The week in physics: Quantum simulation; Daytime astronomy

A 10 000-fold leap for a quintessential quantum simulator Forward this email View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 15–19 JULY A 10 000-fold leap for a quintessential quantum simulator Experiments on the Fermi–Hubbard model can now be made much larger, more uniform, and more quantitative. Johanna L. Miller August issue preview Optical telescopes get rigged for daytime astronomy Applications include imaging bright stars and tracking satellites. Toni Feder FROM THE VAULT: September 1982 The feasibility of inertial‐confinement fusion Fusion scientists are encouraged by recent experiments demonstrating the efficient coupling of laser light to targets and new ideas for economically competitive power plants. John H. Nuckolls You might have missed Voices from a feminist antinuclear encampment Newsletters produced by a group of women protesting the deployment of nuclear missiles in the UK offer a window into an oft-forgotten piece of Cold War history. Ryan Dahn FROM THE JULY MAGAZINE Fixing the PhD qualifying exam For the past five years, the faculty in the department of atmospheric, oceanic, and Earth sciences at George Mason University has used a qualifying process that overcomes many of the shortcomings of traditional exams. Timothy DelSole and Paul A. Dirmeyer 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 The 2025 East Asian Core Observatories Association (EACOA) Fellow East Asian Core Observatories Association (Hilo, HI) View Job Assistant Professor of Physics (Tenure-Track) Harvey Mudd College Department of Physics (Claremont, CA) View Job W 3-Professorship for Experimental Solid State Physics (m/f/d) Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (Kaiserslautern, Germany) View Job Assistant Professor of Physics Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA) View Job Assistant Professor of Experimental Physics The Department of Natural Sciences of Pitzer and Scripps Colleges (Claremont, CA) View Job Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellowships Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) 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