The week in physics: Plant seed flight; Archiving contemporary physical scientists' photos

The week in physics: 27–31 October How plant seeds fly Although plants often rely on wind and water to carry their seeds and spores, some have evolved extraordinary launch mechanisms to disperse them. Dwight Whitaker Archivists seek photos of today's physical scientists The goal of a new crowdsourcing effort is to build a more contemporary and inclusive visual record of the physical sciences community. Jenessa Duncombe Career choices in uncertain times Richard J. Fitzgerald 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 Equation changes for international STEM scholars deciding whether to come to US Even as funding cuts, visa issues, border fears, and other hurdles detract from US attractiveness, some scholars still come. Toni Feder What can physicists do? Axel Hübner tests financial models for a bank Toni Feder A comet's ghost tail Alex Lopatka Post a Job Get Job Alerts Browse All Jobs Assistant/Associate/Full Professor University of Wisconsin–Madison (Madison, WI) View Job Lecturer in Physics Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX) View Job Assistant/Associate Professor—Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Experimental Physics University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) View Job Assistant Professor in Quantum Materials, Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) View Job Flatiron Research Fellow, Biophysical Modeling & Genomics, Center for Computational Biology Simons Foundation (New York, NY) View Job Assistant Professor—Physics of Materials under Extreme Conditions University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL) View Job Physics Today is published by the American Institute of Physics. To manage your AIP email preferences and newsletter subscriptions, click here. Or unsubscribe from all AIP emails. © 2025 American Institute of Physics. Physics Today 1 Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740-3842 +1 301 209 3100