The week in physics: Radiation risks in space; Sugar-coated proteins

Quantifying radiation risks to the human brain in space Forward this email View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 16–20 OCTOBER Quantifying radiation risks to the human brain in space The Moon has had more high-radiation events than Mars, a new study finds, but aluminum or other shielding would reduce the energy's intensity to safer levels. Alex Lopatka Sugar-coated proteins come into view With a deft enough hand, researchers can apply scanning tunneling microscopy to complex single biomolecules. Johanna L. Miller Live webinar Webinar—Sharpen Your Skills in Quantum Processor Tune-Up Automation In this webinar, we will break down the qubit characterization workflow into physical control segments and explain the physics behind those segments. We will use a 5-qubit transmon superconducting qubit chip to explain basic characterization methods: resonator and qubit spectroscopy, Rabi and Ramsey measurements, single-shot readout, and single-qubit gate randomized benchmarking. Register now. FROM THE VAULT: August 1995 Groves and the scientists: Compartmentalization and the building of the bomb The general understood that although the contributions of the scientists were crucial, their work was only one of a host of critical components that made up the totality of the Manhattan Project. Stanley Goldberg Advertisement Now Available: The Grad Issue of the SPS Observer Magazine Explore real student stories, get advice from the SPS leadership on what grad programs to look for, funding options, and other essential tips to help students find the perfect grad program. Browse highlights from a variety of programs in physics, astronomy and related fields. Read now. November issue preview The future has arrived for securing confidential data Though quantum computers are still a decade or more away, NIST is finalizing new encryption standards now to replace current vulnerable protections. David Kramer Live webinar Workshop—Integrating Customizable e-Texts and Digital Lab Notebooks into Your Classroom To better meet student needs, many physics instructors desire to customize Open-Source Educational Resource (OER) textbooks in order to insert links to current events, embed videos or simulations, alter the wording or images, etc. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to an intuitive editor that will enable an instructor to make any desired customizations/changes to an OpenStax textbook. Register now. FROM THE OCTOBER MAGAZINE A journey to Earth's center, courtesy of an exotic iron crystal Laboratory experiments are helping researchers get closer to solving some of the mysteries of the solid inner core. Johanna L. Miller 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 Professor and Department Chair of Physics University of Vermont - College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (Burlington, VT) View Job Tenure-Track Assistant Professors University of Waterloo - Physics and Astronomy (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) View Job Open Rank Faculty Position in the Department of Chemical Engineering STANFORD UNIVERSITY School of Engineering (Stanford, CA) View Job Multiple Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Quantum Science and Engineering Florida State University, Quantum Initiative (Tallahassee, FL) View Job Assistant Professor (Two Positions) Department of Physics and Astronomy / University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) View Job Tenure-Track Professor - Experimental Condensed Matter Physics Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) View Job Multiple Physics + Radiation Detection roles available Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA) 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