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Select this Article FREE		Benjamin Franklin, Civic Scientist Neal Lane

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Select this Article		What Have We Learned From the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider? Thomas Ludlam and Larry McLerran

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	+ -	Show Topic Collisions between high‐energy beams of gold nuclei are providing glimpses of hot, dense states of matter reminiscent of the Big Bang.

Select this Article		The Contentious Role of a National Observatory W. Patrick McCray

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	+ -	Show Topic For 50 years, astronomers have debated, Should large optical telescopes be under the auspices of national centers, or should access to them be controlled by a “benevolent dictatorship of the elite?”

PHYSICS UPDATE

Select this Article		Physics Update Phil Schewe and Ben Stein

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REFERENCE FRAME

Select this Article		Analysis and Synthesis III: Cosmic Groundwork Frank Wilczek

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LETTERS

Select this Article FREE		Some Weisskopf Contributions to Atomic Physics H. Henry Stroke and D. Allan Bromley

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Select this Article FREE		Remembering Robert L. Mills Samuel L. Marateck

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Select this Article FREE		‘Physics of Whatever’: A Study in Irrelevance Robert L. Dixon

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Select this Article FREE		Authors Clarify Degeneracy Issue Norval Fortson, Patrick Sandars, and Stephen Barr

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Select this Article FREE		Corrections

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SEARCH AND DISCOVERY

Select this Article		Ultracold Fermionic Atoms Team up as Molecules: Can They Form Cooper Pairs as Well? Barbara Goss Levi

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Select this Article		Where Do Carbon Atoms Reside Within Earth's Mantle? Mark Wilson

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	+ -	Show Topic Solubility measurements of carbon in olivine confirm a widely held belief that most carbon is stored in other, less abundant minerals.

Select this Article		Submillimeter Measurements Strengthen the Case for Supernovae as Sources of Ancient Cosmic Dust Steven K. Blau

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Select this Article		Nanoparticles Locate and Flag the Blood Vessels That Nourish Tumors Charles Day

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	+ -	Show Topic Ligand‐coated droplets of oil can travel through the bloodstream to attach themselves to malignant cells.

ISSUES AND EVENTS

Select this Article FREE		Applying Physics and the Law Toni Feder

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Select this Article		NOVA Creates String Theory Miniseries Jim Dawson

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Select this Article		Academies Seek to Promote Scientific Excellence in Developing Countries Paul Guinnessy

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Select this Article		Leap Second Debate Heats Up Toni Feder

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Select this Article		Hydrogen‐Based Energy Merits Research Jim Dawson

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Select this Article FREE		Aerobics Acoustics Can Harm Hearing Paul Guinnessy

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Select this Article		Army Grants $50 Million for Biotech Research Jim Dawson

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Select this Article		US Team Grabs Top Honors at Physics Olympiad Anthony Tweed

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Select this Article		Report Card Shows Improvements in High‐School Physics Toni Feder

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Select this Article		News Notes Toni Feder

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Select this Article		More Jobs, Less Security in Academic Physics Toni Feder

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Select this Article		Web Watch Charles Day

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MEETINGS

Select this Article		Golden Anniversary for AVS

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BOOKS

Select this Article		The Extravagant Universe: Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Cosmos Robert P. Kirshner and David Branch, Reviewer

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Select this Article		Atmospheric Pollution: History, Science, and Regulation Mark Z. Jacobson and Michael Oppenheimer, Reviewer

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Select this Article		An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes, and Earth Structure Seth Stein, Michael Wysession, and Heidi Houston, Reviewer

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Select this Article FREE		New Books

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NEW PRODUCTS

Select this Article FREE		Focus on Photonics Lawrence G. Rubin

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WE HEAR THAT

Select this Article		Dirac Medal Honors Work in Turbulence

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Select this Article		EPS Recognizes Efforts in Particle Physics

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Select this Article		Recipients of Highest US Civilian Honor Include Teller

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Select this Article		In Brief

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OBITUARIES

Select this Article FREE		Olli V. Lounasmaa Matti Krusius and Mikko Paalanen

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Select this Article FREE		Martin Deutsch Valentine L. Telegdi

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Select this Article FREE		Abraham Klein Giu Do Dang

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Select this Article FREE		George Marx Jon Ogborn and Alex Szalay

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Select this Article FREE		James Alan McLennan Jr James W. Dufty and Yong W. Kim

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Select this Article FREE		Joseph Weinberg A. P. Balachandran and Rafael D. Sorkin

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