The week in physics: Dipolar molecule BEC; An unusually stretchy protist

NSF delays major cosmic microwave background experiment Forward this email View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 3–7 JUNE A Bose–Einstein condensate of dipolar molecules By employing finely tuned microwave fields, researchers limit collisions between molecules of sodium cesium and cool them down to 6 nK. Daniel Garisto Long-necked single-celled predator has mastered an unusual origami fold The tiny organism is nature's version of a bendy straw. Johanna L. Miller FROM THE VAULT: December 1974 What can deuterium tell us? The recently observed relative abundance of this isotope in our galaxy may be a remnant of the fireball phase of the universe. David N. Schramm and Robert V. Wagoner Behind the Cover: June 2024 Smaller, brighter versions of LEDs are beginning to appear in electronic displays. Alex Lopatka FROM THE JUNE MAGAZINE Firearms forensics is becoming more quantitative Firearms forensics is becoming more quantitative Toni Feder 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 Nuclear Research Scientist for the Energy Transition Schlumberger-Doll Research (Cambridge, MA) View Job Postdoctoral Research Associate Brookhaven National Laboratory (Upton, NY) View Job Postdoctoral Fellow: Light-element superconductivity Carnegie Institution for Science (Washington, DC) View Job Nanotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, and Synthetic Biology Consultant Oakland Schools (Waterford, MI) View Job HQI Executive Director Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) View Job Professor and Department Chair of Physics and Applied Physics University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, MA) 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