June 2020 Issue of Physics Today Now Available
Hua Liu American Astronomical Society (AAS)
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In the June 2020 Issue
Universities Overcome Bumps in Transition to Online Teaching
Instructors grapple with how to administer exams that meaningfully assess students, suppress cheating, minimize anxiety, and preserve privacy. — Toni Feder
Viscous Electron Fluids
Advances in materials science have made it possible for electrons in metals to exhibit exotic hydrodynamic effects. — Marco Polini & Andre Geim
COVID-19 Pandemic Modeling Is Fraught with Uncertainties
Policymakers face a plethora of predictions on how the disease will proceed and when it might resurge. — David Kramer
Accelerator Experiments Are Closing in on Neutrino CP Violation
It’s starting to look like neutrinos and antineutrinos aren’t exact mirror images of each other. — Johanna L. Miller
Majorana Qubits for Topological Quantum Computing
Researchers are trying to store robust quantum information in Majorana particles and are generating quantum gates by exploiting the bizarre non-abelian statistics of Majorana zero modes bound to topological defects. — Ramón Aguado & Leo Kouwenhoven
Transportable Atomic Clocks Achieve Laboratory Precision
When deployed in field-based experiments, the devices could improve timekeeping standards and test fundamental physics. — Christine Middleton