The week in physics: Fusion milestone; Year in review; Favorite books

The most popular Physics Today articles of 2022. Forward this email  View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 12–16 DECEMBER Webinar Science on a Mission: How Military Funding Shaped What We Do and Don't Know About the Ocean If scientists seek to discover fundamental truths about the world, and they do so in an objective manner using well-established methods, then how could it matter who's footing the bill? In science, as elsewhere, money is power. Tracing the recent history of oceanography, Naomi Oreskes discloses dramatic changes in American ocean science since the Cold War, uncovering how and why it changed. Register now. The most popular Physics Today articles of 2022 This year's Nobel Prize confirmed the appeal of quantum mysteriousness. And readers couldn't ignore the impact of international affairs on science. Andrew Grant National Ignition Facility surpasses long-awaited fusion milestone The shot at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on 5 December is the first-ever controlled fusion reaction to produce an energy gain. David Kramer 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. FROM THE VAULT: September 1982 The feasibility of inertial‐confinement fusion Fusion scientists are encouraged by recent experiments demonstrating the efficient coupling of laser light to targets and new ideas for economically competitive power plants. John H. Nuckolls ALMA still recovering from devastating cyberattack Astronomers have been unable to use the radio dish array since October, when cybercriminals breached the observatory's network. Sarah Wild 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. The year in reviews: Books and more that stood out in 2022 Dive into reads about "quantum steampunk," the military's role in oceanography, and a social history of "square" physicists. Ryan Dahn Public toilets eject energetic aerosol plumes By shining a sheet of laser light over a commercial flushing toilet, researchers can track tiny droplets that reach more than a meter high. R. Mark Wilson FROM THE DECEMBER MAGAZINE Giant telescopes take small but significant steps toward realization Can closer communication with Native Hawaiians turn the tide for the Thirty Meter Telescope? Toni Feder Get notified about our webinars and whitepapers Sign up Get Physics Today delivered for just $25 per year Subscribe FEATURED JOBS > Assistant Professor of Practice |  Purdue University > Assistant/Associate Professor of Physics  |  University of Louisiana at Lafayette 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