July/August 2022 (Volume 31, Number 7)

What Was the Climate Like 1,000 Years Ago? Ask Argon-39
At DAMOP, physicists showcase advances in atom trace trap analysis.

Searching for New Molecules with Quantum Computers
Could the budding technology see a breakthrough application in chemistry?

Lighting Tiny Movie Sets With the World’s Most Intense X-Rays
Scientists at DAMOP discuss the future of X-ray free electron lasers.

Interview with Denis Bartolo, New Lead Editor of Physical Review X
His route to physics was unconventional—and his coffee habits still are.

John Schiffer, 1930-2022
Schiffer, a nuclear physicist who guided his field, died at 91.

Researchers Find Home in Division of Physics of Beams (DPB) and Look Ahead to August Meeting in New Mexico
From August 7-12, beam physicists will meet in Albuquerque.

APS Legacy Circle Profile: Cherrill Spencer
“For most of my working life as a physicist, I was the only woman in the class.”

This Month in Physics History
July 1887: James Blyth Harnesses the Wind for Electricity.

Morgan State University, SURF, Bevatron Celebrated as APS Historic Sites
Commemorating physics history, from California to Maryland.

A Particle is Born: Making the Higgs Famous
Science communicators had a field day with the 2012 Higgs discovery.

FYI: Science Policy News From AIP
US Moves to Curb Science Ties with Russia Over Ukraine Invasion

Letter to the Editor: First Woman to Race in the Indy 500
First Woman to Race in the Indy 500

The Back Page
What We Miss When We Focus on Physics "Talent"