From hiking around the Alaskan bush to leading PRX Quantum. Robin Blume-Kohout shares how he found physics, why quantum science needs both skeptics and dreamers, and what comes next for the field. Read his interview in #APSNews: https://go.aps.org/4wQbKYQ

Great things are happening at APS. 👀 We’ve introduced new membership options designed to give you more flexibility and access. See what plan fits you best: https://go.aps.org/3Zsq8sW

"One day, they may become your collaborators, your advisors, your reviewers, and your readers." Fan Zhang says a 2010 presentation at an APS meeting changed the trajectory of his career. Hear his advice for others in #APSNews: https://go.aps.org/4yncRAL

A Perspective in @physrevx.aps.org explores #quantum advantage across different fields and explains why predicting it is challenging with classical resources alone. Read the article: https://go.aps.org/4voRtsi

Two studies in @physrevlett.aps.org show how millicharged particles could react with normal matter on Earth and be detected using devices first used in the 18th century — like the one used by Henry Cavendish to measure the electric force. Read more in Physics: https://go.aps.org/4wBYxTo

The call for abstracts closes next week for our #NuclearPhysics, #PlasmaPhysics, and #FluidDynamics meetings. Become a member to submit an abstract today: https://go.aps.org/44mnhTr

Our membership is becoming more flexible, more accessible, and easier to manage than ever. Explore what's new and find the membership option that works for you: https://go.aps.org/3Zsq8sW

The moon might be an even better gravitational wave detector than scientists expected. 🌕 A study in @physrevlett.aps.org finds that variations in the moon's crust could amplify incoming space-time ripples by an average of 10% — and up to 10× in some regions. Read more: https://go.aps.org/3R7EqgG

Tomorrow is your last chance to comment on the Office of Management and Budget's proposed rule affecting the future of science. These APS leaders are just some of the 2,400+ people who have used our letter-writing portal to share what they think. Submit your comment: https://go.aps.org/4vUO0ST

Nobel laureate John Mather is one of thousands opposing a proposed federal rule that could affect science grant funding. "Peer review protects the public from attempts to corrupt," he writes. Read more comments in #APSNews, then submit your own comment by July 13: https://go.aps.org/3RtXoy8

The future of science starts with today's students. A proposed federal rule could create new barriers for STEM education, training grants, and other programs that help launch scientific careers. Submit a public comment by July 13: https://go.aps.org/4vUO0ST

It’s your last chance to apply for the APS Committee on Education Award for Improving Undergraduate Physics Education. 🏆 Recognizing departments, programs, and networks making a sustained impact in undergraduate physics education. Apply by Aug. 7: https://go.aps.org/4cTRtul

Predicting the outcome of a #BlackHole merger usually requires supercomputers to solve Einstein's equations, but a new study in @physrevlett.aps.org#BlackHolesuggests a much simpler principle may capture the final state: maximizing entropy. 🔗 https://go.aps.org/4p8SaUN

Science doesn't happen in isolation. A proposed federal rule could make it harder for researchers to collaborate and participate in the scientific community. Tell leaders what you think by submitting a public comment before July 13: https://go.aps.org/4vUO0ST

A new study in @physrevlett.aps.org suggests many #BlackHoles above 45 solar masses grew through a series of collisions between other black holes in dense star clusters — helping explain why some black holes are larger than stellar evolution models predict. 🔗 https://go.aps.org/4yd4KXA

Share your physics research on an APS stage. 🌟 The call for abstracts is open for research in #NuclearPhysics, #PlasmaPhysics, and #FluidDynamics. Become a member to submit an abstract today: https://go.aps.org/4g97sqk

🎆 Here's something you might not know: Fireworks don’t have to be earth-shakingly loud. Those sounds are engineered, just like the colors, to make the show more dramatic. Learn more surprising facts about fireworks in #APSNews: https://go.aps.org/4v1IWvb

International collaboration drives some of the world's biggest breakthroughs. Lindsay House explains how a proposed federal rule could make that collaboration more difficult — and what it could mean for scientific research. Submit a public comment: https://go.aps.org/4vUO0ST

How do molecules inside planets like Mars and Mercury behave? By compressing and heating iron sulfide, a Physical Review Materials study details a previously unknown phase of an alloy that may be a key part of a rocky planets’ solid core. Read the study: https://go.aps.org/3QAm1Jd

👏 More than 1,000 people have used our letter-writing portal to submit public comments on the proposed rule to insert political appointees into the scientific grant process. Submit yours: https://go.aps.org/4vUO0ST

Signs of #DarkMatter annihilation could be hiding in the halos of light around the gas giants of our solar system — and new bounds on dark matter masses and interactions could help future telescopes know where to find them. Read the @physrevlett.aps.org#DarkMatterstudy: https://go.aps.org/44s6SwH

Complex numbers have long seemed essential to #QuantumMechanics — but a paper in @physrevlett.aps.org#QuantumMechanicsargues they may not be. By reformulating quantum theory using only real numbers, the authors show it can make the same experimentally-testable predictions: https://go.aps.org/4fURBM4

Mass extinctions occur when rates of environmental change outpace species' ability to adapt, suggests a new @physrevlett.aps.org study that modeled distributions of species’ adaptation rates during mass extinction events over the past 450 million years: https://go.aps.org/4vqidJx

✍️ More than 750 of you have already written to the Office of Management and Budget about the proposed rule that could impact federal science grants. Why did you write? Share your reason with #WhyIWrote. Haven't written yet? Anyone, anywhere can comment: https://go.aps.org/4vUO0ST

A new study in @physrevlett.bsky.social found that, starting from just a small number of physical axioms, a key equation describing string theory emerges — offering a new starting point for understanding quantum gravity through string theory. Read the paper: https://go.aps.org/3QYAoHg

A proposed federal rule would bring political appointees directly into grant-funding decisions. @lindsayinthehouse.bsky.social explains what that could mean for how science gets funded. Tell leaders what you think by submitting a public comment: https://go.aps.org/4vUO0ST

By analyzing 1 million events collected by a #ParticlePhysics detector on the International Space Station over more than 13 years, a @physrevlett.bsky.social#ParticlePhysicsstudy details the unique properties and abundances of five rare heavy elements in #CosmicRays. Read the study: https://go.aps.org/4xT8ttd

150 years ago this month, Edward Bouchet made history as the first Black man to earn a doctorate in #physics in the United States, specializing in #ExperimentalPhysics at Yale. Learn more about his life and legacy: https://go.aps.org/3Q4rOCG #PhysicsHistory

We’ve updated our artificial intelligence policy to allow authors and reviewers to use #AI for a broader range of tasks — with guardrails to uphold our research integrity standards and ensure human judgment stays at the center of peer review. Learn more: https://go.aps.org/4v27QuJ

❓ Our team is sharing why they submitted public comments on The Office of Budget and Management's proposed rule affecting scientific research funding. What’s yours? Submit your comment through our action center, then share your reason with a photo using #WhyIWrote: https://go.aps.org/4vUO0ST

The high quality of APS journals is reflected in the 2026 Journal Citation Reports from @clarivateag.bsky.social. Five of the 15 APS journals indexed achieved their highest-ever Journal Impact Factor. View updated journal metrics here: journals.aps.org/metrics

What would the proposed OMB rule on federal grant funding mean for the future of science? @lindsayinthehouse.bsky.social explains. Share your thoughts by submitting a public comment through our action center: https://go.aps.org/4vUO0ST

A new study offers a way to probe the problem of time in #quantum systems. ⏱️ Researchers used an ultracold atomic gas to build an internal “clock” from entropy exchange inside a split Bose-Einstein condensate. Read more in Physical Review Research: https://go.aps.org/4vUg4G4

The latest cover of @physrevlett.bsky.social features an excited state of 80Zr exhibiting tetrahedral symmetry: https://go.aps.org/4vH7YjN

New research in @physrevlett.bsky.social explores how communication might behave if closed timelike curves existed and finds backward-time communication could be more efficient than forward communication: https://go.aps.org/4vQDxb7

“The problem is the uncertainty. It makes it difficult to plan.” Five international students and scholars told #APSNews how proposed U.S. visa changes are affecting their education, careers, travel, and well-being. Read their stories: https://go.aps.org/4xjehf8

Remember to follow @apsjournals.bsky.social for the latest physics research.

How does a ‘genius without a brain’ make decisions? By trapping #SlimeMold inside polygons made of harmful blue light, a PRX Life study found that these organisms explore nearly the entire boundary before settling on the best escape route. Read the study: https://go.aps.org/4uXE9LZ

The #WorldCup is underway, but soccer is more than goals and glory — it’s a complex network. #APSNews interviewed two researchers who used statistical physics and network science to uncover hidden patterns in “the beautiful game”: https://go.aps.org/3QbAtH9

Congratulations to our members — Eva Andrei, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, and Alan MacDonald — who are now #KavliPrize laureates. 🎉

A review of @physrevlett.bsky.social, Physical Review C, and Review D earned the top score in the 2026 SCOAP3 assessment of #OpenScience practices for a second consecutive year, showing our commitment to #OpenScience. Learn more: go.aps.org/4eAq2Gs

Could #GravitationalWaves provide an early warning for stellar collisions? Research in Physical Review D suggests merging white dwarfs emit distinctive signals for years before impact, offering future detectors a way to alert astronomers before collisions happen: https://go.aps.org/4fwu9Vb

Women in Nuclear Tunisia, a professional networking organization, develops programs to promote women leaders in STEM, especially in#NuclearScience. Read more about their work in the African Physics Newsletter: https://go.aps.org/3yPsg2z

In June 1980, Vera Rubin and Kent Ford showed stars in 21 spiral galaxies weren’t slowing down as expected — key evidence for #DarkMatter. Today, the @vrubinobs.bsky.social#DarkMattercontinues that work, mapping the universe’s hidden structure: https://go.aps.org/3CUASai #PhysicsHistory

Researchers have theoretically constructed the phase diagram of a specific type of frustrated magnet and identified other similar materials that could harbor unique properties. Read more in APS Open Science: https://go.aps.org/4o4dSJ9

Could antineutrinos help detect covert plutonium production in fusion reactors? Researchers found that a small antineutrino detector could be sensitive enough to spot ~8 kg of plutonium in just one month of operation. Read the paper in @physrevlett.bsky.social: https://go.aps.org/4uN7ubH

Bacteria can propel themselves like a corkscrew by wrapping their flagella around their body. How do they do it? A new study in Physical Review E suggests they take advantage of motor-induced buckling instability to perform this method of locomotion. 🔗 https://go.aps.org/4eZvYtm

Submit your abstract by July 24 to share your research with 3,000 colleagues at the annual meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics. 🔗 https://go.aps.org/3FBYWjL

Using a general theoretical framework for multi-resonant absorption in an open, dissipative optical system, this study reveals the upper bounds of broadband light absorption and identifies ideal light-trapping strategies for #SolarCells. 🔗 go.aps.org/4dKBHRo

Maybe “shoot for the moon” isn’t the best strategy after all? A model suggests the optimal level of ambition is slightly above average: ambitious enough to reach better opportunities, but not so high you waste time chasing impossible goals. Read more in Physical Review E: https://go.aps.org/4wXLEnA