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Physics Table
It should be sunny-ish and 72 outside tomorrow! It may be the last nice day this term for eating outside. Come with your lunch and enjoy the good weather. Anderson amphitheater, noon, Tuesday the 19th.
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Joint Poster Session w/St. Olaf
This Wednesday October 20th, we will host a joint poster session with students from St. Olaf! It will take place in the Anderson atrium starting at 3:30 pm. Students from both schools will present posters about the research that they did over the summer. Everyone is welcome to stop by and listen for a bit. We’ll also have treats!
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We all know about the damage we’re doing to the planet: climate change, plastic pollution, wildlife disappearing forever. But we also know we have solutions: solar panels are getting better…
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Southern Teachers helps K-12 private/independent schools find physics teachers, including newly minted physics majors & minors. Over the course of the academic year, we deliver (roughly) monthly emails about our…
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From a recent physics alum: My group at NREL (the Grid Systems group) just posted a few positions, and I’d love to see some interested physics/math/CS Carls apply! This requisition…
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APS News
This Week in Physics Magazine — October 18, 2021
Viewpoint Measuring the Neutron Lifetime with Record-Breaking Precision
Shannon F. Hoogerheide – October 13, 2021
An improved version of a “bottle” experiment lets researchers lower the uncertainty on this important parameter—but a tantalizing discrepancy remains.
Focus Dark Matter Alternative Passes Big Test
October 15, 2021
A cosmological model that doesn’t require dark matter has overcome a major hurdle in matching observations from the cosmic microwave background.
Opinion Evaluating the Role of Scientific Awards
October 14, 2021
Science prizes can motivate scientists to take risks and think outside the box, but data show that not all groups share in this motivating experience.
Viewpoint Quantum Control for Rydberg State Spectroscopy
Stephen D. Hogan – October 18, 2021
Borrowing from techniques used for the quantum control of chemical reactions, researchers have developed a method to study the Rydberg states of molecular ions that are relevant to astrophysical plasma.
synopsis Inducing a Curl with a Stretch
October 14, 2021
Patterning grooves into the surface of an elastic ribbon can cause the ribbon to curl into a tube shape when it is stretched.
synopsis Strong Currents Don’t Faze Salt Marsh Coastal Defenses
October 13, 2021
A model captures the influence of plant flexibility, leaves, and current on wave dissipation by a meadow of marsh plants.
synopsis Real-Time Monitoring of Nanoscale Polarization Switching
October 12, 2021
Researchers have visualized the nanoscale jumps in a ferroelectric’s polarization that are thought to play a key role in how well some ferroelectric devices function.
