ICYMI over the holiday period, here's a thread of articles summarizing some of the most interesting developments in various areas of physics in 2024, compiled by my @physicsworld.bsky.social colleagues and myself. (1/n) 🧵🧪⚛️ - ThreadSky

drmlharris.bsky.social • 55 days ago

ICYMI over the holiday period, here's a thread of articles summarizing some of the most interesting developments in various areas of physics in 2024, compiled by my @physicsworld.bsky.social colleagues and myself. (1/n) 🧵🧪⚛️

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drmlharris.bsky.social•55 days ago

First up: medical physics and biotechnology. From proton therapy firsts to tumour-killing quantum dots, Tami Freeman shares her pick of this year’s physics-related healthcare innovations. (2/n) 🧪⚛️ https://physicsworld.com/a/medical-physics-and-biotechnology-highlights-of-2024/

eversollae.bsky.social•55 days ago

Will Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for this if you are over age 70?

drmlharris.bsky.social•55 days ago

*click* Your question is important to us. Please hold and we will answer it as soon as possible. *tinny music plays*

/sarcasm

It is extremely unfortunate that so many of these wonderful advances will be available (or affordable) to so few people. 😢

drmlharris.bsky.social•55 days ago

Next we have #quantum science and technologies. This has always been a subject close to my heart, so I really enjoyed picking some of my favourite stories from the year. (3/n) 🧪⚛️ https://physicsworld.com/a/quantum-science-and-technology-highlights-of-2024/

drmlharris.bsky.social•55 days ago

If you're wondering why *that* quantum error correction result from Google (or that *other* quantum error correction result from Misha Lukin's group) wasn't in my #quantum highlights, that's because we named them our overall breakthrough of the year. (4/n) 🧪⚛️ https://physicsworld.com/a/two-advances-in-quantum-error-correction-share-the-physics-world-2024-breakthrough-of-the-year/

drmlharris.bsky.social•55 days ago

Moving on from the quantum sector, my colleague Hamish Johnston took a more reflective approach to his list of the 2024's best articles on particle & nuclear physics, with a mix of new results and deep-dives on old ones. (5/n) 🧪⚛️ https://physicsworld.com/a/particle-and-nuclear-physics-highlights-in-2024-celebrating-the-past-and-looking-to-the-future/

drmlharris.bsky.social•55 days ago

Next up is a list of highlights from the world of astronomy and space, compiled by my colleague @michaelbanks.bsky.social. I hadn't realized what a banner year 2024 was for space missions, and our chat with astronaut Eileen Collins is not to be missed. (6/n) 🧪🔭 https://physicsworld.com/a/astronomy-and-space-highlights-of-2024/

drmlharris.bsky.social•55 days ago

An alternative measure of importance is to look at what people in the physics community actually read about. So if you'd like to know what was popular in 2024, this story has you covered. Spoiler alert: there's a lot of #quantum stuff here. (7/n) 🧪⚛️ https://physicsworld.com/a/picking-winners-the-10-most-popular-physics-stories-of-2024/

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