Science News (Sept. 22) -- On the boundary between the quantum and everyday realms, things don’t always make a whole lot of sense. The bundles of particles that make up materials behave in ways both unexpected and unexplained. This is the weird world that Illinois theoretical physicist Shinsei Ryu hopes to bring into focus. Ryu is on the Science News list of "Bright Young Minds: Meet 10 scientists who are making their mark."