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

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

Researchers present a theory that incorporates stochastic gene expression dynamics and cell proliferation in a framework that can be simplified to model scenarios such as stem cell differentiation and spatiotemporal regeneration in organisms. Learn more in PRX Life: go.aps.org/4evkIEW

A new theoretical framework based on the Schrödinger equation can be used to describe metashells — elastic shells patterned with an internal structure. The framework also demonstrates that periodic metashells support elastic Bloch waves. 🔗 go.aps.org/4fjyHOm

In Physical Review E, scientists present a model of musical rhythm and meter that mimics humans’ opposing preferences for both repetition and variety and, using a statistical physics analogy, observe phase transitions that closely match patterns seen in musical compositions. 🔗 go.aps.org/4tYRenG

And just like that, another issue of Physical Review Letters has closed. #OnTheCover: Orbital-resolved constant-energy contour for Fe0.3NbS2 using ARPES. Read the issue: go.aps.org/4fQFFuz