The week in physics: Moon minerals; Designer proteins; Earth Day

Two new minerals found on the Moon Forward this email View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 15–19 APRIL Two new minerals found on the Moon A glass bead containing an impact crater just 9 µm across is the source of other-worldly titanium oxide compounds. Laura Fattaruso Designer proteins fit like a glove The bespoke biomolecules interact with molecular targets in predictable, controllable ways. Johanna L. Miller Webinar Webinar—El Niño and climate change: What can we expect for the rest of 2024? This webinar will provide an overview of El Niño and La Niña and their global impacts. We will review the strong El Niño of 2023–24 and the current forecast for the rest of 2024. We will also cover what is understood about ENSO and global warming. Register now. FROM THE VAULT: July 2014 The Antarctic ozone hole: An update In the 30 years since the ozone hole was discovered, our understanding of the polar atmosphere has become much more complete. The worldwide response to the discovery was fast, but the recovery is slow. Anne R. Douglass, Paul A. Newman, and Susan Solomon A battery-free fiber illuminates textiles Unlike current wearable technologies, the flexible electronic thread does not require a bulky power source. Alex Lopatka May issue preview  Q&A: Asmeret Asefaw Berhe reflects on her tenure as DOE Office of Science director As Berhe returns to academia, the soil biogeochemist discusses the federal agency's work on major research facilities, AI algorithms, and training the next generation of scientists. David Kramer Advertisement A Thirteenth-Century Perspective on Optical Science and Experiment: The Case of Roger Bacon Wednesday, May 8th, at 6:30 pm EDT! Discover the role of optics in the natural philosopher Roger Bacon's "scientia experimentalis" with the University of Pennsylvania's Professor Elly Truitt. RSVP today. FROM THE APRIL MAGAZINE Hidden fluid dynamics of dry salt lakes A new theory reveals how polygons that decorate the surface of dry lakes are linked to phenomena at play below the ground. Cédric Beaume, Lucas Goehring, and Jana Lasser Get notified about our webinars and whitepapers Sign up Get Physics Today delivered for just $25 per year Subscribe Accelerating career connections worldwide for over 75 years BROWSE ALL JOBS POST A JOB CREATE JOB ALERTS FEATURED JOBS Lecturer UBC Department of Physics and Astronomy (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) View Job Temporary Instructor Position Western Kentucky University (Bowling Green, KY) View Job Physics and Technology Analyst MIT Lincoln Laboratory (Lexington, MA) View Job Laser Optical Physicist Dynamic Compression Sector (Lemont, IL) View Job Director, Molecular Foundry - 101340 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, CA) View Job Technical Sales SPECS-TII Inc. (Mansfield, MA) View Job Physics Today is published by the American Institute of Physics 1 Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740 USA +1 301 209 3100 © 2024 American Institute of Physics. Unsubscribe  |  Email Preferences  |  Privacy Policy  |  Contact Us