November 2022 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
Hua Liu American Astronomical Society (AAS)
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In the November 2022 Issue
A Journey to Touch the Sun
The Parker Solar Probe is braving extreme conditions to explore the mysterious solar corona, a region that harbors some of the most difficult-to-understand phenomena in astrophysics. — Nour E. Raouafi
Polariton Condensates Show Their Nonequilibrium Side
Although similar to ultracold atomic gases, fluids of quasiparticles in a solid have more in common with forest fires. — Johanna L. Miller
MemComputing: When Memory Becomes a Computing Tool
A physical system that retrieves information from the past and acts on it appropriately can efficiently solve difficult combinatorial-optimization problems. — Max Di Ventra
Paul Langevin, U-Boats, and Ultrasonics
Created in 1917 to detect German U-boats, Paul Langevin’s piezoelectric quartz transducer remains the foundation of all modern ultrasonic techniques. — Francis Duck
Philanthropy Plays a Growing Role in Funding US Physical Sciences
To buy equipment, build infrastructure, foster collaborations, and more, scientists are benefitting from — and relying on — private money. — Toni Feder