Physics
in the Whirlwind of Optical Communications
Accelerating demands
for high-speed communications are driving rapid innovations in lightwave
communication, including versatile, high-bandwidth fibers, sources,
amplifiers, and switches -- Gordon A. Thomas, David A. Ackerman,
Paul R. Prucnal, and S. Lance Cooper
DNA-Inspired Electrostatics
Not just the repository of our genetic information, DNA is also a fascinating, shape-shifting molecule whose behavior in solution counters our intuition and challenges our physical understanding -- William M. Gelbart, Robijn F. Bruinsma, Philip A. Pincus, and V. Adrian Parsegian
Hot Prospects for Ultracold Molecules
Researchers have taken giant strides down several paths
toward trapping molecules at submillikelvin temperatures. At the end of these
paths lies the promise of more precise measurements and new phenomena -- Barbara
Goss Levi
