The week in physics: 14-18 June

Drying liquids; Primordial galactic mergers; Path to zero emissions. Forward this email  View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 14–18 JUNE Advertisement Reverberation, Fully, and Semi-Anechoic Chambers Provided by AR AR supplied test chambers provide performance and peace of mind in a single solution. Our patented and fire-retardant absorbers are RoHS and REACH compliant; they do not release carbon dust nor carry heavy poisonous chemicals. With our pan-type RF shielding construction and absorbers that don't absorb humidity, your test measurement accuracy is preserved over time. Learn more. A primordial merger of galactic building blocks One of the Milky Way's satellite galaxies is likely the result of the merger of two dwarf galaxies that took place when the universe was 4% of its present age. Charles Day Energy agency report details narrow path to global net-zero emissions by 2050 A conversion to carbon-free energy in time to abate climate change is still possible, but a scarcity of critical minerals will make the goal even more difficult than anticipated. David Kramer Advertisement Silicon Carbide, excellent for high temperature applications Silicon Carbide is industrially produced by sintering, reaction bonding, crystal growth, and chemical vapor deposition (CVD). It is among the hardest of ceramics, and retains hardness and strength at elevated temperatures which translates into among the best wear resistance also. Different grades/forms of silicon carbide offer high thermal and some electrical conductivity well beyond other ceramic materials. Learn more. FROM THE VAULT: May 2011 Putting the science in science fiction How much influence does a science consultant have on futuristic TV dramas? Mika McKinnon Advertisement Apply for a Moore Foundation Innovation Award! Are you a physicist looking to advance fundamental physics? Apply for The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Fundamental Physics Innovation Awards, in partnership with the American Physical Society. Join colleagues in exploring cost-effective solutions to pressing problems in the physics of fundamental particles and interactions. Apply by July 15! Behind the Cover: June 2021 Our bodies are mazes of moving cells. Our June cover displays that slow, collective cellular churn. R. Mark Wilson and Heather M. Hill How to characterize drying liquids A simple yet powerful measurement protocol enables the direct, real-time probe of the liquids' viscosity and other rheological properties. Charles Day Whitepaper Multichannel Digital Microwave Control Coherently synthesize and analyze arbitrary waveforms up to 10 GHz without analog mixers, on 16 synchronous channels, in one instrument! Presto brings the latest RFSoC signal processing technology to the quantum physics laboratory. Only Python programming required. Read now. FROM THE JUNE MAGAZINE Drops in cells Liquid droplets act as microreactors. Can they also serve as a control mechanism for cellular biochemistry? Christoph A. Weber and Christoph Zechner Get notified about our webinars and whitepapers Sign up Get Physics Today delivered for just $25 per year Subscribe FEATURED JOBS > Assistant or Associate Professor in Theoretical/Computational Biophysics  |  University of Manitoba > Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics  |  Washington College 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