The week in physics: AI tools from professional societies; Advising energy regulators

The week in physics: 8–12 December Professional societies introduce AI for organizational tasks AI can help scientists sort conference offerings, find grants, identify peer reviewers, and meet potential collaborators. Toni Feder FYI science policy briefs New fusion office created in DOE restructuring; Department of Defense narrows R&D priorities; White House's Genesis Mission aims to boost science with AI Lindsay McKenzie From the vault: May 1991 Information is physical There are no unavoidable energy consumption requirements per step in a computer. Related analysis has provided insights into the measurement process and the communications channel, and has prompted speculations about the nature of physical laws. Rolf Landauer You might have missed Energy scales of superconducting graphene come into focus To get a handle on how a superconductor forms its electron pairs, researchers first need to know what it takes to rip them apart. Johanna L. Miller What can physicists do? Louisa Eberle advises regulators on energy issues Toni Feder Post a Job Get Job Alerts Browse All Jobs Senior Editor, Physics Today AIP (College Park, MD) View Job Science Policy News, Director AIP (College Park, MD) View Job QUC Research Fellow Positions in Condensed Matter Theory Korea Institute for Advanced Study (Seoul, South Korea) View Job Postdoctoral Researcher New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (Socorro, NM) View Job Director, School of Earth and Space Exploration Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) View Job Assistant Professor Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA) 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