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Into the Gloria Lubkin papers: A behind-the-scenes look at her reporting in China for Physics Today
10+ hour, 14+ min ago (519+ words) Portrait of Gloria Lubkin. Undated. AIP Emilio Segr" Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection In November of 1979, Lubkin traveled to the People's Republic of China and spent three weeks visiting universities and conducting interviews with physicists in Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, and…...
Finding the right mix of conventional and sustainable aviation fuels
1+ day, 47+ min ago (173+ words) Finding the right mix of conventional and sustainable aviation fuels lead image To help fill this gap, Molinari et al. simulated and compared the mixing dynamics and thermal evolution of conventional aviation fuel, a synthetic fuel, and an equal volume…...
Quantum materials enable an ultrafast, ultrathin, tunable terahertz device
1+ day, 47+ min ago (299+ words) Quantum materials enable an ultrafast, ultrathin, tunable terahertz device'AIP.ORG Quantum materials enable an ultrafast, ultrathin, tunable terahertz device Quantum materials enable an ultrafast, ultrathin, tunable terahertz device lead image Terahertz devices have applications in biomedicine, imaging, sensing, and communication....
Identifying urban instability conditions for flying cars
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (261+ words) Identifying urban instability conditions for flying cars lead image Flying cars are a staple of many sci-fi visions of the future, but in the 21st century they are finally nearing reality. Advances in battery and electric propulsion technology have led to…...
The Observatory Pinafore and the changing place of women in Harvard astronomy
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (139+ words) A performance of The Observatory Pinafore at the residence of the Harvard College Observatory Director Harlow Shapley. From the left: Peter Millman, Cecilia Payne, Henrietta Swope, Mildred Shapley (Harlow's daughter), Helen Sawyer, Sylvia Mussells, Adelaide Ames, and Leon Campbell. Courtesy…...
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1+ week, 1+ day ago (10+ words) Neural network automates the identification of dirty solar panels'AIP.ORG...
Fermi in the Alps - AIP.ORG
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (88+ words) Victor Weisskopf (left) and C'cile DeWitt-Morette (right) sit outdoors conversing among students on a meadow at the Summer School in Les Houches, France. AIP Emilio Segr" Visual Archives And now, to Enrico Fermi's Alpine excursion. Updated 20 February 2026. C'cile DeWitt-Morette's age…...
Article spotlight: Eun-Joo Ahn on the road to Mount Wilson Observatory
2+ week, 6+ day ago (116+ words) The 100-inch telescope observatory dome under construction at Mount Wilson Observatory in 1915, as seen from the south. Japanese construction workers widening the Mount Wilson toll road in 1906. The mirror for the Mount Wilson Observatory's 100-inch telescope, loaded on a truck…...
Gallium-based liquid metal display can be written on and erased with voltage
3+ week, 2+ day ago (302+ words) Gallium-based liquid metal display can be written on and erased with voltage lead image Advances in the field of soft robotics and flexible electronics have placed a renewed need for visual interfaces that can bend, stretch, and deform alongside these…...
Multi-objective algorithm speeds up UAV search-and-rescue
3+ week, 2+ day ago (232+ words) In a disaster, every second is critical. Large-scale disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and landslides, often involve trapped or stranded survivors in need of rescue, and locating them as quickly as possible can be the difference between life and death....