APS this week

A diffuse glow of high-energy gamma rays hints at the presence of powerful cosmic accelerators, called PeVatrons, within the disk of our Galaxy.

A new way of measuring a vital property of electron beams helps prepare researchers for next-generation synchrotron light sources.

Inducing correlated disorder into a crystalline material could offer a way to tune the material’s phonon properties and thermal conductivity.

New calculations show that spinning black holes—unlike nonspinning ones—can be tidally deformed by a nonsymmetric gravitational field.

A new book shines a spotlight on the historical participation of women in science, showing that women scientists are not anomalies, even if textbooks paint them that way.