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2/2 The study explains why polar and equatorial regions behave differently and connects tilted local models with fully 3D spherical-shell convection. Read in Geophysical Research Letters: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… Students/postdocs: submit an image: engage.aps.org/dsnp/home

1/2 — DSNP Image of the Month We feature “Scaling of latitude-dependent heat transport in geostrophic convection” by V. Kannan, V. Mathai & X. Zhu. Kannan et al. combine theory and simulations to uncover scaling relations for heat transport across latitude.

📣 DSNP Early-Career Spotlight: Trevor GrandPre! Trevor recently became an Assistant Professor at WashU. His research group studies how living systems organize and give rise to collective behavior. Suggestions for who we should feature next? Email us at gsnpsocialmedia@gmail.com

2/2 Wang et al. demonstrate a topological mechanical metamaterial with robustly directional fracture across notch geometries, opening routes to programmable, damage-resistant materials. Read the paper: nature.com/articles/s4146… Submit your image: engage.aps.org/dsnp/home

1/2 DSNP Image of the Month: June 2026! 🗓️ This month, we are excited to feature Xinyu Wang’s recent paper, “Topological mechanical metamaterial for robust and ductile one-way fracturing.” What if cracks could be made to travel one way, but not the other?

📅Join us next Tuesday, June 9 at 12 PM EST for the next klogW seminar featuring Jonas Veenstra (ENS Lyon) and Matthew Leighton (Yale University). Don’t miss this chance to hear from two outstanding early-career researchers! Details and signup link here: engage.aps.org/dsnp/resources…

📌 We are thrilled to host Sidney Redner (Santa Fe Institute) for our next klogW seminar on May 12 at 12PM EST on "First-Passage Processes with Applications to Resetting-Driven Optimization, Wealth Sharing, and Forest Fires" 🔥 Register here: engage.aps.org/dsnp/resources…

📣 Image of the Month: we are pleased to feature Sarthak Gupta and his recent paper on Physical Review Research: journals.aps.org/prresearch/abs… Participate to the contest by submitting an image on the DSNP Engage (login first!): engage.aps.org/gsnp/home

📢 We’re kicking off the first klogW seminar of the year! Join us on April 21st at 12PM EST for a talk by Douglas Jerolmack (UPenn) — 2026 APS-DSNP Fellow — presenting "Fragility of Soft Earth Materials" 🌎🌍🌏 Registration link: apsphysics.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

This study explores the behavior of the superposition-of-product-states ansatz, then evaluates its performance by applying it to the ground-state calculation of quantum spin systems ranging from one to three dimensions. Check it out: go.aps.org/4dFY6ks

An analysis of over 30 million research papers and 1 billion references across disciplines uncovers a long-term regime where highly cited works reinforce each other and a short-term regime where transformative papers draw upon under-recognized ideas. 🔗 go.aps.org/4dHU7E0

📣 DSNP Early-Career Spotlight: Megan Engel from Calgary University! Her research focuses on molecular motors' efficiency and how to apply these principles to biotechnology. Check out the interview below! Want to suggest who to feature next? Email us at gsnpsocialmedia@gmail.com

Great week at the 2026 APS GPS! 🎉 From celebrating awards to engaging conversations at the signup table—it’s been amazing to see the DSNP community in action. Thanks to all the organizers! Get involved next year—help organize sessions, volunteer, or bring your ideas. #APS #DSNP

Join APS TV Host Clara Nellist as she sits down with the editors of PRX Intelligence, a new @APSPhysics journal. Watch them introduce their vision for a publication dedicated to research at the intersection of physics, AI & machine learning. #APSSummit26 youtu.be/3UpwDhHLGRE

Our paper "Scale invariance and statistical significance in complex weighted networks" is out on PRE: If the distribution of edge weights in your null model depends on the weights' unit, you will be in trouble! @aps_dsnp @filrad @skojaku @moondark journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/1…

Had some fun talking at the @APSphysics Global Summit about how physics & math can explain fashion cycles! @aps_dsnp @stevenstrogatz @voguemagazine