The week in physics: Aerodynamics in the beautiful game; Light loops around (and around) an optical Möbius strip; Warming temperatures are redefining Arctic wildfires

Aerodynamics in the beautiful game; Light loops around (and around) an optical Möbius strip; Warming temperatures are redefining Arctic wildfires Forward this email  View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 21–25 NOVEMBER Webinar Live Webinar: The Role of Materials Research in the Development of Emerging Quantum Technologies In this webinar, we will provide an overview of the state of the art for solid-state quantum hardware and the requirements to transition the field into the regime of "quantum advantage," in which quantum computers demonstrably solve certain real-world problems faster than classical computers. We will then discuss multiple strategies to break through the existing scaling bottlenecks. Register now. Aerodynamics in the beautiful game The ball for the 2022 World Cup has the right aerodynamic properties to perform as expected. John Eric Goff Light loops around (and around) an optical Möbius strip A photonic ring patterned with notches gives light a fractional angular momentum. Heather M. Hill Advertisement Call for Submissions: NASA StarShade Undergraduate Challenge NASA's Hybrid Observatory for Earth-like Exoplanets team is seeking undergraduate students to design and construct an orbiting starshade that could help examine extreme exoplanets from an Earth-stationed observatory. Students are encouraged to form teams from their local departments or universities. The deadline for phase 1 submissions is 1/20/23. Learn more. FROM THE VAULT: November 2014 Squeezing quantum noise You can't beat the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, but you can engineer systems so that most of the uncertainty is in the variable of your choice. Doing so can improve the precision of delicate measurements. Sheila Dwyer Warming temperatures are redefining Arctic wildfires The summers of 2019–21 have seen temperatures high enough to melt snow unseasonably early and alter polar atmospheric circulation. Alex Lopatka Advertisement Browse & Compare Grad Programs in Physics and Related Fields GradSchoolShopper (GSS) is the only global online graduate program network exclusively dedicated to physics, astronomy, and related fields. Annually, GSS also issues a magazine of valuable guidance, highlights from real programs and helpful advice from real grad students. Search and compare programs now and read GSS magazine. Learn more. FROM THE NOVEMBER MAGAZINE The behavior of thin curved sheets is ironed out Two simple geometric rules predict the wrinkle patterns of curved surfaces that are flattened. Alex Lopatka Get notified about our webinars and whitepapers Sign up Get Physics Today delivered for just $25 per year Subscribe FEATURED JOBS > Tenure-Tenure Track Faculty Position - Inorganic Functional Materials  |  The University of Michigan > Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor- Optical Physics  |  James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences 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