Our Scans · (ZY.2.03) Applied Physics · Weekly Summary

• Microsoft's pitch is that bringing physical data into Fabric in a structured way will empower new insights - operators and decision-makers can visualize complex physical systems digitally and apply AI to optimize them. Medium
• Scientists from Oxford University's physics department have developed a micro-thin, light-absorbing material flexible enough to apply to the surface of almost any building or object - with the potential to generate up to nearly twice the amount of energy of current solar panels. CNN
• Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are applying their expertise in physics, chemistry and computer modeling to create the next generation of computer chips, aiming for processes and materials that will produce chips with smaller features. phys.org
• A team of researchers led by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland has the advantage of Titan's thick atmosphere, which will be easier to fly in than Mars' considerably thinner atmosphere. Digital Trends
• Building portfolio owners can identify building decarbonization opportunities more quickly by applying machine learning, artificial intelligence and physics-based modeling. Utility Dive
• Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, are exploring how emerging capabilities in artificial intelligence, augmented reality and robotics might support collaborative intervention by teams of medics, AI-based virtual assistants and autonomous robots. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
• Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, and the University of Colorado Boulder are teaming up on a project to better understand and eventually predict wear and damage affecting thermal protection systems. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
• Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have developed software to ensure that if a robot falls, it can get itself back up, meaning future military robots will be less reliant on their Soldier handlers. International Defense Security & Technology
• Only women scientists across India will be eligible to apply for research grants to conduct R&D in the primary disciplines of science and engineering, namely, the Life Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering Sciences, and inter / transdisciplinary sciences. AffairsCloud.com
• As the world becomes increasingly digital, gone are the days of physically going to a bank to conduct transactions or apply for loans. Digital News Asia
• A common physical risk shock (a severe hurricane or series of hurricanes resulting in storm surge and flooding in the Northeast region of the U.S.) with varying levels of severity that applies to all participant banks. KPMG
• Future work could explore how stereotypes about high pain tolerance, which are often applied to Black men in the United States, play into stereotypes about physical size and influence decision-making in power-imbalanced situations, such as health care and policing. Futurity
• A physical logo - crafted in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter - will be applied to Aston Martin's new vehicles, describing it as the first step to the wings taking centre stage on [its] next generation of ultra-luxury performance sports cars. Design Week
• Lower-risk frameworks for offtake, such as virtual power purchase agreements (which do not involve the physical delivery of energy) could be applied on a global scale to renewables and to an even broader universe of technologies. McKinsey & Company
• Two University of Queensland alumni are heading to prestigious overseas institutions in 2023 to further their respective studies in quantum physics and applied mathematics. UQ News
• DART will essentially be a self-driving suicidal spacecraft, guiding itself to its demise with people at the mission operations center at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland largely just spectators. Brisbane Times
• A group of scientists and engineers led by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is going to slam a 570 kilogram spacecraft called Double Asteroid Redirection Test into an asteroid called Dimorphos. CNN
• Removing the need for transferring physical notes creates a more affordable, safer, more flexible, more sustainable, and transparent online solution that could be applied to other types and sizes of transactions. FinExtra

Last updated: 09 July 2025