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We’ve made it to the final day of #APSSummit26. 🌍 It’s been a packed week of science and discoveries — and you can revisit it all. On-demand sessions are available for 90 days for full registrants. See what’s happening today: go.aps.org/4uFsJN9

Where is your home? Deceptively simple question with no simple answer. Each dot on this map represents a starting point leading to the @APSphysics #APSSummit2026 in Denver this week, where I listened to and presented to fellow physicists who gather annually for this event, the largest of its kind in the world. I never stop marveling at how global our community really is. Just in my own team and immediate collaborations I count 8 countries and 4 continents. In my small hallway in our midsize department, my colleagues represent 8 different nationalities of origin. Some may look at these numbers and be dismayed. Shouldn't American science be for and by Americans? We certainly must and do account for the impact of our work on improving the lives of Americans. But there are no American scientific problems. So, the solutions to those problems cannot be found only by or for Americans. Our problems are global, and so are their solutions and the community that works to find them. So, where is my home? It's especially difficult for me to answer this question these days. I hold three nationalities myself, one by birth and two by choice. One is at war with the regime that occupies another. My body is in one, my mind in the other, and my heart wrapped around the worldline that connects them. Perhaps my home is on that worldline, ever stretching and bending, I hope, toward peace and freedom.

#APSSummit26 has been packed full of fun and, of course, physics — but sometimes your brain needs a break. Click through these puppy pics and take a breather.

Congrats to APS member Charles H. Bennett and his colleague Gilles Brassard, winners of the Turing Award for quantum cryptography. Once rejected in the 1980s — their work is now the foundation of unbreakable quantum encryption. 👏

Thinking about attending a future Global Physics Summit? Follow student ambassador @Asal_Yousefi_ as she navigates talks, exhibits, and all the excitement.

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

Day three at #APSSummit26 was full of action — our physics-themed Family Feud challenged brains and the claw machine crowned a grand prize winner. What surprises await on day four? Check the schedule: go.aps.org/47aQCCh

@Isaac__kim We're happy to have you back!

When was the last time I was at the APS March meeting? I cannot even remember. Anyway, it's good to be back.

Curiosity is contagious. Take a walk through some of today’s poster sessions covering everything from biological physics to condensed matter and fluid dynamics. 📃💡 #APSSummit26

“Science for a shared future” is more than just a theme for #APSSummit26 — it’s an action. As the main meeting happens in Denver, satellite sites are connecting physicists from Brazil to Ghana, and Senegal to Ukraine.

🧪 🎵 Science meets soundtrack. What’s the theme song for your research? Check out what some #APSSummit26 attendees said theirs would be.

🤝 Science + fun = day two of #APSSummit26. From packed talks and posters to arcade games, puppies, and plenty of swag, it’s all happening here. Day three is up next — see what’s ahead: go.aps.org/3P84Ptx

From blank to brilliant. Help us finish this collaborative piece of art at the Careers, Education, and Inclusive Communities booth. #APSSummit26

Take a (very) quick stroll through the #APSSummit26 Exhibit Hall for a taste of what it has to offer. Hint: It includes a claw machine. 🕹️

Science for a shared future starts with shared goals. We asked scientists at #APSSummit26: What’s a problem scientists should pursue together? Check out their answers and let us know your thoughts.

APS TV is proud to present an in-depth conversation at #APSSummit26 with the 2025 @NobelPrize in Physics laureates—John M. Martinis, John Clarke & Michel H. Devoret. Watch now as they reflect on the early days of the field & the future ahead. @APSphysics youtu.be/wddiCx13o7U

Wonderful Denver bear, taking a peek or perhaps shake the world of physics. Beautiful views here at APS 2026 Global summit at Denver.

Day one of #APSSummit26 ✅ From scientific talks to reconnecting with colleagues — plus a quantum computer and a claw machine — it was a full one. Now on to day two. Check the schedule: go.aps.org/4shiOfa

No wacky science here, but things *are* getting quacky at #APSSummit26. Get it? 🦆 Snag your rubber duck from the journals booth when the Exhibit Hall opens tonight at 6:45.

From pioneers to mentors, #APSSummit26 attendees share their physics heroes. Who’s yours? 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬