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@apsphysics.aps.org Oct 9, 2026, 8:27 PM

Winning a @NobelPrize comes with some serious bragging rights — and a $1 million prize. We asked #APSSummit26 attendees what they’d do with it. Drop your answers below.

#NobelPrize

@apsphysics.aps.org Oct 9, 2026, 7:27 PM

🎉 Congrats to our new class of APS Fellows. They’ve been recognized by their peers for exceptional contributions to #research, #education, #leadership, and public #service.

Learn more about them: https://go.aps.org/4n2ksOe

Graphic with text reading “APS Honors, Fellows Announced.” It is on a blue background with a gold seal in the upper right corner reading “APS Fellow.”

@acs.org Oct 7, 2026, 11:25 AMReposted by @apsphysics.aps.org

Congratulations to Henri B. Kagan and Kensō Soai, the laureates of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry! They are sharing the award equally for their work on designing reactions that selectively form only one enantiomer of a chiral molecule.

Read the ACS press release: www.acs.org/pressroom/ne...

@apsphysics.aps.org Oct 6, 2026, 6:22 PM

Congratulations to Francis Halzen, winner of the 2026 @nobelprize.org in #Physics, for contributions to @icecubeneutrino.bsky.social and the discovery of high-energy cosmic neutrinos. We're proud to have published his winning research in @physrevlett.aps.org. Read it free https://go.aps.org/4AThgg1

@apsphysics.aps.org Oct 5, 2026, 10:15 PM

From condensed matter to quantum computing, #APSSummit26 attendees shared what physics discipline they think should win a #NobelPrize. What do you hope will take home the top award tomorrow?

@nobelprize

@apsphysics.aps.org Oct 2, 2026, 8:24 PM

One year ago, our members John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis won the 2025 @NobelPrize in #Physics for experiments that revealed quantum tunneling in an electric circuit.

The 2026 laureates will be announced next week. Any predictions?
#NobelPrize

@apsphysics.aps.org Sep 30, 2026, 8:43 PM

A new study suggests the gallium anomaly, a neutrino mismatch between experiment and theory, could be solved by more precise calculations of electron-neutrino capture without new physics like sterile neutrinos.

Read more in @physrevlett: https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/5pvf-mcr1

@apsphysics.aps.org Sep 30, 2026, 5:57 PM

Congratulations to the recipients of our fall 2026 prizes and awards in the fields of #FluidDynamics, #NuclearPhysics, and #PlasmaPhysics. 🎉

Check out the winners here: https://go.aps.org/4cWGlwr

@apsphysics.aps.org Sep 29, 2026, 12:00 PM

In 1983, a Soviet computer detected a U.S. nuclear missile launch. Officer Stanislav Petrov had minutes to decide whether the warning was real. He trusted his judgment, avoiding a potential nuclear disaster. Learn what caused the false alarm in #APSNews: https://go.aps.org/4dg9hj9

#PhysicsHistory

Stanislav Petrov is seated at a table in his home.

At left, a full-scale model of the Molniya-1 satellite hangs from a ceiling in the Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics. The model features a central component from which six rectangular panels extend. At right, a diagram showing the trajectory of the highly eccentric Molniya orbit.

@apsphysics.aps.org Sep 28, 2026, 7:03 PM

⭐ What determines whether a dying star explodes or collapses into a black hole? New simulations of 195 stars suggest that neutrino flavor conversion can predict a star’s fate.

Read more in Physical Review D: https://go.aps.org/4jcy9Mv

A graph shows successful (green) and failed (black) stellar collapse outcomes across stars with zero-age main-sequence masses from nine to 120 times the mass of the sun. Results are shown for simulations without neutrino flavor conversion and with conversion occurring at three different core densities. The patterns of successful and failed outcomes vary substantially across stellar masses and conversion assumptions.

@apsphysics.aps.org Sep 25, 2026, 6:47 PM

What can “expert eyes” reveal about a physics department?

APS Climate Site Visits bring an outside perspective to help departments, labs, and consortia assess their environment, hear feedback, and identify opportunities for positive change.

Learn more: https://go.aps.org/4780UCv

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@apsphysics.aps.org Sep 25, 2026, 12:53 PM

International students are a vital part of the U.S. physics community. But shifting immigration and research policies are making it harder for them to plan their education and careers.

Learn what’s at stake, and how physicists can help, in #APSNews: https://go.aps.org/4AExdGW

Two people are placing pins on a large, colorful map of the world. One person is focusing on a specific area of the map. They are both wearing coats and holding what appear to be travel documents or guides. The setting looks like a public event or a museum.

@apsphysics.aps.org Sep 24, 2026, 12:45 PM

Scientists have directly observed Kelvin wave turbulence along the core of an air-water vortex in the lab for the first time, confirming theoretical predictions for how energy transfers across scales.

Read more in @physrevlett.aps.org: https://go.aps.org/3T0oVbr

A series of three side-by-side photos capture Kelvin wave turbulence along an air-water vortex filament. A 40-centimeter-long vortex set against a black backdrop is bounded on the bottom by a red tube and on the top by an immersed gray annulus, where the vortex is forced by gentle random horizontal oscillations — generating interacting Kelvin waves that transport energy along the filament.

@apsjournals.aps.org Sep 23, 2026, 2:54 PMReposted by @apsphysics.aps.org

“The beauty of biological physics lies in this richness and diversity.”

Incoming PRX Life chief editor Ariel Amir talks bacteria, immune-cell swarms, interdisciplinary research, and his vision for the journal in #APSNews: https://go.aps.org/4iBy5FJ

Amir stands at a blackboard covered with equations.

@apsphysics.aps.org Sep 23, 2026, 12:42 PM

Physics educators: Are you looking to build community and find support throughout your teaching journey? The Physics Teacher Community Guide is here to help. Connect with fellow educators, discover resources, and strengthen your teaching practice: https://go.aps.org/46FHK6T

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@apsphysics.aps.org Sep 22, 2026, 6:39 PM

Connect with your physics community. Explore cross-disciplinary research. Inspire others as a presenter at the world's largest physics conference. Abstracts for #APSSummit27 are due in just one month. Submit today: https://go.aps.org/4roG0Zi

@apsphysics.aps.org Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 PM

Could spinning stellar-mass #BlackHoles emit a hidden particle signal? 🕳️

Scientists propose "scalar sirens" — persistent emissions of hypothetical particles — as a new way to study the Milky Way's black holes. Read more in @physrevlett.aps.org: https://go.aps.org/4gYf3bg

Diagram showing a spinning black hole (labeled with spin a* and mass MBH) surrounded by a superradiant "SR cloud," emitting concentric wave-like ripples outward in all directions. The black hole sits at position r₀BH from the Galactic Center (marked "GC" with a red X), with its orbital velocity vφBH shown as a blue arrow. A red arrow points from the black hole toward a sun-and-Earth icon labeled with angular velocity ωφ₀. A second blue arrow near the icon shows its velocity relative to the black hole (v₀BH = −vBH₀), illustrating the relative motion used to model the emitted signal.

@apsphysics.aps.org Sep 21, 2026, 6:22 PM

For international physics students, proposed visa rules could mean added pressure to finish a Ph.D. on a shorter timeline.

#APSNews spoke with members of the physics community about what the changes could mean: https://go.aps.org/4yNjtba

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@apsphysics.aps.org Sep 18, 2026, 5:00 PM

A newly discovered double neutron star system passed a test of general relativity. Its short, low-inclination orbit could help astronomers study how it warps spacetime and measure the primary pulsar’s moment of inertia.

Read more in @physrevlett.aps.org: https://go.aps.org/4xWM6m7

Mass-mass diagram showing constraints on the masses of two neutron stars in a binary system. Three colored regions derived from different relativistic measurements overlap in a small area, indicating that the measurements are consistent with general relativity. A gray region shows masses excluded by the system's mass function.

@apsphysics.aps.org Sep 17, 2026, 1:00 PM

Physicists know a lot. But what are we surprisingly bad at? 👀 Drop yours below. Bonus points if it’s something you feel like you should be good at. You know, like math.

A tweet from the American Physical Society (@APSphysics) that asks, "Physicists: What's something you’re surprisingly bad at?"

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