The week in physics: The Moon's mantle; Quantum sensing

Mysterious gravity signatures are a window into the Moon's early history Forward this email View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 22–26 APRIL Q&A: Physicist Lene Oddershede on leaving academia for philanthropy leadership She uses her physics expertise to guide a foundation's research investments. Toni Feder Mysterious gravity signatures are a window into the Moon's early history Geophysical analysis reveals evidence of the Moon's mantle overturning itself. Jennifer Sieben FROM THE VAULT: January 1960 Physics in the optical industry A physicist opines about the benefits and challenges of a career in optics. Brian O'Brien Advertisement A Thirteenth-Century Perspective on Optical Science and Experiment: The Case of Roger Bacon Wednesday, May 8th, at 6:30 pm EDT! Discover the role of optics in the natural philosopher Roger Bacon's scientia experimentalis with the University of Pennsylvania's Professor Elly Truitt. RSVP today. You might have missed How some white dwarfs stay young An intricate crystallization process may rejuvenate dying stars for billions of years. Andrew Grant May issue preview  New center for quantum sensing focuses on medical applications The techniques promise earlier disease detection that can lead to better outcomes. Toni Feder FROM THE APRIL MAGAZINE Twisted bilayer graphene's gallery of phases The simultaneous occurrence of exotic phases, and the ability to easily tune them, has positioned magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene as one of the richest materials platforms in condensed-matter physics. B. Andrei Bernevig and Dmitri K. Efetov 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 CWRU Physics Instructor and Assistant Director for Introductory Instructional Laboratories Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) View Job Physics and Astronomy, Full-Time Lecturer, Faculty Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN) View Job Adjunct Professor - Physics Bryn Athyn College of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, PA) View Job CalIT2 Instrumentation Facility Operational Director UC Riverside - VC Research and Economic Development - CAL-IT2 Institute (Riverside, CA) View Job Postdoc University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA) View Job Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL) 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