The week in physics: The November Revolution; Protein-based metamaterials

Recollections of the November Revolution Forward this email View in your browser THE WEEK IN PHYSICS: 4–8 NOVEMBER Advertisement Faster Laser Communication with Steering Mirrors Responding to the higher data transmission rates demand, communication via laser beams, terrestrial, ground-to-satellite, and satellite-to-satellite is opening up new possibilities. Different technologies are available to provide the speed and precision needed to keep laser beams stabilized and pointed in the right direction, making sure they reach their targets exactly, over thousands of miles. Learn more. Recollections of the November Revolution Past interviews with researchers from the two teams that detected the J/ψ particle weeks apart in 1974 capture the excitement of a discovery that would shape the next half century of high-energy physics. Andrew Grant Protein-based metamaterial gets stronger after being squeezed The unraveling and refolding of globular proteins can more than double the strength of a 3D-printed lattice subjected to compression. Laura Fattaruso FROM THE VAULT: September 2014 Chelyabinsk: Portrait of an asteroid airburst Video and audio from hundreds of smartphones and dashboard cameras combined with seismic, acoustic, and satellite measurements provide the first precise documentation of a 10 000-ton asteroid explosion. David A. Kring and Mark Boslough FROM THE NOVEMBER MAGAZINE Q&A: Engineer Stewart Isaacs seeks equitable climate change solutions Hard work, creativity, and problem-solving are key to Isaacs's success in both science and another passion: jump rope. 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 Faculty Position in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics Colorado State University—Physics Department (Fort Collins, CO) View Job Physics Teaching Jobs at K–12 Private Schools ATOMS Placement Services (Nationwide) View Job Lecturer or Assistant Professor in Physics Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) View Job Tenure-track faculty position in the area of autonomy, navigation and mapping Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA) View Job University Faculty Applied Physics Weber State University (Ogden, UT) View Job Vacuum Engineer California Institute of Technology (Richland, WA) 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