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Physics Today 73 (10), 8 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4579

Readers’ Forum

Physics Today 73 (10), 10 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4580
Physics Today 73 (10), 10–11 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4581
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Search and Discovery

Physics Today 73 (10), 14–16 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4585

With spherically converging shock waves, researchers can probe material properties under extreme conditions.

Physics Today 73 (10), 16–18 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4586

To preserve the quantum correlations between two particles of light, researchers mapped the scattering that a photon experienced onto the entangled state.

Physics Today 73 (10), 19–20 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4587

A field study challenges climate simulations by showing increased carbon loss from warmed low-latitude soils.

Issues and Events

Physics Today 73 (10), 22–25 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4588

Scientific interests, personal chemistry, and mentoring styles go into choosing an adviser. The best way to know if a match will work is to try it out.

Physics Today 73 (10), 26–29 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4589

Experts see the fingerprints of climate change on the lakes’ record high water levels.

Articles

Physics Today 73 (10), 30–35 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4590

The road from reading a job posting to signing a contract is long and involved. Advice from a recently hired professor may smooth the path.

Physics Today 73 (10), 40–46 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4591

Survey questionnaire data reveal that recently graduated physics PhDs have a varied set of career options.

Physics Today 73 (10), 52–57 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4592

The process for finding a new educator can be daunting, yet nearly every university goes through the same procedural steps. Here’s a practical guide from the faculty side.

Books

Physics Today 73 (10), 58–59 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4593
Physics Today 73 (10), 59–60 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4594
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New Products

Physics Today 73 (10), 62–66 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4596

Obituaries

In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 73 (10), 67 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4597
In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 73 (10), 68 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4598

Quick Study

Physics Today 73 (10), 70–71 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4599

As suborbital space tourism gears up, the decades-old debate about the boundary of Earth’s atmosphere continues.

Back Scatter

Physics Today 73 (10), 72 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4600
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