May 2023 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
Hua Liu American Astronomical Society (AAS)
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In the May 2023 Issue
Fluorescence Microscopy Watches Proteins at Their Own Scale
Visible light can track molecules with nanometer and millisecond resolution, even amid the complexity of a living cell. — Johanna L. Miller
Trapped-Atom Analysis Pushes Calcium-41 onto the Radiometric Dating Scene
With recent advances in laser technology and cold-atom methods, the technique’s sensitivity to the isotope has reached environmental levels. — Christine Middleton
The Cloud Dynamics of Convective Storm Systems
Through a combination of idealized simulations and real-world data, researchers are uncovering how internal feedbacks and large-scale motions influence cloud dynamics. — Caroline Muller and Sophie Abramian
Physics Today turns 75
Even as the physical sciences have advanced and transformed, many of the community’s needs and concerns have persisted. — Richard J. Fitzgerald
Russian Strikes on Ukrainian Nuclear Plants Stir Talk but Little Action in Western Nations
Even as shelling of Ukrainian facilities threatens a radiological disaster, Russia’s sales of enriched uranium to the US and the EU continue. — David Kramer