The week in physics: #BlackInPhysics week; Galaxy formation; Laser fusion startups

The commercial drive for laser fusion power Forward this email  View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 18–22 OCTOBER October 24–30 is the second annual #BlackInPhysics Week, which aims to celebrate Black physicists and reveal a more complete picture of what a physicist looks like. This year Physics Today and our partners at Physics World will again be working with the Black In Physics organizers to publish a series of essays written by Black physicists. The theme of the essays is "Blaze Beyond Burnout." Visit the 2021 essays page each day through Friday for a new article. And don't forget to read last year's essays. Advertisement A Piezo Motion Tutorial Piezoceramic-based motors and nanopositioning devices are vital to many physics related research projects. Force, precision, size, and the ability to work over a wide temperature range, make them unique. Piezo actuators are currently used on the Mars Rover, in Accelerator Rings, and Super Resolution Microscopes to name a few. There are several types of piezo motors - each optimized for a specific application. Read more. #BlackInPhysics Week 2021 essay series This year's essays focus on burnout, which is a critical topic as Black physicists confront civil unrest due to anti-Black racism and systemic bias in academia. The organizers of #BlackInPhysics Week The commercial drive for laser fusion power New laser technology could be the key to producing inertial fusion energy. But the companies pursuing that goal face a steep climb to engineer a power-generating reactor. David Kramer Advertisement AR's Easily Serviceable "A" Series Amplifiers These Class "A" amplifiers, designed and manufactured by AR, offer frequency bandwidths of 10 kHz – 400 MHz, and power levels from 25 W – 50 kW. This video shows how efficient it is to service AR's "A" Series amplifiers. Please contact AR's service department before opening your machine from AR to prevent the elimination of the machine's warranty. Read more. FROM THE VAULT: October 1983 The evolution of SLAC and its programs In the two decades since construction began, the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and its electron accelerator, two miles long, have made many fundamental contributions to particle physics. Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky The shape of black hole jets The particle jets emanating from some galaxies' central black holes don't look the way astronomers long assumed. The subtleties in the shape may reveal the jets' inner workings. Eleni Petrakou Webinar LIVE WEBINAR: Laser performance for Raman spectroscopy Ever wondered what the critical performance parameters are when you are choosing a laser for your Raman spectroscopy experiment? We will discuss these parameters, from the selection of the laser wavelength to the impact of laser linewidth. Register now. Ten billion years ago, galaxies were already running out of gas A multiwavelength look into the distant reaches of the universe offers early clues about when, why, and how star formation shuts off. Johanna L. Miller El Niño events intensify food insecurity In years of extreme climate variability, nearly half the world's children under the age of five are more at risk for malnutrition. Alex Lopatka Advertisement The Only Grad Guide You Will Ever Need The Student Guide to Grad School in Physics, Astronomy & Related Fields is here! Read this new magazine from GradSchoolShopper to get advice from real students, faculty and leadership at the Society of Physics Students. Then use GradSchoolShopper.com to explore hundreds of grad programs exclusively in the physical sciences! Read the issue now. FROM THE OCTOBER MAGAZINE The road from academia to entrepreneurship Developing laboratory innovations into commercial products takes more than a great idea. It requires financial investment and a team with diverse expertise. Christine Middleton Get notified about our webinars and whitepapers Sign up Get Physics Today delivered for just $25 per year Subscribe FEATURED JOBS > Assistant Professor  |  University of British Columbia > Tenure-track Faculty in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics  |  University of Notre Dame > Dunson Cheng Assistant Professor of Physics  |  University of Wisconsin–Madison > Tenure-track assistant professor position in experimental Condensed Matter Physics  |  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Are you hiring? Do you want your job to appear here? Post with Physics Today and select the "Publication" enhancement to easily showcase your job to 66 000 physicists and engineers. Physics Today is published by the American Institute of Physics 1 Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740 USA +1 301 209 3100 © 2021 American Institute of Physics. Unsubscribe  |  Email Preferences  |  Privacy Policy  |  Contact Us