The week in physics: Near-Earth asteroids; Christiaan Huygens; Ancient galaxies

The rocky lives of cosmic rubble piles. Forward this email  View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 13–17 MARCH Advertisement Product Showcase: AR's 750S1G6C AR's 750S1G6C is just one of the many new amplifiers in the S1G6C product line. At 750 W CW. 1–6 GHz, this model is a solid-state, Class A design, self-contained, air-cooled, broadband power amplifier designed for applications where instantaneous bandwidth, high gain, and linearity are required. Learn more. Newly revealed ancient galaxies generate excitement Peering at some of the universe's oldest galaxies, the JWST finds that they were surprisingly numerous, massive, and organized. Eleni Petrakou The rocky lives of cosmic rubble piles Almost every near-Earth asteroid, including the one targeted in NASA's recent planetary defense mission, is probably a loosely bound conglomeration of space rocks. Andrew Grant FROM THE VAULT: January 2018 Mary Somerville's vision of science The Scottish mathematician and writer shaped the way we think about science and carved a place for herself in the intellectual world of the 19th century. James Secord 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. Was Christiaan Huygens nearsighted? The eyesight of the 17th-century mathematician and physicist could explain why his telescopes were good enough for important astronomical discoveries but suboptimal by modern calculations. Heather M. Hill How science agencies fare in Biden's budget The request for fiscal year 2024 advances the administration's research priorities and includes a new emphasis on fusion energy. The FYI Team 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 NIF success gives laser fusion energy a shot in the arm Startup companies are betting on different approaches and laser technologies for fusion to become a commercially viable energy source. David Kramer 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 Science Writer I, New Product Thorlabs, Inc. (Newton, NJ) View Job Bucher-Jackson Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Physics Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA) View Job Scientist - Condensed Matter Physics Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont, IL) View Job Director of the Micro/Nanofabrication Center, Princeton Materials Institute Princeton University (Princeton, NJ) View Job Academic Professional – Open Rank (Non-Tenure Track Instructional Faculty) Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA) 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