The year in Back Scatter 2024
DEC 13, 2024
Browse a dozen of the captivating science images that were featured in the magazine this year.
DOI: 10.1063/pt.nauz.oqca
Found on the last page of each Physics Today issue, Back Scatter spotlights a photo, illustration, or infographic that captured the attention of the editors. This year’s Back Scatter images featured a spiral contact lens, neural circuits, an award-winning work of astrophotography, and more. Hover over (or, for mobile, tap on) any of the images below to learn more, and then click on the displayed title to get a full description.
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Image credits, from top left: Bo Xiao; Qing Zhang and Irmgard Bischofberger/MIT; Laurent Galinier; Xin Du; Roberto Zenit; David Baillot, UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering; Daniel Berger, courtesy of Google Research and the Lichtman Lab at Harvard University; Imran Sultan; Ove Hoegh-Guldberg; Shichao Ding; Paul Lilin, Mario Ibrahim, and Irmgard Bischofberger/MIT; the AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection.
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