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PIXEL2010: 5th International Workshop on Semiconductor Pixel Detectors for Particles and Imaging
September 6, 2010 - September 10, 2010Stephen Schneider
19 July 2010
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
David H. Blackwell
24 April 1919 - 08 July 2010
University of California
Berkeley, CA
In the Magazine September 2010
Time-reversal methods in geophysics
A century ago Heike Kamerlingh Onnes set a new standard for physics research laboratories. But careless notebook entries have confused the story of his greatest discovery...
‘Copilot in chief’ Augustine takes on space, energy, and education
Prior to his retirement in 1997, the aerospace industry executive advised five US presidents on science and technology policy. He’s still at it 13 years later...
NSF speeds funding for research on BP oil spill
Sopping up oil with new materials, mapping the subsurface plume, and accelerating biodegradation of the slick are among dozens of time-sensitive research projects receiving grants...
China, others dig more and deeper underground labs
From tiny to gargantuan, experiments are in the works to exploit the shielding from cosmic rays that being deep underground offers...
Vortices and tall buildings: A recipe for resonance
Structures buffeted by steady winds experience pushes and pulls in the direction perpendicular to the wind flow. If those forces were to organize coherently, the results could be disastrous...
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