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| 1 | +<img src="../../blog/images/blog_2026-03-23_aps26-booth.png" alt="A woman stands smiling in front of a SciX / SciXplorer conference booth inside a bright building. She is wearing a dark sweater, a colorful galaxy-patterned skirt, black tights, and boots, with a conference badge hanging on a lanyard. The booth table behind her is covered with a black tablecloth featuring the SciX logo and images of space and planetary phenomena, along with brochures and small promotional items spread across the table." align="left" width="300" style="margin-right: 20px;">Denver, Colorado, hosted around 14,000 scientists for the American Physical Society's 2026 Global Physics Summit from March 15 through 20. |
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| 3 | +A mile high and still overflowing with excitement for the latest developments in [{% if include.ads %}astrophysics](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/fq=%7B!type%3Daqp%20v%3D%24fq_database%7D&fq_database=(database%3Aastronomy%20OR%20database%3Aphysics)&q=collection%3Aastronomy&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}astrophysics](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=collection%3Aastronomy&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=astrophysics){% endif %}, [{% if include.ads %}gravitational wave detection](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/fq=%7B!type%3Daqp%20v%3D%24fq_database%7D&fq_database=database%3Aastronomy&q=abs%3A%22gravitational%20wave%20detection%22&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}gravitational wave detection](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=abs%3A%22gravitational+wave+detection%22&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=general){% endif %}, [{% if include.ads %}geophysics](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=collection%3Aearthscience&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}geophysics](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=collection%3Aearthscience&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=earth){% endif %}, [{% if include.ads %}exoplanets](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=abs%3Aexoplanets&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}exoplanets](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=abs%3A%22exoplanets%22&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=planetary){% endif %}, [{% if include.ads %}particle physics](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=abs%3A%22particle%20physics%22&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}particle physics](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=abs%3A%22particle+physics%22&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=general){% endif %}, [{% if include.ads %}cosmic rays](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=abs%3A%22cosmic%20rays%22&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}cosmic rays](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=abs%3A%22cosmic+rays%22&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=heliophysics){% endif %}, [{% if include.ads %}plasma physics](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=abs%3A%22plasma%20physics%22&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}plasma physics](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=abs%3A%22plasma+physics%22&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=general){% endif %}, [{% if include.ads %}soft matter](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=abs%3A%22soft%20matter%22&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}soft matter](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=abs%3A%22soft+matter%22&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=biophysical){% endif %}, [{% if include.ads %}biosignatures](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=abs%3A%22biosignatures%22&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}biosignatures](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=abs%3Abiosignatures&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=planetary){% endif %}, and so much more. |
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| 5 | +[{% if include.ads %}Jennifer Lynn Bartlett](../../about/team/team/jbartlett.html){% else %}Jennifer Lynn Bartlett](../../scixabout/team/team/jbartlett.html){% endif %} was thrilled to spend four days giving demonstrations of [SciX to new users](https://scixplorer.org/home/) and old [ADS friends preparing to transition](https://scixplorer.org/adstoscix/) to the new platform. With the exhibit hall filled to capacity, the SciX booth and NASA [Physics of the Cosmos](https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/programs/physics-of-the-cosmos/about/) team set up in the Hyatt Hotel, where sessions on traditional "April" meeting topics were scheduled. Chief Scientist [Brian Humensky](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-humensky/) led their team along with public outreach specialist [Stephanie Clark](https://science.nasa.gov/people/stephanie-clark-public-outreach-specialist/). Additional scientists staffed their booth each day. Together, we talked NASA science and open science all day for four days. |
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| 7 | +Half our visitors are exploring the boundaries of [{% if include.ads %}high-energy phenomena](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/fq=%7B!type%3Daqp%20v%3D%24fq_database%7D&fq_database=database%3Aastronomy&q=arxiv_class%3A(hep-ex%20OR%20hep-lat%20OR%20hep-ph%20OR%20hep-th)&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}high-energy phenomena](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=arxiv_class%3A%28hep-ex+OR+hep-lat+OR+hep-ph+OR+hep-th%29&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=general){% endif %}, [{% if include.ads %}neutrino properties](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/fq=%7B!type%3Daqp%20v%3D%24fq_database%7D&fq_database=database%3Aphysics&q=full%3Aneutrino%20collection%3Aphysics&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}neutrino properties](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=full%3Aneutrino+collection%3Aphysics&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=general){% endif %}, [{% if include.ads %}relativistic mechanics](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/fq=%7B!type%3Daqp%20v%3D%24fq_database%7D&fq_database=database%3Aphysics&q=full%3A%22relativistic%20mechanics%22%20abs%3A(%22general%20relativity%22%20OR%20%22special%20relativity%22%20OR%20%22GR%22%20OR%20%22SR%22)%20collection%3Aphysics&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}relativistic mechanics](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=full%3A%22relativistic+mechanics%22+abs%3A%28%22general+relativity%22+OR+%22special+relativity%22+OR+%22GR%22+OR+%22SR%22%29+collection%3Aphysics&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=general){% endif %}, and quantum dynamics; each was pleasantly surprised to see what [{% if include.ads %}they could find with ADS, which is becoming SciX](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/fl=identifier%2C%5Bcitations%5D%2Cabstract%2Cauthor%2Cauthor_count%2Cbook_author%2Corcid_pub%2Cpublisher%2Corcid_user%2Corcid_other%2Cbibcode%2Ccitation_count%2Ccomment%2Cdoi%2Cid%2Ckeyword%2Cpage%2Cproperty%2Cpub%2Cpub_raw%2Cpubdate%2Cpubnote%2Cread_count%2Ctitle%2Cvolume%2Cdatabase%2Clinks_data%2Cesources%2Cdata%2Ccitation_count_norm%2Cemail%2Cdoctype%2C%5Bfields%20author%3D4%5D%2C%5Bfields%20aff%3D4%5D%2C%5Bfields%20orcid_pub%3D4%5D%2C%5Bfields%20orcid_user%3D4%5D%2C%5Bfields%20orcid_other%3D4%5D&q=collection%3A(physics%20OR%20general)&rows=25&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&start=0&ui_tag=results%2Fprimary&p_=0){% else %}they could find with SciX](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=collection%3A%28physics+OR+general%29&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=general){%endif %}. |
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| 11 | +Glen Bennett said, "I'm glad <strong>it's free</strong>...very hard to access this otherwise without [institutional] resources." |
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| 15 | +<img src="../../blog/images/blog_2026_03_23-APS26Women.png" alt="Collage on a mustard-yellow background showing three candid photos from a physics conference. Top left: two women smiling close together for a selfie. Top right: a woman wearing glasses and a headscarf smiles and gives a peace sign while wearing a conference badge and lanyard. Bottom right: two women pose for a selfie, both smiling and wearing conference lanyards. At bottom left is the SciX magnifying-glass logo, and along the bottom edge is the APS logo with the words Global Physics Summit." align="right" width="300" style="margin-right: 20px;"> |
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| 17 | +Another quarter of our visitors are undergraduate students, and even a few high school students, just starting their research journeys and discovering what excites them most; each was delighted with how [easy SciX makes searching](https://ads.harvard.edu/handouts/SciX_litreview_booklet.pdf) the scholarly literature. Swastika Acharjee of the University of Minnesota said, <mark>"What an exciting project!"</mark> while bringing her own high-energy positivity at the end of the day. A Novi High School student who wants to gamify the collecting and sharing of [{% if include.ads %}urban environmental science data](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=property%3Adata%20abs%3A(%22environmental%20science%22%20AND%20%22urban%22)&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}urban environmental science data](https://scixplorer.org/search?d=general&p=1&q=property%3Adata+abs%3A(%22environmental+science%22+AND+%22urban%22)&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc){% endif %} was especially interested in learning about open science data repositories and [{% if include.ads %}how ADS links to them](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=property%3Adata&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}how SciX links to them](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=property%3Adata&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=general){% endif %}. |
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| 19 | +Current ADS users were relieved to learn that they can change over to the [new interface with minimal disruption](https://scixplorer.org/adstoscix/quick-start) to their current workflow while enjoying new features, like a mobile friendly interface and searchable filters. Some, like [Naaz Shafeer Vemmerath Kulangara](https://naazshafeer.github.io/) of the University of Southern California, picked up some additional tips, [like visualizations,](https://ads.harvard.edu/handouts/ADS_visualizations_handout.pdf) to assess new literature more efficiently. |
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| 23 | +"I've been using [alternative source] to read new papers but I think I'll use SciX now; <strong>it has better tools and interface.</strong>" |
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| 28 | +A few, like science journalist [Liz Kruesi](https://www.lizkruesi.com/), were interested in the SciX historical literature, which [{% if include.ads %}extends to 1581](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/fq=%7B!type%3Daqp%20v%3D%24fq_database%7D&fq_database=(database%3Aastronomy%20OR%20database%3Aphysics)&q=year%3A1581&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}extends to 1581](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=year%3A1581&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=general){% endif %} and includes [{% if include.ads %}over 135,000 physics items before 1930](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/fq=%7B!type%3Daqp%20v%3D%24fq_database%7D&fq_database=database%3Aphysics&q=collection%3Aphysics%20year%3A1581-1929&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}over 135,000 physics items before 1930](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=collection%3Aphysics+year%3A1581-1929&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=general){% endif %}. She "love[s] this new tool with [StarGlass](https://starglass.cfa.harvard.edu/)" that [{% if include.ads %}connects astronomical photographic plate observations](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=data%3Astarglass&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}connects astronomical photographic plate observations](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=data%3Astarglass&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=general){% endif %} to published papers and scanned notebooks so that the [{% if include.ads %}connections among historical research](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2026AAS...24727204B/abstract){% else %}connections among historical research](https://scixplorer.org/abs/2026AAS...24727204B/abstract){% endif %} products can be as rich as the modern links. |
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| 30 | +<img src="../../blog/images/blog_2026_03_23-4disciplines.png" alt="Four pentagon-shaped SciX stickers are arranged on a light blue background. Each sticker shows a cartoon scientist character with the SciX logo and website. Top left: an woman with dark curly hair in double buns holds a telescope, with the text I am an Astrophysicist. Top right: a man with short hair, glasses, and a headset gestures while speaking, on an orange background with the text I am a heliophysicist. Bottom left: a woman with long flowing hair and a yellow dress works on a laptop from a wheelchair, with a large yellow planet behind her and the text I am a planetary scientist. Bottom right: an woman wearing a cap, goggles, and outdoor gear holds a rock sample and a rock hammer, with the text I am an Earth Scientist on a green background." align="left" width="300" style="margin-right: 20px;">Of course, SciX excitement is only rivaled by delight at the SciX logo stickers and literature designed by SciX Lead Ambassador and PhD student at UC Irvine, [{% if include.ads %}Yueyi Che](../../about/ambassador/team/Che.html){% else %}Yueyi Che](../../scixabout/ambassador/team/Che.html){% endif %}. |
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| 32 | +Jennifer also presented two posters, in-person and online. "Exploring the Physics Literature with the Science Explorer" dove into our extensive physics collection and highlighted ways physicists could use SciX. "Science Explorer: Next-Generation Access to ADS and All NASA Science" focused on assisting ADS users shift to SciX and make the most of this opportunity by learning a new feature or two. Attendees can access these resources in the APS app through June 18. After that, you will be able to find the files in the [Science Explorer Community on Zenodo](https://zenodo.org/communities/scixcommunity/records?q=&l=list&p=1&s=10&sort=newest). SciX receives [{% if include.ads %}APS conference abstracts](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=pub%3A(%22APS%20March%20Meeting%20Abstracts%22%20OR%20%22APS%20April%20Meeting%20Abstracts%22%20OR%20%22APS%20Meeting%20Abstracts%22)&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc&p_=0){% else %}APS conference abstracts](https://scixplorer.org/search?p=1&q=pub%3A%28%22APS+March+Meeting+Abstracts%22+OR+%22APS+April+Meeting+Abstracts%22+OR+%22APS+Meeting+Abstracts%22%29&sort=score+desc&sort=date+desc&d=general){% endif %} yearly; we expect to receive the 2025 APS Global Physics Summit shortly. |
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| 34 | +<img src="../../blog/images/blog_2026_03_23-APS26posters.png" alt="Composite image with a teal border. On the left, a large SciX research poster about Science Explorer: Next-Generation Access to ADS and All NASA Science is pinned to a gray board, surrounded by rows of SciX flyers and a small framed sign with a QR code. On the right, a smartphone screenshot from the APS Global Physics Summit 2026 app shows the on demand poster session MAR-H00-08:394: Exploring the Physics Literature with the Science Explorer, including the schedule, location, presenter name (Jennifer Lynn L Bartlett), and the beginning of the abstract describing SciX as a free portal to over 15 million physics resources." align="right" width="600" style="margin-right: 20px;"> |
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| 37 | +<h3 style="margin-top: 0; color: #5FBFAE;">Looking Ahead</h3> |
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| 39 | +<p>With deepest gratitude to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cookedan/">Dan Cooke</a> and all the <a href="https://www.aps.org/">American Physical Society</a> staff who make the Global Physics Summit possible, our science is stronger when it is open and when it is shared.</p> |
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| 41 | +<p style="margin-bottom: 0;">We hope to see you in Vienna for the <a href="https://egu26.eu/">European Geosciences Union General Assembly</a> at the beginning of May. Until then, happy Spring!</p> |
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