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Well, this seems to be an interesting and unexpected big deal: a new paper suggests that light can evaporate water without actually needing to heat the water up first. And it could sort out a few problems in existing cloud physics:
https://news.mit.edu/2024/how-light-can-vaporize-water-without-heat-0423
How light can vaporize water without the need for heat
MIT researchers discovered that light can cause evaporation of water from a surface without the need for heat. This “photomolecular effect” could be important for understanding climate change and for improving some industrial processes.MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
English electrical engineer and physicist John Ambrose Fleming died #OTD in 1945.
He is best known for his invention of the vacuum tube diode, which he patented in 1904. The vacuum tube diode, also known as the Fleming valve, was the first practical vacuum tube and allowed for the detection & amplification of electrical signals. It was a crucial component in early radio receivers and telecommunications systems, laying the foundation for the development of modern electronics.
Please share: If you are a #biophysics postdoc 👩🔬👨🔬🔬🧪 and ready to take the next step, consider applying for a #groupleader position in the newly founded research centre at the interface between #physics and #medicine set up by the Max Planck Society in collaboration with the university in #Erlangen. Excellent resources for a group for 6 years!
**Deadline end of April**
https://mpzpm.mpg.de/news/news-details?tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=1262&cHash=473a7e25b09e4873a9eb24f26a8a4d7b
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Apply now for a Max Planck Research Group Leader at the interface between physics and medical research
The newly established Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) in Erlangen, Germany welcomes applications for the position of a Research Group Leader (m/f/d).mpzpm.mpg.de
Physicist Peter Higgs has died. He theorized the subatomic particle that gives mass to matter. One of the great joys of my career was waking up at 3am on July 4, 2012, to report on the announcement of the discovery of the Higgs boson.
CERN: Oh sorry Americans is that early for you???
Peter Higgs, Nobel-winning physicist on a subatomic hunt, dies at 94
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/04/09/peter-higgs-boson-scientist-dead/
