The week in physics: Shrinking tropical glaciers; Perforating gold

Sizes of tropical glaciers reach historic lows Forward this email View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 5–9 AUGUST Advertisement Hexapods with Short Lead Times Hexapods are extremely versatile 6-axis tools for precision (fiber) optics alignment and micropositioning. PI provides a large variety with loads from 10 to 1000 lbs and resolution down to 50 nm. High-speed hexapods for motion simulation are available too. Learn more. Sizes of tropical glaciers reach historic lows New measurements of radioactive isotopes provide evidence for the retreat of Andean glaciers since the end of the last ice age. Alex Lopatka Perforating gold can make it stronger Often considered a nuisance, voids in a metal may improve certain mechanical properties if they are small and uniformly distributed. Andrew Grant FROM THE VAULT: February 2008 The physics of sailing Sails and keels, like airplane wings, exploit Bernoulli's principle. Aerodynamic and hydrodynamic insights help designers create faster sailboats. Bryon D. Anderson FROM THE AUGUST MAGAZINE Harnessing energy from laser fusion A new goal for nuclear fusion is underway: Commercialize the nascent technology that first demonstrated net energy gain in 2022 at the National Ignition Facility. Stefano Atzeni and Debra Callahan 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 Executive Director Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) View Job Assistant / Associate Professor of Living Systems Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA) View Job Adjunct Professor of Physics Delta State University (Cleveland, MS) View Job Assistant Professor - Cell Biology Princeton University (Princeton, NJ) View Job Assistant Professor of Physics and Statistical and Data Sciences Smith College Provost Office (Northampton, MA) View Job Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Physics Colgate University (Hamilton, NY) 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