The week in physics: AI solves Stratego; Europium Bose-Einstein condensate; Atmospheric dust

Global observations and improved models track atmospheric dust Forward this email  View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 5–9 DECEMBER Advertisement Now available! COMSOL Multiphysics® version 6.1 COMSOL Multiphysics® version 6.1 is now available! Major upgrades to platform features—the Model Builder, Application Builder, and Model Manager—as well as to many add-on products bring additional physics interfaces, new simulation tools, and enhanced workflows. Check out the release highlights to learn more! Europium forms a Bose–Einstein condensate The atomic species offers spin and magnetic dipoles at cold temperatures, which could prove useful for quantum simulations. Heather M. Hill AI researchers solve game theory behind Stratego To win against expert opponents, an algorithm makes tactical decisions often used by people. Alex Lopatka 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: December 2012 Looking at volcanoes with cosmic-ray muons Penetrating particles created in the atmosphere reveal internal volcanic structures in much the same way that x rays image internal tissue and bones. Giulio Saracino and Cristina Cârloganu Advertisement Special Offer: Post Your REU at SPS Jobs, FREE SPS Jobs offers FREE postings for recruiting seasonal REU's and interns. Students are on the hunt for summer opportunities now and positions on SPS will also appear on Physics Today, AAPT, APS Physics, and AVS Science and Technology. Create or login to your SPS Jobs account and select the "Summer Research/Internship" Job Level. Post Your REU Now. Global observations and improved models track atmospheric dust Mineral dust affects health and climate. New tracking methods are finally able to monitor and predict its behavior. Slobodan Bubnjević DOE puts Inflation Reduction Act funds to work In allocating more than $1.5 billion, the agency prioritized shoring up funding for international projects and moving forward upgrades to light sources. William Thomas and Andrea Peterson FROM THE DECEMBER MAGAZINE Arthur Compton and the mysteries of light For nearly 20 years, Einstein's quantum theory of light was disputed on the basis that light was a wave. In 1922 Compton's x-ray scattering experiment proved light's dual nature. Erik Henriksen Get notified about our webinars and whitepapers Sign up Get Physics Today delivered for just $25 per year Subscribe FEATURED JOBS > ATOMS Placement Services  |  Physics Teaching Jobs at K-12 Private Schools > Physics Department Chair  |  North Carolina A&T State 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