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When Is It Time to Jump? The Boiling Frog Problem of AI Use in Physics Education

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2026 — Generative AI is becoming ubiquitous in everyday life. Large language models like ChatGPT can help answer questions, write emails, and solve problems […]

Using Sound Waves to Detect Helium

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2025 — Helium leaks are hard to detect. Helium is odorless, colorless, tasteless, and does not react with other chemical substances. Not only can […]

Empress Cicada Wings Help Illuminate Molecular Structure

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2025 — Zoom in far enough on an empress cicada wing, and a strange landscape materializes. At the nanoscale, densely packed spires rise from the […]

Modeling Microplastic Accumulation Under the Ocean Surface

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2025 — The ocean is saturated with microplastics. While we know the location of the great garbage patches, where plastic particles may accumulate below […]

Breakthrough Study Shows How Cancer Cells ‘Break Through’ Tight Tissue Gaps

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2025 — Aggressive cancer cells are masters of movement. When they spread through the body, they cause metastasis, which significantly reduces a person’s chance […]

Combating Climate Change with Better Semiconductor Manufacturing

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2025 — The average global temperature has risen by 1.5 C since the pre-industrial era due to climate change, and it is poised to […]

Earth’s Largest Modern Crater Discovered in Southern China

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2025 – A newly discovered, remarkably well-preserved impact crater is shedding fresh light on how extraterrestrial bodies collide with Earth. In the journal Matter and Radiation […]

Fractal-Based Metamaterial Improves Sound Fields in Car Cabins

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2025 — Car enthusiasts will pay hundreds of dollars for stereo systems that will improve the sound quality in their cars. However, the inherent […]

AC Instead of DC: A Game-Changer for VR Headsets and Near-Eye Displays

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2025 — LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, are essential components in near-eye displays like virtual reality and augmented reality headsets and smart glasses, along with […]