October 2021 Issue of Physics Today Now Available
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In the October 2021 Issue
Lessons from 35 Years in Industry
Physicists working at private-sector companies must learn quickly and adapt as needs evolve. — Mike Tamor
The Road from Academia to Entrepreneurship
Developing laboratory innovations into commercial products takes more than a great idea. It requires financial investment and a team with diverse expertise. — Christine Middleton
Deep Learning Opens up Protein Science’s Next Frontiers
Computer models can now provide stunningly accurate predictions of proteins’ three-dimensional structures. But what about their biological functions? — Johanna L. Miller
A Seismometer Maps Mars’s Anatomy
NASA’s InSight is the first mission to explore seismic waves in a planetary body since Apollo 17 in 1972. — R. Mark Wilson
Scientists Dismayed by Interruption at US’s Most Productive Neutron Source
The unplanned shutdown of a NIST reactor following a February accident has taken out the nation’s leading center for cold neutron research. — David Kramer
Modeling Sound at Stonehenge
When the prehistoric monument was still intact, reflections between its stones produced a remarkable amount of reverberation and amplified speech by 4 decibels. — Trevor Cox