The week in physics: Magnetic skyrmions; A profile of NCAR

The Week in Physics ADVERTISEMENT Science Policy Moves Fast. Don't Fall Behind. FYI: Science Policy News is your trusted source for what's happening now and what's coming next. Get clear, reliable coverage of science policy through content designed for how you read: a weekly planning newsletter, in-depth articles, and a concise monthly recap. Choose one or all three and stay informed! Magnetic skyrmions: A new frontier for quantum computing Nanoscale, topologically protected whirlpools of spins have the potential to move from applications in spintronics into quantum science. Christina Psaroudaki and Christos Panagopoulos FEB 11, 2026 What the National Center for Atmospheric Research means to the atmospheric sciences Born out of a time of great need for the federal government, NCAR plays a role with few analogues. Jenessa Duncombe FEB 12, 2026 ADVERTISEMENT Your Free REU Post Reaches Two Job Boards! Capitalize on a high concentration of student and early-career applicants with exceptionally high response rates—post your REU or internship for FREE on the Physics Today Jobs Network. Your opening will automatically post to both SPS Jobs and Physics Today Jobs. Select the REU/Internship option! From the vault An atomic physics perspective on the kilogram's new definition A fixed value for Planck's constant connects the kilogram to frequency measurements. Wolfgang Ketterle and Alan O. Jamison MAY 01, 2020 Coherent x rays generate equally spaced ultrafast pulses The adaptation of Nobel Prize–winning optics work to the x-ray regime brings new capabilities to the free-electron laser. Alex Lopatka FEB 09, 2026 Philanthropies selectively mitigate damage from lost federal science funding They are focusing on early-career scientists and on vulnerable areas like climate. Toni Feder FEB 10, 2026 Multiple science agencies escape Trump's proposed cuts Clare Zhang FEB 09, 2026 Post a Job Get Job Alerts Browse All Jobs Two Assistant Professors of Physics US Naval Academy Physics Department (Annapolis, Maryland) View Job Postdoctoral Fellow in Quantum Materials and Devices – Deng Research Group Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering (Bloomington, Indiana) View Job Senior Research Scientist Zap Energy (Everett, Washington State) View Job Atmospheric, Earth & Energy Undergraduate Intern - Summer 2026 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, California) View Job Head & Professor University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, Illinois) View Job ASSOCIATE or FULL PROFESSOR at the Department of Quantum Matter Physics, University of Geneva Université de Genève (Geneva, Canton of Geneva (CH)) 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. © 2026 American Institute of Physics Physics Today 1 Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740 +1 (301) 209 3100