The week in physics: Retaining and inspiring LGBT+ physicists; Acoustically levitated particle rafts; New books

Acoustically levitated particle rafts spin and deform like asteroids do Forward this email  View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 30 MAY–3 JUNE Advertisement High and ultra-high vacuum components Nor-Cal Products by Pfeiffer Vacuum has launched a new web shop with enhanced features: faster and more responsive design, fast shipping, 3D models and hyper-realistic photos, spec sheets, manuals, credit card or PO-based shopping, order status tracking, quick online support, real-time freight calculations and more. Learn more. To retain and inspire LGBT+ physicists, welcome them Being out about queer identity correlates with enhanced work productivity. Toni Feder Acoustically levitated particle rafts spin and deform like asteroids do Sound waves trap and rotate a cluster of plastic balls to craft a system for analyzing rotational dynamics. Heather M. Hill FROM THE VAULT: January 1973 Solar sea power Heat engines operating in the tropical oceans, capitalizing on the temperature differential between upper and lower levels, could provide a source of economical, pollution‐free electricity. Clarence Zener Advertisement Elusive: How Peter Higgs Solved the Mystery of Mass The first major biography of Peter Higgs, revealing how a short burst of work changed modern physics. "A perfect marriage of subject and writer. With verve, insight, and rigor, Frank Close beautifully illuminates the life and times of one of physics' unheralded giants. Elusive is a triumph of a book."—Jimmy Soni, bestselling author of The Founders. Learn more. Behind the cover: June 2022 This month's cover image of a destroyed school in Ukraine symbolizes the need to rebuild science in that country once peace returns. Toni Feder New books: June 2022 A listing of newly published books spanning several genres of the physical sciences. Advertisement Please Share Your Opinions: Take the Physics Today Survey Now We have tasked Signet Research, Inc., an independent market research firm, with conducting an in-depth study to help us better understand how we can best serve your professional and information needs. Please take the next few moments to complete the online questionnaire. Your answers will remain anonymous and we will not share your information. Take survey. FROM THE JUNE MAGAZINE A quantum lab in a beam Advances in electron microscopy have revolutionized atomic-scale imaging, characterization, and manipulation of materials. Sergei V. Kalinin, Stephen Jesse, and Andrew R. Lupini Get notified about our webinars and whitepapers Sign up Get Physics Today delivered for just $25 per year Subscribe FEATURED JOBS > XRD Research Technologist  |  Los Alamos National Laboratory > Part-Time Instructor, Department of Applied Physics  |  New York University Tandon School of Engineering 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 © 2022 American Institute of Physics. Unsubscribe  |  Email Preferences  |  Privacy Policy  |  Contact Us