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December 2007

Volume 60, Issue 12

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String Theory in the Era of the Large Hadron Collider

Michael Dine
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The relationship between string theory and particle experiment is more complex than the caricature presented in the popular press and weblogs.
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Geodetic Laser Scanning

William E. Carter, Ramesh L. Shrestha, and K. Clint Slatton
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Producing surface maps at submeter resolution, even over heavily forested terrain, GLS can reveal the fine structure of such features as faults, landslides, and drainage patterns.
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The Copernican Myths

Mano Singham
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The real story of how the scientific and religious establishments greeted the Copernican revolution is quite different from the folklore. And it's a lot more interesting.
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Of Martians, Aerodynamics, and Fathering the Bomb

Peter D. Noerdlinger, Carl W. Shinners, and Barton J. Bernstein
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A Different View on US–India Nuclear Pact

Jai Pathak
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Mad Scientist as Cartoon Villain

John F. Waymouth
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Helium Scarcity Blamed on Waste

Caroline L. Herzenberg
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Corrections

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Discoverers of Giant Magnetoresistance Win this Year's Physics Nobel

Charles Day
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The discovery ignited an explosion of research into how electrons flow through magnetic materials. It also boosted the storage capacity of disk drives.

Nobel Chemistry Prize Honors Career in Surface Science

Johanna Miller
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Gerhard Ertl's efforts did much to shape the way researchers study surface‐catalyzed chemical reactions.

New Experiments Fuel Debate Over the Nature of High‐Tc Superconductors

Barbara Goss Levi
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A central issue is whether an observed energy gap seen above the critical temperature Tc is related to or different from the superconducting gap seen below Tc.

Physics Update

Philip F. Schewe and Jermey N. A. Matthews
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Climate Changes for Peace Prize Winners

Paul Guinnessy
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The award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize delighted scientists and the public but underscored the US government's lack of action to reduce global warming.
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Cold Plasmas Enter the Biomedical Arena

Jennifer Ouellette
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With a host of prototype devices headed for the biomedical market, cold plasmas could become the hot new trend in cutting‐edge health care.

White LEDs Poised for Global Impact

Jennifer Ouellette
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Cities around the world are discovering that solid‐state lighting costs less and produces fewer greenhouse emissions than incandescent or fluorescent lights.

Science Fellows Craft Policy on Capitol Hill

Jermey N. A. Matthews
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AIP Fellow Rana Goes to State Department

Jermey N. A. Matthews
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International Neutrino Experiment Breaks Ground

Toni Feder
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Industrial Physics Forum Confronts Energy Challenges

Jermey N. A. Matthews
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Web Watch

Charles Day
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News Notes

Paul Guinnessy and Toni Feder
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Learning to Build the Bomb

Alisa L. Carrigan
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Lasers in the Preservation of Cultural Heritage: Principles and Applications

C. Fotakis, D. Anglos, V. Zafiropulos, S. Georgiou, V. Tornari, and Martin Cooper, Reviewer
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Space Weather: Physics and Effects

Volker Bothmer, Ioannis A. Daglis, and Thomas J. Bogdan, Reviewer
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The Beginnings of Piezoelectricity: A Study in Mundane Physics

Shaul Katzir and Reimund Gerhard, Reviewer
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Spinning Flight: Dynamics of Frisbees, Boomerangs, Samaras, and Skipping Stones

Ralph D. Lorenz and John D. Anderson, Jr., Reviewer
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New Books

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Focus on Magnetics and Electromagnetism

Lawrence G. Rubin
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Ralph Asher Alpher

Martin Harwit
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Wolfgang Kurt Hermann Panofsky

Sidney D. Drell
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Snow and Ice Crystals

Yoshinori Furukawa and John S. Wettlaufer
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Rime and Snow Crystals

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