The week in physics: Insect swarms; Ultralight dark matter; Student unionization

DOE plans bomb-grade uranium fuel for Idaho reactor. Forward this email View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 15–19 MAY Advertisement High Vacuum Turbopump Station The HiCube S80 vacuum station combines a HiPace turbopump and HiScroll backing pump for better base pressure and higher pumping speed. The plug-and-play pump package comes pre-assembled for applications that require high gas throughput, ultra high vacuum and dry operation. The HiPace S80 offers lower CoO and maximum uptime using automatic control of the HiScroll pump speed and boost mode to shorten pump down time. Learn more. Physics graduate students join their peers in unionization efforts Federal and state legislation, along with COVID-19, set the stage for graduate students to push for contracts that guarantee them higher wages, health care, and protection from harassment. Rachel Berkowitz DOE plans bomb-grade uranium fuel for Idaho reactor A research reactor to be cost-shared by the Department of Energy and two industry partners would be a rare case of using highly enriched uranium for new domestic civilian purposes. David Kramer FROM THE VAULT: November 1999 The Virtual Cook: Modeling Heat Transfer in the Kitchen With a second‐order differential equation and a computer, the gastro‐physicist can challenge much of the conventional wisdom about how to grill a steak to perfection. Harold McGee, Jack McInerney, and Alain Harrus Live webinar Live webinar—Quantum Materials: From Characterization to Resonator Measurements Understanding and addressing materials losses is key to implementing the next generation of quantum technology. In this webinar, you will learn how low-noise measurements with lock-in amplifiers can help you optimize your materials. Register Now. A theory of insect swarms, courtesy of the renormalization group A powerful tool for explaining physical phenomena has now tackled a system that's orders of magnitude more complicated. Johanna L. Miller A new method to look for ultralight dark matter Some of today's radio telescopes are sensitive enough to detect dark photons, if they exist. Alex Lopatka Advertisement Mark Your Calendar: Careers Special 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 MAY MAGAZINE Trapped-atom analysis pushes calcium-41 onto the radiometric dating scene With recent advances in laser technology and cold-atom methods, the technique's sensitivity to the isotope has reached environmental levels. Christine Middleton 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 2023 Call for Application: IBS Associate Directors Institute for Basic Science (Daejeon, South Korea) View Job Laboratory Director Ames National Laboratory (Ames, IA) View Job Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics Carleton College (Northfield, MN) View Job High Energy Physics Program Manager Dept. of Energy, Office of Science (Germantown, MD) View Job Research Associate (PostDoc) – salary grade 13 TV – L Berliner Hochschulen Technische Universität Berlin (Berlin, Germany) View Job Scientist/Engineer for Nanoscale Characterization Facility Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN) 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