The week in physics: Electric quasicrystal; Actin assembly; Hawaii's volcanoes

Actin assembly is a physics problem Forward this email  View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 20–24 FEBRUARY An electric discharge reforms sand into a quasicrystal The novel form of matter arises from high-pressure shocks and, now it seems, a lightning strike or a downed power line. Heather M. Hill Actin assembly is a physics problem Simple mechanical forces may help regulate an essential biological process: the formation of the cytoskeletons that give structure to every cell in your body. Johanna L. Miller Live webinar Live webinar: The Principles of Deep Learning Theory Deep learning is an exciting approach to modern artificial intelligence that is based on artificial neural networks. The goal of this talk is to provide a blueprint—using tools from physics—for theoretically analyzing realistic deep neural networks. Register Now. FROM THE VAULT: July 2016 Why should physicists study history? Just as physics is not a list of facts about the world, history is not a list of names and dates. It is a way of thinking that can be powerful and illuminating. Matthew Stanley What's underneath Hawaii's volcanoes just got a whole lot clearer A reanalysis of Earth's most studied volcanic region shows new paths through which magma reaches the surface. Alex Lopatka Study sounds alarm on decaying NIST facilities A new National Academies report endorses a plan to more than triple the agency's current construction and maintenance budget. William Thomas 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 FEBRUARY MAGAZINE Sunspots and their cycle These dark blemishes on stars are key to understanding the interaction of strong magnetic fields and dynamic plasma. Jay M. Pasachoff, Daniel B. Seaton, and Kevin P. Reardon Get notified about our webinars and whitepapers Sign up Get Physics Today delivered for just $25 per year Subscribe Accelerating career connections worldwide for over 75 years BROWSE ALL JOBS POST A JOB CREATE JOB ALERTS FEATURED JOBS Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies Harvard University Department of Physics (Cambridge, MA) View Job Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics Georgetown College (Georgetown, KY) View Job Physics Instructor - Tenure Track Green River College (Auburn, WA) View Job TEACHING FELLOWSHIP IN PHYSICS Austin College (Sherman, TX) View Job IST-BRIDGE: International Postdoctoral Program Institute of Science and Technology in Austria (Klosterneuburg, Austria) View Job Manager, Electric Grid Security and Communications Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM) View Job Physics Today is published by the American Institute of Physics 1 Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740 USA +1 301 209 3100 © 2023 American Institute of Physics. Unsubscribe  |  Email Preferences  |  Privacy Policy  |  Contact Us