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December 2009

Volume 62, Issue 12

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Lighting and astronomy

Christian B. Luginbuhl, Constance E. Walker, and Richard J. Wainscoat
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The rapid growth of light pollution threatens the future of astronomical observation. Detailed modeling of how light from the ground propagates through the atmosphere suggests ways to limit the damage.
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Charles Sanders Peirce and the first absolute measurement standard

Robert P. Crease
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In his brilliant but troubled life, Peirce was a pioneer in both metrology and philosophy.

Stiff‐string theory: Richard Feynman on piano tuning

John C. Bryner
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In a letter to his piano tuner, the great theoretical physicist talks about how the nonzero stiffness of piano strings affects tuning, and he conjectures that piano tuners may need to pay more attention to ear‐created harmonics.
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Efficiency and environmental effects in the oil sands of Alberta

Lloyd O. Timblin, Jr, Gary Stiles, Ezra Wood, Murray R. Gray, Zhenghe Xu, and Jacob H. Masliyah
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Integrated approach for efficient buildings

Rebecca Barthelmie and Leon Glicksman
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Evaluation by citation: An imperfect system

Peter Sigmund and Johan Wallin
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One thing Wheeler didn't do

Hans C. Ohanian
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On Wheeler and fission

B. Cameron Reed
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Correction

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2009 Nobel Prize in Physics honors developments in information technology

Barbara Goss Levi
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The new laureates helped lay the foundation for today's flourishing fields of optical communication and digital photography.

Three crystallographers share this year's chemistry Nobel

Charles Day
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The ribosome is a massive molecule that decodes genes to make proteins. In 2000, three independent groups determined its structure with atomic resolution.

Sensitive cantilevers detect the persistent currents in normal‐metal rings

Mark Wilson
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A torque magnetometer can measure the currents with a precision two orders of magnitude greater than is possible with the usual tool of choice, a superconducting quantum interference device.

New technique probes structural elements of folded chromosomes

Johanna Miller
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Chromosomes in a cell nucleus aren't randomly arranged. Studying their twists and turns reveals organization on several length scales.

Physics Update

Bertram M. Schwarzchild, Jermey N. A. Matthews, Stephen G. Benka, Steven K. Blau, and R. Mark Wilson
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JET gets new wall to prep for ITER

Toni Feder
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An elaborate, remote‐controlled revamping of JET has begun.

Augustine panel urges more autonomy for NASA

David Kramer
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Congressionally imposed restrictions limit NASA managers' capacity to streamline operations.

DOE names winners of long‐shot energy research grants

David Kramer
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Billions of dollars will flow into ‘smart grid’ projects.

What determines how well kids do in school?

Toni Feder
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Congressional fellows tackle a range of national issues

Jermey N. A. Matthews
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Cosmologist heads to the State Department

Jermey N. A. Matthews
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News Notes

David Kramer
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Web Watch

Charles Day
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The Day We Found the Universe and Discovering the Expanding Universe

Marcia Bartusiak, Harry Nussbaumer, Lydia Bieri, and Robert Kirshner, Reviewer
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The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom

Graham Farmelo and Babak Ashrafi, Reviewer
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The Sun Recorded Through History: Scientific Data Extracted from Historical Documents

J. M. Vaquero, M. Vázquez, and Paul Charbonneau, Reviewer
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General Relativity and the Einstein Equations

Yvonne Choquet‐Bruhat and Kayll Lake, Reviewer
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New Books

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Focus on software and data acquisition

Andreas Mandelis
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William Conyers Herring

Phil Anderson, Ted Geballe, and Walt Harrison
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Herbert Frank York

Harold Brown and C. Bruce Tarter
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What causes road noise?

Robert Otto Rasmussen and Paul R. Donavan
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2009 Solar Decathlon

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Annual Index

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