The week in physics: Making superheavy elements

The process for manufacturing superheavy elements gets an upgrade Forward this email View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 28 OCTOBER–1 NOVEMBER 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 ultralow leak rates of <6×10-6 mbar L/sec and a safety backup diaphragm, plus safeguards against intrusion contamination. Flow rates from 15–290 L/min. Options include explosion-proof motors and material choices. Learn more. The process for manufacturing superheavy elements gets an upgrade Although titanium is less stable than calcium, researchers showed it can be used to create superheavy nuclei. Jennifer Sieben What's up with Planet Nine? The question of whether it exists may soon be resolved. Hannah H. Means FROM THE VAULT: July 1973 Microscopic quantum interference in the theory of superconductivity The text of the 1972 Nobel Prize lecture by Leon Cooper (1930–2024). Leon N. Cooper You might have missed Gamma-ray flashes offer clues about thunderstorm electrification Newly observed high-energy atmospheric flashes show that clouds glowing with gamma-ray radiation are more dynamic than previously thought. Alex Lopatka FROM THE NOVEMBER MAGAZINE What makes a big cat roar? Long, rectangular-shaped vocal folds enable lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars to produce their trademark vocalizations. Edward J. Walsh and JoAnn McGee 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 Faculty position at the Associate or Full Professor level Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) View Job Faculty Positions in Quantum and Information Sciences (Theory and Experiment) Syracuse University, Institute for Quantum and Information Sciences (Syracuse, NY) View Job Assistant Professor, Experimental High-Energy Particle Physics Yale University Physics Department (New Haven, CT) View Job Physics Faculty Positions (Open Rank) Florida Polytechnic University (Lakeland, FL) View Job Faculty Positions—Department of Mechanical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) View Job Open Rank in Quantum Information Science & Engineering The University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) 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