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Molding the flow of light: Photonics in astronomy
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
Light gathered and focused by a telescope must often be refocused onto spectrographs and other complex instruments. To such ends, astronomers are coming to realize the benefits of photonics.
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Insights from the classical atom
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
Decades after the 1920s rise of quantum mechanics, the classical mechanical framework remained a useful lens through which to examine ionization, scattering, and other atomic processes.
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A tale of openness and secrecy: The Philadelphia Story
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
A now little-known manuscript prepared by nine young physicists as a statement about the futility of scientific secrecy quickly became a test of the limits of free discourse in the nuclear age.
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Reactor experiment reveals neutrino oscillation’s third mixing angle
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
A nonzero value for this elusive parameter offers a possible explanation for the cosmic shortage of antimatter.
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Custom shapes from swell gels
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
A new lithographic method patterns UV-sensitive, water-absorbing polymers to produce complex, self-folding shapes.
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Toward an attosecond view of molecules
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
Theory and experiment combine to examine an important ultrafast process in polyatomic molecules.
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Fast times in ferromagnetic alloys
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
Physics Update
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An optical probe of quantum gravity?
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
Physics Update
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Ultrashort pulses of optical superradiance
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
Physics Update
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Diagnosing thyroid cancer with ultrasound.
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
Physics update
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Heating and cooling with electron spins.
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
Physics update
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Shhhh. Listen to the data
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
Sifting through large amounts of data, monitoring data streams, and
communicating results are promising areas for sonification.
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communicating results are promising areas for sonification.
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Fostering a research "ecosystem"
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
Universities and DOE labs are in solidarity about support for research.
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Obama urges renewed efforts on arms control
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
Several nations are reported to have shed all their weapons-usable materials, but the president warns that the threat of nuclear terrorism remains.
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Nuclear security agency and weapons labs at odds
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
Micromanagement by NNSA is blamed for adding hundreds of millions of dollars in labs’ extra costs.
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Taking steps toward the next big particle collider
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
Two candidate successors to the Large Hadron Collider are closing ranks, and a move is afoot for Japan to be the host.
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White House seeks to get a handle on “big data”
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
Scientific enterprise is “drowning in data but starving for understanding.”
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Budget squeezes neutrinos
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Magnetic record
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Problem sets and other deterrents for women
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Problem sets and other deterrents for women
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Problem sets and other deterrents for women
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Problem sets and other deterrents for women
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Problem sets and other deterrents for women
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Problem sets and other deterrents for women
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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On the value of particle physics
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Notes on Anderson localization
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Notes on Anderson localization
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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A better option for US fusion program
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Correction
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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A Short History of Physics in the American Century
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Modeling Nanoscale Imaging in Electron Microscopy
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Eruptions That Shook the World
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Modeling Methods for Marine Science
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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New books
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Focus on lasers and imaging
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Stig Hagström
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Aden Baker Meinel
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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Turbulence in two dimensions
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
A turbulent flow confined to a plane is a fascinating nonlinear system with surprising connections to many branches of physics.
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Designer Dirac fermions
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
on Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST:
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