The week in physics: Solidarity with Iranian protesters; 2D spectroscopy; Europe without Russian gas

New studies offer road maps for Europe to shed Russian gas Forward this email  View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 17–21 OCTOBER October 24–28 is the third annual #BlackInPhysics Week, which aims to celebrate Black physicists and reveal a more complete picture of what a physicist looks like. This year Physics Today and our partners at Physics World will again be working with the Black In Physics organizers to publish a series of essays written by Black physicists. The theme of the essays is "Joy in the Diverse Black Community." Visit the 2022 essays page each day through Friday for a new article. You can also read the 2020 and 2021 essay series. #BlackInPhysics Week 2022 essay series Essayists describe the paths through which they find joy and discuss the challenges that exist in the physics community to attain it. The organizers of #BlackInPhysics Week New studies offer road maps for Europe to shed Russian gas By reactivating idle coal-powered plants, the European Union can swiftly achieve independence from Russian natural gas, researchers say—and it would likely reduce carbon emissions. David Kramer Advertisement Quiet, Cost-effective, Dry Vacuum Pumps Pfeiffer Vacuum's new HiScroll pumps are ideal for your lab with: Fastest pump down – Boost mode gets you down to operating pressure quickly; Intelligent pressure monitoring – Set your pressure and forget it; Longer lifetime – 2 years before first service; Quiet – Earplugs not required. Learn more. STEM scholars worldwide express solidarity with Iranian protesters "Women, life, freedom" has been chanted for weeks in the streets of Iran. Toni Feder FROM THE VAULT: September 2011 The great Martian catastrophe and how Kepler fixed it For a few weeks every 32 years, both the Ptolemaic and Copernican predictions for the position of Mars are off by close to 5 degrees—a problem first noticed by Tycho Brahe. Owen Gingerich Webinar Live Webinar: Interplay Among Morphological, Optical and Electronic Properties in 2D Monolayers In this webinar, we will show that by collecting light emitted by 2D monolayers within a Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (STM), it is possible to determine the sample morphology (by imaging), sample electronic bandgap and band alignment (by tunnel current spectroscopy, STS), and sample luminescence spectra. Register now. High-resolution 2D spectroscopy shows molecules in a new light Complicated gaseous samples can now be analyzed in detail. Johanna L. Miller Drifting buoys serve as proxies for invading seaweed Deployed as part of a global ocean observation system, the buoys reveal the dynamical geography of the ocean. Richard J. Fitzgerald Webinar Live Webinar: Innovative Femtosecond Lasers for Multiphoton Applications With advances in ultrashort pulses in the sub 50 fs regime, fiber-based femtosecond lasers have become a cost-efficient laser source for multiphoton applications. In this webinar we introduce femtosecond fiber laser technology and explore different applications in biomedical imaging, polymerization as well as in-line quality screening via terahertz spectroscopy. Register now. FROM THE OCTOBER MAGAZINE US particle physicists envision future of the field In the bottom-up planning process, a collider on US soil garnered enthusiasm; diversity and community engagement also got attention. Toni Feder Get notified about our webinars and whitepapers Sign up Get Physics Today delivered for just $25 per year Subscribe FEATURED JOBS > Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (2 Positions)  |  Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia > Assistant Professor, Experimental Condensed Matter, Department of Physics  |  University of Miami > Assistant Professor of Physics  |  The University of Alabama at Birmingham > Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering  |  University of Washington 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