The week in physics: 1-5 February

Transparent wood; The Sun's corona; Autonomous transient tracking. Forward this email  View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 1–5 FEBRUARY Advertisement CryoCore™ | NEW Closed-Cycle Optical Cryostat The newest fully-automated cryostat from Montana Instruments offers a low vibration, cryogen-free sample environment from 4.9K – 350K. Push-button cooling, automated temperature control, and an integrated vacuum system gets users up and running quickly without the need to monitor disjointed equipment. The entire system is available now for only $49,950. Learn more. South Africa develops a transient-tracking "intelligent observatory" Astronomers in the country are adapting algorithms and upgrading equipment to enable a network of optical telescopes to autonomously choose and observe targets. Sarah Wild A fast, scalable approach to making wood transparent To create materials that let light into buildings and yet are strong and durable, engineers are turning to plants. R. Mark Wilson Advertisement AR's "U" Series Amplifiers Offers the Widest Bandwidth AR's "U" Series, Class A amplifiers covers a bandwidth of 10 kHz – 1000 MHz and delivers up to 500 W of power, making it ideal for EMC & laboratory testing, medical/physics research, antenna & component testing, wireless charging, & more! Imagine the possibilities with amplifiers that are Built to Last. FROM THE VAULT: January 1982 The physicist as entrepreneur "I believe quite simply that the small company of the future will be as much a research organization as it is a manufacturing company."—Edwin Land (1946) Michael Jacobs Webinar Probing local magnetic field patterns Discover how to probe nanostructures locally with high-spatial-resolution techniques such as NV-centers and nanowire MFM microscopy. Learn about their applications, characteristics and required operating conditions, and find out how to use lock-in amplifiers to enhance the sensitivity and contrast of these methods. Register now. Magnetic waves in the Sun are linked to corona composition New observations of magnetic oscillations may explain the elemental variation in the layers of the Sun's outer atmosphere. Alex Lopatka Light anions swim upstream Under certain conditions, negatively charged fluoride and chloride ions move away from a positively charged electrode. Christine Middleton Webinar Ray Optics Simulations Tune into this webinar to learn about optical ray tracing using the COMSOL Multiphysics® software. We will demonstrate how to create a geometry of a lens system and trace rays through it, and show how to combine ray optics with a structural and thermal simulation for a STOP analysis. Register now. FROM THE FEBRUARY MAGAZINE Magnetic fields for modulating the nervous system Although targeted actuation of neurons via magnetic fields may benefit neuroscience research and medicine, some approaches have sparked controversy. Michael G. Christiansen and Polina Anikeeva FEATURED JOBS > Postdoctoral Research Associate or more senior  |  Princeton University > Cryogenics Engineer  |  Laboratory for Physical Sciences Are you hiring? Do you want your job to appear here? Post with Physics Today and select the "Featured Job Listing: Physics Today 'The Week in Physics' e-newsletter" upgrade 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