Physics Today magazine http://www.physicstoday.org The magazine for the physics community en-us American Institute of Physics 2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss OPML Editor version 0.71 http://www.physicstoday.org/images/pt_logo.jpg Physics Today magazine http://www.physicstoday.org pt@aip.org (Physics Today) Wireless is Everywhere - Sponsored link http://aip.adbureau.net/adclick/CID=000005960000000000000000/Site=MAGAZINES/Area=PT_RSS Whether you’re testing wireless devices or using them in your application, NI has a solution for you. Learn how you can benefit from using Wireless Technology. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://aip.adbureau.net/adclick/CID=000005960000000000000000/Site=MAGAZINES/Area=PT_RSS The changing face of Titan http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/34_1.shtml?type=RSS On Saturn’s hazy moon Titan, torrential downpours of methane punctuate centuries of drought on a landscape of sand dunes and badlands Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/34_1.shtml?type=RSS A tangled tale of topological fluids http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/40_1.shtml?type=RSS Whether a large polymer is linear, simply branched like a star, or multiply branched dramatically affects how it moves through a densely entangled polymer soup Tom McLeish Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/40_1.shtml?type=RSS Geoscience research for our energy future http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/46_1.shtml?type=RSS Understanding the complex interactions between pressurized fluids and porous rock is a key prerequisite to the safe sequestration of carbon dioxide and radioactive waste Donald J. DePaolo and Franklin M. Orr Jr Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/46_1.shtml?type=RSS Entangled light beams from four-wave mixing carry spatial information http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/16_1.shtml?type=RSS Not only do the beams display correlations in their quantum fluctuations, but so do different parts of them when examined separately. Johanna Miller Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/16_1.shtml?type=RSS Very low-frequency radio waves drain Earth’s inner radiation belt of satellite-killing electrons http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/18_1.shtml?type=RSS A high-altitude nuclear explosion would swell the radiation belt and imperil the global positioning system and other satellites. VLF transmissions could forestall the damage. Charles Day Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/18_1.shtml?type=RSS X-ray outburst reveals a supernova before it explodes http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/21_1.shtml?type=RSS Long predicted but never before seen, the x-ray harbinger let observers record the supernova’s early light in unprecedented detail. Bertram Schwarzschild Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/21_1.shtml?type=RSS Physics update http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/24_1.shtml?type=RSS Johanna Miller, Jermey N. A. Matthews, Bertram Schwarzschild Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/24_1.shtml?type=RSS Will desperate climates call for desperate geoengineering measures? http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/26_1.shtml?type=RSS Earth scientists ponder the wisdom of large-scale efforts to counter global warming. Barbara Goss Levi Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/26_1.shtml?type=RSS Path integrals, Les Houches, and other adventures of Cécile DeWitt-Morette http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/28_1.shtml?type=RSS Entrée to Paris got Cécile DeWitt into physics. Working with great physicists kept her in the field. Toni Feder Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/28_1.shtml?type=RSS Iranian and US scientists keep channels of communication open http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/30_1.shtml?type=RSS Visiting physicists and engineers are welcomed in Tehran and carry conciliatory messages from Iranian leaders back to the US. David Kramer Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/30_1.shtml?type=RSS Low-drag suit propels swimmers http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/32_1.shtml?type=RSS Jermey N. A. Matthews Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/32_1.shtml?type=RSS War bill saves Fermilab jobs, boosts science http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/33_1.shtml?type=RSS David Kramer Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/33_1.shtml?type=RSS Web watch http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/33_2.shtml?type=RSS Discovery of Sound in the Sea, ASTER Online Gallery, Gender Issues in Science/Math Education Charles Day Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/33_2.shtml?type=RSS Hanbury Brown’s steamroller http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/8_1.shtml?type=RSS Daniel Kleppner Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/8_1.shtml?type=RSS Solitons, numerical experiments, and that mysterious lady http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/10_1.shtml?type=RSS J. E. Allen, John Knox, Thierry Dauxois Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/10_1.shtml?type=RSS Water in trees http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/10_2.shtml?type=RSS Terry Goldman, Jean Roy, N. Michele Holbrook, Maciej Zwieniecki Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/10_2.shtml?type=RSS More light on the structure of nuclei http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/12_1.shtml?type=RSS Leonid Frankfurt, Misak Sargsian, Mark Strikman, David J. Dean Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/12_1.shtml?type=RSS SERS assertions addressed http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/13_1.shtml?type=RSS Pablo G. Etchegoin, Eric C. Le Ru, Matthias Meyer, Katrin Kneipp Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/13_1.shtml?type=RSS Of hurricanes and fooling Mother Nature http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/15_1.shtml?type=RSS Peter E. Black Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/15_1.shtml?type=RSS LED efficiencies: Apples and oranges http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/15_2.shtml?type=RSS Bill Moran Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/15_2.shtml?type=RSS Importance of double-blind reviews http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/15_3.shtml?type=RSS Thomas J. Deal, David S.-K. Ting Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/15_3.shtml?type=RSS Rhythm and Transforms http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/53_1.shtml?type=RSS Thomas D. Rossing Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/53_1.shtml?type=RSS The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/53_2.shtml?type=RSS Martin Harwit Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/53_2.shtml?type=RSS Nuclear Waste Stalemate: Political and Scientific Controversies http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/54_1.shtml?type=RSS John W. Poston Sr Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/54_1.shtml?type=RSS A Passion for Discovery http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/56_1.shtml?type=RSS Engelbert Schucking Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/56_1.shtml?type=RSS The Living Cosmos: Our Search for Life in the Universe http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/57_1.shtml?type=RSS Eric Chaisson Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/57_1.shtml?type=RSS New books http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/58_1.shtml?type=RSS Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/58_1.shtml?type=RSS Focus on analytical equipment http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/61_1.shtml?type=RSS Lawrence G. Rubin Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/61_1.shtml?type=RSS Robert Jastrow http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/66_1.shtml?type=RSS Albert Arking Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/66_1.shtml?type=RSS Acoustic design of music rehearsal rooms http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/68_1.shtml?type=RSS Erica Ryherd Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/68_1.shtml?type=RSS Modeling swimsuits http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/84_1.shtml?type=RSS Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_61/iss_8/84_1.shtml?type=RSS