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May 2008

Volume 61, Issue 5

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Astronomy and astrophysics with neutrinos

Francis Halzen and Spencer R. Klein
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Traversing cosmological distances without bending or energy loss, high‐energy neutrinos are messengers from extreme astrophysical environments.

The evolution of a dedicated synchrotron light source

Giorgio Margaritondo
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In 1968, Tantalus emerged as the first particle accelerator fully dedicated to synchrotron light experiments. Its development was marked by lucky coincidences and the visionary intuition of its principal constructor and director, Ednor Rowe.

Surface‐plasmon circuitry

Thomas W. Ebbesen, Cyriaque Genet, and Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi
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Electromagnetic waves at the surface of a metal have the enormous bandwidth of a light pulse and can be channeled into circuit components smaller than the diffraction limit.
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Finding one's place in physics

Lance Nizami, Elroy O. LaCasce, and Steven Weinberg
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A history of hole burning

William R. Bennett, Jr
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What? No code?

David Leppinen
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Incompatibility of science and religion

Michael C. Schneck
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Truth and the media

Larry Gadeken
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Credit for relativity theory

George K. Horton
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Hertz, Einstein, and the photoelectric effect

Thomas Wofford
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New family of quaternary iron‐based compounds superconducts at tens of kelvin

Charles Day
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Similarities with the cuprates presage higher transition temperatures. Differences provide a fresh perspective on electron‐mediated pairing.

IR spectra reveal water vapor in regions where terrestrial planets form

Steven K. Blau
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The observations of water and organic molecules may help astronomers explore the structure and dynamics of the disks that ultimately evolve into solar systems.

Nuclear and electronic motion in molecules can be computed separately

Johanna Miller
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When a molecule's electrons are in a nonstationary state, predicting the behavior of the nuclei is not straightforward.

Physics Update

Stephen G. Benka, Bertram M. Schwarzschild, and Phillip F. Schewe
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Universities and industry find roadblocks to R&D partnering

David Kramer
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Academic red tape, bickering over rights to inventions, and attractive terms abroad are limiting growth in industry‐sponsored research at US universities
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US weighs entering radioisotope market

Toni Feder
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Any US site that produces molybdenum‐99, a parent to the radioisotope used in 70–80% of medical imaging, would use low‐enriched uranium, which could aid nonproliferation by prodding suppliers in other countries to do the same.

Detectors could miss bomb‐grade uranium at ports, group warns

David Kramer
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The NRDC says next‐generation radiation monitors could be thwarted by modest shielding.
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Institute nurtures African math and science graduate students

Jermey N. A. Matthews
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Africa is relying on graduate research and education initiatives to produce the new crop of young scientists the continent needs to build its technical base.

World Science Festival in NYC

Toni Feder
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Theoretical physics in Africa

Jermey N. A. Matthews
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Nanoscience outreach rolls out nationwide

Jermey N. A. Matthews
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Polish cosmologist wins religion prize

Toni Feder
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News Notes

David Kramer and Toni Feder
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Web Watch

Charles Day
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Science without borders

Barry Sanders
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Knoxville hosts ACA annual meeting

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The Archimedes Codex: How a Medieval Prayer Book Is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity's Greatest Scientist

Reviel Netz, William Noel, and Henry Mendell, Reviewer
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Einstein's Struggles with Quantum Theory: A Reappraisal

Dipankar Home, Andrew Whitaker, and Tilman Sauer, Reviewer
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String Theory and M‐Theory: A Modern Introduction

Katrin Becker, Melanie Becker, John H. Schwarz, and Pierre Ramond, Reviewer
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Don't Try This at Home!: The Physics of Hollywood Movies

Adam Weiner and Bradford Halfpap, Reviewer
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Structures of Scientific Collaboration

Wesley Shrum, Joel Genuth, Ivan Chompalov, and Martin J. L. Turner, Reviewer
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New Books

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Focus on lasers and optics

Lawrence G. Rubin
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Sidney Richard Coleman

Sheldon Lee Glashow
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Robert Harry Kraichnan

Shiyi Chen, Gregory Eyink, Gregory Falkovich, Uriel Frisch, Steven Orszag, and Katepalli Sreenivasan
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Turning points in physics education

E. Leonard Jossem
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Flexible circuits

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