The week in physics: NSF telescope funding; QED limits; Cold-weather batteries

Highly charged uranium tests the limits of quantum electrodynamics Forward this email View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 4–8 MARCH Advertisement KNF LeakTight pumps Get the added safety of a backup system when handling hazardous and/or expensive gases and vapors. KNF LeakTight pumps offer ultra-low leak rates of <6×10-6 mbar L/sec and a safety back-up diaphragm, plus safeguards against intrusion contamination. Flow rates from 15 – 290 L/min. Options include explosion-proof motors and material choices. Learn more. Highly charged uranium tests the limits of quantum electrodynamics Technical advances and clever correction schemes yield an eightfold improvement in precision compared with the previous measurement. Alex Lopatka NSF likely to drop one of its two planned giant telescopes The board of the agency anticipates insufficient funding to support construction of both the Thirty Meter and Giant Magellan Telescopes. Mitch Ambrose Webinar Webinar: Modeling Optical Nanostructures with COMSOL Multiphysics® Accurate simulation of optical interaction with wavelength-sized structures requires full-wave modeling. The COMSOL Multiphysics® simulation platform, with the add-on Wave Optics Module, makes it possible to model periodically arranged nanostructures as well as single metallic or dielectric nanoparticles on substrates. Register now. FROM THE VAULT: September 1997 A Nobel tale of postwar injustice Recently released Swedish documents reveal why Lise Meitner, codiscoverer of nuclear fission, did not receive the 1946 physics prize for her theoretical interpretation of the process. Elisabeth Crawford, Ruth Lewin Sime, and Mark Walker Better batteries for cold weather A solvent with small molecules forms channels that increase the speed of lithium-ion transport, even at low temperatures. Laura Fattaruso Webinar Workshop: Inspiring Students to Think Like Physicists with Hands-On Data Collection and Real-World Modeling In the first half of this workshop, we will highlight how your students can investigate physics in the world around them. Discover how you can use your students' surroundings to introduce the concept of "goal-less problems," helping your class learn—and think—like physicists. Register now. FROM THE MARCH MAGAZINE The ethics perspective of physics department chairs Although a new American Physical Society ethics survey shares some conclusions with a previous one, disparities between the two highlight the need for improved procedures and open communication channels in physics departments. Michael P. Marder, Frances A. Houle, and Kate P. Kirby 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 Technical Sales SPECS-TII Inc. (Mansfield, MA) View Job Assistant Professor in Experimental Soft Matter, Tenure Track (1.0 fte) Leiden University (Leiden, Netherlands) View Job Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics King's College (Wilkes-Barre, PA) View Job Faculty Therapy Medical Physicist Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) View Job Semiconductors Cluster Hiring – Multiple Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Positions University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX) View Job Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics Trinity College (Hartford, CT) View Job Physics Today is published by the American Institute of Physics 1 Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740 USA +1 301 209 3100 © 2024 American Institute of Physics. Unsubscribe  |  Email Preferences  |  Privacy Policy  |  Contact Us