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June 2007

Volume 60, Issue 6

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Patterned Nanomagnets

C. L. Chien, Frank Q. Zhu, and Jian‐Gang Zhu
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The behavior of magnets with submicron dimensions depends intimately on the magnets' shape and size. The rich variety of resulting phenomena brings with it the promise of new technologies.
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Eisenhower, Scientists, and Sputnik

John S. Rigden
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The Soviet launch of Sputnik shook the confidence of Americans in the country's defense and in its science. President Eisenhower convened a meeting of scientists in the Oval Office that Hans Bethe called an “unforgettable hour.”

The Challenge of Nuclear Weapons

Sidney D. Drell
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To address the nuclear threat, argues the author, we will need to confront the reality of today's nuclear stockpiles and work to create a future without nuclear weapons.
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Random Thoughts

Paul Chaikin
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Remembering Rabi: A Challenge and a Ghost Story

Stephen G. Brush and Frank R. Tangherlini
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Coordination, Research Needed in Weather Science

Ronald Armstrong, J. Greg Glenn, and Moshe Alamaro
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Stories and Statistics of Bose

Dwarka N. Bose and Michael Nauenberg
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Of Politics and Preparation in Cuban Physics

Carlos Delgado, Juana V. Acrivos, Carlos Rodríguez, Víctor Fajer, and Angelo Baracca
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Bicycle Stability in No‐Hands Riding

Sid Redner and Gunther K. Wertheim
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Stellar Fusion Doesn't Stop at Helium

Mason S. Osborne and Gijs Nelemans
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TV Shows Praised for Teaching Physics

Maltesh Motebennur and Robert Oppenheimer
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New Result Contradicts Troubling Old Evidence of Neutrino Oscillation at Small Distances

Bertram Schwarzschild
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A decade ago, the findings of an accelerator experiment at Los Alamos seemed to require the existence of sterile neutrinos immune to the weak nuclear force.

Atom Interferometer Detects the Birth and Death of Single Photons Without Destroying Them

Charles Day
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Since the 1980s physicists have used photons to track quantum jumps in single atoms. Now they can use atoms to track quantum jumps of light.

Interface Between Nonmagnetic Insulators may be Ferromagnetic and Conducting

Barbara Goss Levi
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A ferromagnetic metal would be perhaps the first of many novel electronic states that might emerge from the marriage of complex oxides.

Nanowire Pipette Dispenses Zeptoliter Drops of Liquid Metal

Mark Wilson
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Physics Update

Benjamin P. Stein, Phillip F. Schewe, and Stephen G. Benka
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Astronomy Outreach Used for Social Good

Toni Feder
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An astronomy project harnesses existing initiatives to reach out to young children around the world.
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Helium Shortage Hampers Research and Industry

Karen H. Kaplan
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If new sources of helium aren't developed, the world's supply of the gas will dwindle and prices will soar.

Rumor Mills Spread Word on Who's Hot and Who's Hiring

Toni Feder
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It's no coincidence that the online jobs rumor mills were started by postdocs. But many faculty members also use them—to check how job seekers are faring and to gauge the research directions of other institutions.

China Selects Southern Site for Neutron Source

Toni Feder
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Weapons Experts and Congress Slow Warhead Program

Jim Dawson
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Chemical Society Reinstates Ousted Iranian Members

Toni Feder
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Purdue Reopens Fusion Fraud Probe

Jim Dawson
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News Notes

Paul Guinnessy, Toni Feder, Jim Dawson, and Karen H. Kaplan
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Web Watch

Charles Day
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ACA Meeting to Cover Broad Range of Topics

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An Introduction to Systems Biology: Design Principles of Biological Circuits and Systems Biology: Properties of Reconstructed Networks

Bernhard Ø. Palsson and Nigel Goldenfeld, Reviewer
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The Cosmic Century: A History of Astrophysics and Cosmology

Malcolm Longair and Riccardo Giacconi, Reviewer
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Ocean Biogeochemical Dynamics

Jorge L. Sarmiento, Nicolas Gruber, and Michael B. McElroy, Reviewer
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Out of the Shadows: Contributions of Twentieth‐Century Women to Physics

Nina Byers, Gary Williams, and Andrea K. Dobson, Reviewer
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On Physics and Philosophy

Bernard d’Espagnat and Steven French, Reviewer
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New Books

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Focus on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Lawrence G. Rubin
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Huchra is AAS President‐Elect

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AGU Rewards Work of Six

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L'Oréal and UNESCO Honor Women in Science

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Herbert Gursky

Riccardo Giacconi
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Simon Peter Rosen

Neil Baggett and Boris Kayser
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Herbert Walther

Wolfgang Ketterle and Gerhard Rempe
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The Perceptual Basis for Audio Compression

Armin Kohlrausch
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Noctilucent Clouds

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