The week in physics: Science outreach; Watching electrons; Solar geoengineering

The week in physics: 15–19 December The Week in Physics will be on hiatus for the next few weeks. It will return to your inbox on January 12. The most popular Physics Today stories of 2025 Andrew Grant The urgent need for research governance of solar geoengineering Amid growing investment in planetary-scale climate intervention strategies that alter sunlight reflection, global communities deserve inclusive and accountable oversight of research. Shuchi Talati A brief guide to science outreach Figuring out how to communicate with the public can be overwhelming. Here's some advice for getting started. Don Lincoln From the vault: August 2007 Graphene: Exploring carbon flatland Just one atom thick, this two-dimensional semiconductor does not resemble any known material. Andrey K. Geim and Allan H. MacDonald Watching electrons in action: Still hard, but getting easier In the closest thing yet obtained to a movie of a breaking chemical bond, there's a surprise ending. Johanna L. Miller What can physicists do? After a stint in finance, Elissa Levy put her energy into teaching Toni Feder Upward trend in percentage of women physics and astronomy faculty in US Tonya Gary 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 Physics Instructor North Orange County Community College District (Cypress, CA) View Job Assistant Professor of General Faculty (Teaching Track) University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) View Job Chair, Department of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY) View Job Director, School of Earth and Space Exploration Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) 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