The week in physics: Neutron stars; Cleaning up oil spills

When a neutron star might not be a neutron star Forward this email View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 28 AUGUST–1 SEPTEMBER Advertisement 871 laser wavelength meter - fast, accurate, reliable The 871 Series Laser Wavelength Meter measures laser wavelength of pulsed and CW lasers at a sustained measurement rate of 1 kHz and an accuracy as high as ± 0.0001 nm. By combining proven Fizeau etalon technology with automatic calibration, the most reliable accuracy is ensured for the most meaningful experimental results. Learn More at bristol-inst.com When a neutron star might not be a neutron star A new discovery may invite a new classification of radio transients. Jennifer Sieben How bacteria help clean up oil spills As the oil-eating organisms swarm around individual droplets, they form biofilms that reshape the droplets and accelerate the oil's degradation. Alex Lopatka FROM THE VAULT: March 1978 Steps toward the Hertsprung–Russell Diagram In the late nineteenth century, astronomers seeking to classify stars by their spectra using then‐current concepts of stellar evolution found a temperature–luminosity plot that revolutionized the subject. David H. DeVorkin Live webinar Webinar—Boost Your Signal-to-Noise Ratio with Lock-in Detection New technologies based on smaller and ever-more powerful devices often require precise measurements of tiny signals that are buried in noise. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use lock-in amplifiers and optimize measurement parameters to get the best signal-to-noise ratio. Register now. Behind the Cover: September 2023 Scales on the wings provide a major boost for the well-traveled monarch butterfly. Andrew Grant You might have missed Pentagon's microreactor program faces safety and nonproliferation concerns Project Pele is moving forward, but its deployment could be delayed by sociopolitical issues. David Kramer Advertisement Meet the new FYI: Science Policy News From budget and legislation tracking to interactive data visualizations, FYI puts valuable insights at your fingertips, helping you make informed decisions and stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of science policy. Visit the new FYI website today. FROM THE SEPTEMBER MAGAZINE Connecting extreme weather events to climate change Advances in attribution science are improving understanding of human influence on our planet. Michael Wehner 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 Branch Manager- Engineering and Science Solutions Space Telescope Science Institute (Baltimore, MD) View Job Research Software Engineer II (Astrophysics) Princeton University (Princeton, NJ) View Job Assistant Professor - Experimental High Energy Particle Physics University of Iowa, Department of Physics & Astronomy (Iowa City, IA) View Job Physicist Staff Scientist - Multiple Openings - 99369 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, CA) View Job Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) Computational Physics Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY) View Job Tenure Track Faculty Position California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Pomona, 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