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November 1971
ISSN 0031-9228
EISSN 1945-0699
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Keeping up with what's going on in physics
Physics Today 24 (11), 23–29 (1971);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3022430
AIP's Current Physics Information program offers new products to help scientists and engineers stay up‐to‐date.
Ionizing‐radiation standards for population exposure
Physics Today 24 (11), 32–38 (1971);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3022431
With nuclear power producing an increasing share of the nation's energy, how should we go about setting realistic standards for environmental radiation protection?
Surface microtopography
Physics Today 24 (11), 42–49 (1971);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3022432
How flat is a cleaved crystal surface? Some instruments now available will give you a picture of it, complete with all its faults, down to single‐atom steps.
