September 2020 Issue of Physics Today Now Available
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In the September 2020 Issue
Dawn of the Topological Age?
Nontrivial electron band structures may enable a new generation of functional materials. — Arthur Ramirez & Brian Skinner
Graphene Gets Bent
Two-dimensional nanomaterials are bending the rules of the papercraft known as kirigami. — Bastien Grosso & Eugene Mele
An Alaskan Volcano, Climate Change, and the History of Ancient Rome
In the first century BCE, political instability set the Roman Republic on edge. Researchers have found evidence of an eruption that may have catalyzed the republic’s end. — R. Mark Wilson
Particle Physicists Hash Out Long-Term Strategy for Europe
Among the goals are to pick a Higgs factory, carry out R&D on accelerators and detectors, conduct feasibility studies, and improve environmental sustainability. — Toni Feder
Cats and Llamas Could Offer a Path to Coronavirus Therapies
Computation and experimentation also yield possible therapeutic compounds for COVID-19. — David Kramer
Juno at Jupiter
A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter is yielding new and surprising information about our solar system’s dominant planet. — Dave Stevenson