The week in physics: Women in astronomy; Unusual FRB; Photonic neural network

Gender equality in astronomy is still a work in progress Forward this email  View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 18-22 JULY Gender equality in astronomy is still a work in progress Participants in the 1992 meeting that produced the then-controversial Baltimore Charter for Women in Astronomy reflect on three decades of changes in the community. Toni Feder CHIME interferometer detects an unusual fast radio burst The signal's short periodicity is strong evidence that it originated from a neutron star. Alex Lopatka Advertisement Photon Counting Solutions From PHOTEK Photek's AuraTek PCS Photon Counting System and Photon Imaging Cameras provide true single photon sensitivity with no read noise, extremely low dark counts, and sub nanosecond timing making them ideal for time correlated single photon counting in applications including quantum optics, LIDAR and fluorescence lifetime imaging. Learn more. FROM THE VAULT: December 1973 VLF emissions from the magnetosphere A computer simulation shows how very‐low‐frequency emissions can be triggered in the magnetosphere and then propagate as "whistlers." Ravindra Nath Sudan and Jacques Denavit The Strike for Black Lives: Growth of community in the Cal-Bridge program The engagement inspired by the June 2020 call for action in academia has blossomed into change-promoting groups that the bridge program's scholars both participate in and lead. Alexander L. Rudolph and Carol Hood Webinar Live Webinar: Simulating Metamaterials with COMSOL Multiphysics® Metamaterials and metasurfaces have received an increasing amount of interest in academia and industry over the past twenty years. This is because specifically designed metamaterials can control electromagnetic waves in unprecedented ways. We will cover the basics of metamaterials and metasurfaces and demonstrate how their behavior can be simulated using COMSOL Multiphysics®. Register now. Graphene temporary tattoo measures blood pressure A far cry from the bulky, uncomfortable cuff, the ultralight sensor takes measurements of the vital sign without the wearer feeling a thing. Johanna L. Miller Image classification approaches the speed of light A chip with a photonic neural network distinguishes among simple figures faster than an electronic chip and without the need for data storage. Ashley Piccone Webinar Live Webinar: Quantum Steampunk: The Physics of Yesterday's Tomorrow Steampunk—a science-fiction genre that juxtaposes 19th-century settings with futuristic technologies—is coming to life. Cutting-edge quantum information science is revitalizing the Victorian science of energy in the growing field of quantum thermodynamics. Register now. FROM THE JULY MAGAZINE Groundwater flows deep under Antarctic ice Ice-dynamics models must be updated now that researchers have observed a thick layer of salty water in sediments beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Alex Lopatka Get notified about our webinars and whitepapers Sign up Get Physics Today delivered for just $25 per year Subscribe FEATURED JOBS > Applications Engineer; Sensors and Transducers for Electrification  |  GMW Associates > R2 Instrument Support Specialist Materials Research  |  Towson University 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