The week in physics: Experimental neutron drought; Walking biomolecules; Solar-system formation

The drought of experimental neutrons in the US nears its end. Forward this email  View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 20–24 MARCH Advertisement Motion Control for the Quantum Era Quantum applications will mostl likely intersect with photonics and optics. If silicon photonic chips are enablers for quantum computers of all types, the chokepoint of precision alignment is sure to become an issue. Advances in precision motion control systems will help avoid a logjam. Learn more. The drought of experimental neutrons in the US nears its end The NIST research reactor will resume operations this spring before shutting down again in about a year for upgrades. David Kramer Superresolution microscopy tracks a walking biomolecule A clever optical fluorescence technique achieves nanometer and millisecond resolution simultaneously, even amid the complexity of a living cell. Johanna L. Miller FROM THE VAULT: June 2016 Hypervelocity stars in the Milky Way Shooting out of the galaxy at speeds greater than the escape velocity, hypervelocity stars provide a window on black holes and the distribution of dark matter surrounding the glowing Milky Way. Warren R. Brown Live webinar Live webinar: Magnetic Monopole Fluids Fundamental elementary particle physics allows for the existence of point-like magnetic charges, sometimes referred to as magnetic monopoles. Despite decades of searching, they have never been observed in particle experiments. However, emergent magnetic monopoles are thought to occur in lanthanide pyrochlore magnetic insulators. Those materials will make it possible to study fluids of flowing magnetic monopoles. Register Now. Bridging the water gap in solar-system formation A warmer-than-usual protoplanetary disk provides a unique opportunity to measure sublimating water around a young star. Jennifer Sieben April issue preview Melting underneath Thwaites Glacier is more complicated than expected A robot exploring beneath the vulnerable Antarctic glacier has found new features that affect its melt rate. Alex Lopatka Advertisement Mark Your Calendar: Special Careers Issue The October 2023 issue of Physics Today will mark the fifth annual special issue focused on careers & recruitment. Don't miss out on the hottest jobs, career advancement advice, real insights from those in the field, and special recruitment packages that deliver! Learn more. FROM THE MARCH MAGAZINE Ionocaloric refrigeration makes its debut Adding salt to a material lowers its melting point and removes heat. New work describes how to make that process reversible and cyclic. R. Mark Wilson 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 Assistant Professor, Medical Physics Howard University (Washington, DC) View Job Director, NSO AURA/NSO (Boulder, CO) View Job Optical Diagnostics of Plasma Experimental Postdoctoral Appointee Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM) View Job Research Fellow | Physics University of Auckland (Auckland, New Zealand) View Job 2023 Physics Symposium | Long Feng Science Forum The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (Shenzhen, China) View Job Inorganic Analytical Chemist - Research Scientist Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA) 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