For the past 15 years, thanks to increasing computer power, stellarator research has burgeoned. Ten stellarator projects are under way worldwide. To keep track of the latest developments, plasma physicists and others turn to Stellarator News , a newsletter edited by James Rome of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Forest fires, ocean currents, and dust storms are among the phenomena observed by NASA’s fleet of remote-sensing satellites. Images of these phenomena, both real and simulated, are freely available on NASA’s Visible Earth Web site.
NanoFocus is a new department within the online version of Chemical & Engineering News. With an emphasis on chemistry, NanoFocus aims to serve as a single source for news about the science, business, and policy aspects of nanotechnology.
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