The week in physics: Rivers in the sky; Monthly crossword

The Week in Physics Rivers in the sky Atmospheric rivers transport huge volumes of water great distances across the globe, and climate change could extend their reach. Serena R. Scholz and Juan M. Lora JUL 24, 2026 What can physicists do? Dan Recht helps scientists commercialize technologies Toni Feder JUL 23, 2026 From the vault The geophysics of Venus Impact craters on Venus’s surface are surprisingly unscarred by tectonic deformation and volcanic flows. Data from the Magellan mission may help discriminate between catastrophic and evolutionary explanations of the planet’s recent placidity. Sean C. Solomon JUL 01, 1993 Crossword: Plot twist Doug Mar JUL 24, 2026 Survey Help us better serve your professional needs Take a 15-minute survey for a chance to win one of three $350 Visa gift cards. Your anonymous responses will help us better understand how we can improve the resources that support you in your profession, including our newsletters, job board, webinars, the magazine and website, and messages from our sponsors. Post a Job Get Job Alerts Browse All Jobs Web Developer & Technical Lead - ComPADRE Digital Library American Association of Physics Teachers (College Park, MD (Hybrid / Remote Options Available)) View Job Research Positions in Condensed Matter Physics University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) View Job Staff Scientist American Association of Variable Star Observers (Working from home) View Job Two Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Quantum Physics The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Chattanooga, Tennessee) View Job Research Positions in Condensed Matter Physics University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) View Job The 2027 East Asian Core Observatories Association (EACOA) Fellow East Asian Core Observatories Association (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan) 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

The week in physics: Chip-scale gyroscopes; Squeaky sneakers

The Week in Physics Chip-scale gyroscopes get a sensitivity boost By tweaking a standard microscale gyroscope, researchers were able to significantly amplify the signals used to measure rotation. Laura Fattaruso JUL 01, 2026 A peek into the physics of squeaky sneakers When rubber-soled shoes skid on a hardwood floor, slip pulses travel between the two surfaces at high speeds to produce the familiar sound. Gabriele Albertini JUN 30, 2026 Survey Help us better serve your professional needs Take a 15-minute survey for a chance to win one of three $350 Visa gift cards. Your anonymous responses will help us better understand how we can improve the resources that support you in your profession, including our newsletters, job board, webinars, the magazine and website, and messages from our sponsors. From the vault The World Wide Web and high‐energy physics The Web—what you may now be using to buy an airline ticket or look up Miles Davis’s discography—began life as a tool for improving the flow of information at CERN. Bebo White NOV 01, 1998 What can physicists do? Ankita Gangotra works to decarbonize cement, steel, and concrete Toni Feder JUL 02, 2026 A classical analogue for quantum effects Laura Fattaruso JUL 02, 2026 ADVERTISEMENT High-power diode lasers by Cobolt HÜBNER Photonics, manufacturer of high-performance lasers, proudly announces the addition of high-power diode lasers to the Cobolt 06-01 Series. The Cobolt 06-HPLD are multimode diode lasers operating at fixed wavelengths, between 405 nm and 975 nm, delivering up to 1.2 W of output power. Learn more. Post a Job Get Job Alerts Browse All Jobs Executive Director of Cal-Bridge University of California, Irvine (Irvine, California) View Job Postdoctoral position in mesoscopic physics of topological insulator hybrid devices Universität zu Köln (Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE)) View Job Applications Engineer: Computational Electromagnetics COMSOL, Inc. (Burlington, Massachusetts) View Job Superintendent, Space Science Division Naval Research Laboratory (Washington D.C.) View Job Technical Director, Corporate Engagement Optica (Washington D.C.) View Job Science Policy News, Editorial Director AIP (College Park, Maryland) 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