Archives: APS Physics
How to Compare Books or Genomes
A mathematical technique for comparing large symbol sets suggests that less frequently used words are mainly responsible for the evolution of the English language over the past two centuries.
Watching Quasicrystals Grow
In situ high-resolution transmission electron microscopy has been used to witness quasicrystals in the act of growing.
Why Language Exceptions Remain the Rule
Interaction among speakers of a language may explain why frequently used verbs tend to remain irregular even as language evolves over generations.