125 years ago, 36 physicists gathered at Columbia University with a common goal: to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics. And just like that, the American Physical Society was born. Since then, we’ve been the professional home for some of the greatest minds in physics and beyond, published the most Nobel Prize-winning physics papers globally, and convened 30,000 researchers annually to debate with and gain inspiration from one another. Now, we’re looking to the next 125 years and strivin

149K views · 2.1K reactions | John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for showing that two properties of quantum mechanics, the physical laws that rule the subatomic realm, could be observed in a system large enough to see with the naked eye. Read more: https://nyti.ms/3VR2S4L | The New York Times | Facebook

New research in Physical Review Letters explains why soft droplets make indents at the boundary of actively freezing ice. The authors say differences in surface tension can push warmer fluid closer to the ice boundary, delaying the droplet from freezing and allowing a dent to form. The findings could have practical applications in food preservation and cryopreservation. Read more: https://go.aps.org/3Oiamtw | American Physical Society

A new study in Physical Review X shows tiny robot particles use sound to communicate and self-organize in amazing ways — swarming, crawling, and slithering. This research helps build smart microrobotic swarms that can adapt and reshape themselves using just acoustic signals. Read more: https://go.aps.org/41CJf3q | American Physical Society

2K views · 17 reactions | The 2025 Joint March Meeting and April Meeting is now the APS Global Physics Summit — the largest #physics research conference in the world, uniting 14,000 scientists across all disciplines.  https://go.aps.org/3VUcKKr | American Physical Society | Facebook