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Published:Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:31:42 GMT
Last Revised: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:15:21 GMT

Physicists watch entropy in action
SummaryCluster formation ruled by rotational and vibrational symmetry
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Graphene transistor breaks new record
SummaryNew device fastest in the world at 100 GHz
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Exoplanet hunting brought down to Earth
SummaryInfrared correction technique reveals methane in exoplanet's atmosphere
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Entanglement pioneers bag Wolf Prize
SummaryAlain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger share physics prize
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Quantum mechanics boosts photosynthesis
SummarySolar energy is converted into chemical energy more efficiently thanks to quantum coherence
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Higgs hunters face long haul
SummaryTransatlantic bid to discover Higgs particle enters new phase as the LHC prepares to join the fray
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Spider web inspires fibres for industry
SummaryThe secret behind the spider's water collection skills uncovered
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Bell Labs launch Ireland expansion
SummaryAlcatel-Lucent plans to double the number of researchers at its Dublin centre
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London, the 'polycentric' city
SummaryAnalysis of travel cards reveals complex commuting patterns
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Neural interactions point to post-traumatic stress disorder
SummaryAnalysis of SQUID signals could help with difficult diagnoses
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Physics Today

Physics Today magazine

The magazine for the physics community
Published:Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST
Last Revised: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Multiwave Imaging and Super Resolution
SummaryInteractions between different kinds of waves can yield medical images that beat the single-wave resolution limit
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The first wetting layer on a solid
SummaryFor decades researchers imagined that hydrogen bonding imposes a hexagonal, icelike arrangement on the first water molecules on a solid. Recent theory and experiments argue for a richer view.
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Hearing music in ensembles
SummaryMusical illusions created in the laboratory or concert hall provide insight on how the brain regroups auditory inputs
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Underground detector yields tantalizing hint of dark matter
SummaryThe dark matter that dominates the rotation and clustering of galaxies is thought to consist of heavy, weakly interacting particles not yet known but much sought after.
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Neutral atoms are entangled in hyperfine states via Rydberg blockade
SummaryAn interaction between highly excited atoms can be used to engineer a superposition of low-energy quantum states, as two research groups now demonstrate.
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Explaining the two-toned nature of Iapetus
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Physics update
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Obama, Detroit push the limits of electric vehicle batteries
SummaryThe first plug-in hybrid and all-electric cars are just around the corner, but their batteries still need work.
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Accelerator school travels university circuit
SummaryWith the use of accelerators on the rise, a mobile school aims to fill in where universities fall short.
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Cuts to science budget moderated in Japan
SummaryEven as it breathes a sigh of relief, Japan's research community worries about the negative message the governmentís attack on science conveyed to the countryís young people.
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UK slashes physics budget
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US scientists step up their efforts at diplomacy
SummaryWith recent visits to North Korea and Cuba, US scientists are seeking interactions with their peers to open channels of communication.
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Web watch
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Making science accessible and letters scientists human
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A light correction
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Galileo, Kepler share IYA anniversary
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Muons, deuterium, and cold fusion
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Anachrony in decoherence
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A reader asks: No classical electroweak theory?
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Finding the Big Bang
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Complexity: A Guided Tour
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Cracking the Einstein Code: Relativity and the Birth of Black Hole Physics
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The Fundamental Constants: A Mystery of Physics
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New books
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Focus on bioinstrumentation and biotechnologies
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Edward Alan Knapp
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Hans Wolfgang Liepmann
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The cytoskeleton: I-beams of the cell
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Black soot and Tibetan glaciers
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• ESO and the E-ELT
  
  (15-DEC-09 - )
• 'Transmission electron microscopy and related analytical technique for nano/heterostructures characterization.'
  
  (03-DEC-09)
• Transmission electron microscopy and related analytical techniques for nano/heterostructures characterization.
  
  (03-DEC-09 - )
• Prize Ceremony & Talk by Dr. Claus Madsen ESO
  
  (12-NOV-09)
• Seiminar by Mike Ashford - Exploring the chemistry that underpins diamond growth by microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition
  
  (29-OCT-09)