January 2024 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
Hua Liu American Astronomical Society (AAS)
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Highlights from the January 2024 Issue
Developing Trustworthy AI for Weather and Climate
By improving the prediction, understanding, and communication of powerful events in the atmosphere and ocean, artificial intelligence can revolutionize how communities respond to climate change. — Amy McGovern, Philippe Tissot, and Ann Bostrom
Frequency-Dependent Squeezing Makes LIGO Even More Sensitive
Researchers at the gravitational-wave observatory were already using nonclassical states of light to boost their measurement precision. Now they’ve unveiled a still-subtler trick. — Johanna L. Miller
Uncovering the Molten Mantle of Mars
A delay in seismic-wave arrival times reveals the presence of an additional layer in the planet’s interior. — Jennifer Sieben
Teaching Physics with Phones: A Game Changer?
Educators are creating new smartphone apps and designing new experiments for them. — David Kramer
More Africans Are Pursuing STEM Graduate Studies in the US
Postgraduation, they balance opportunities abroad with ways to help their home countries. — Toni Feder/em>