and redistributing energy through favorable surface stress distributions.

Hamayun Farooq, Imran Akhtar, Muhammad Saif Ullah Khalid, Haris Moazam SheikhMon, 09 Ma🔬 physics

Response of wavelength-shifting and scintillating-wavelength-shifting fibers to ionizing radiation

This study characterizes the light yield and transmission properties of Saint-Gobain's BCF-91A and Eljen Technology's new EJ-160 wavelength-shifting fibers under ionizing radiation, revealing that the EJ-160 variants offer significantly higher light yields (5–7 times greater) despite varying attenuation lengths.

W. Bae, J. Cesar, K. Chen, J. Cho, D. Du, J. Edgar, L. Earthman, O. M. Falana, M. Gajda, C. Hurlbut, M. Jackson, K. Lang, C. Lee, J. Y. Lee, E. Liang, J. Liu, C. Maxwell, C. Murthy, D. Myers, S. Nguyen, D. Phan, T. O'Brien, M. Proga, S. Syed, M. Zalikha, J. ZeyMon, 09 Ma🔬 physics

Molecular insight on ultra-confined ionic transport in wetting films: the key role of friction

Using molecular dynamics simulations and a validated one-dimensional theoretical framework, this study reveals that ion adsorption at the water-silica interface generates molecular-scale roughness and additional friction, significantly increasing apparent viscosity and governing ultra-confined ionic transport in wetting films.

Aymeric Allemand, Anne-Laure Biance, Christophe Ybert, Laurent JolyMon, 09 Ma🔬 physics

New 1mm thick Silicon Drift Detectors for future researches of Kaonic Atoms and the Pauli Exclusion principle

Researchers have developed new 1 mm-thick Silicon Drift Detectors that significantly enhance quantum efficiency at 30 keV while maintaining excellent energy resolution, enabling the upcoming EXKALIBUR and VIP-3 experiments to study heavier kaonic atoms and test the Pauli Exclusion Principle with greater precision.

F. Clozza, F. Sgaramella, L. Abbene, F. Artibani, M. Bazzi, G. Borghi, D. Bosnar, M. Bragadireanu, A. Buttacavoli, M. Carminati, A. Clozza, R. Del Grande, L. De Paolis, E. Demenev, C. Fiorini, I. Friščic, C. Guaraldo, M. Iliescu, M. Iwasaki, A. Khreptak, S. Manti, J. Marton, P. Moskal, H. Ohnishi, K. Piscicchia, F. Principato, A. Samusenko, A. Scordo, D. Sirghi, F. Sirghi, M. Skurzok, A. Spallone, K. Toho, J. Zmeskal, N. Zorzi, C. CurceanuMon, 09 Ma🔬 physics