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February 1972
ISSN 0031-9228
EISSN 1945-0699
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What future for medium‐energy physics?
Physics Today 25 (2), 23–30 (1972);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3070723
Will the extent of financial support be determined by the cultural, economic, social and structural value of the discipline? If so, the outlook should be good.
Physics looks at waste management
Physics Today 25 (2), 32–41 (1972);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3070724
What are the best ways to find out what is in our waste, sort and separate it, return to service any parts that can be used again and properly dispose of the remainder?
Physics looks at solar energy
Physics Today 25 (2), 44–50 (1972);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3070725
Large‐scale solar‐powered “farms,” covering thousands of square miles, could produce electricity cleanly and economically using technology we already have.
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The lessons learned from ephemeral nuclei
Witold Nazarewicz; Lee G. Sobotka
FYI science policy briefs
Lindsay McKenzie; Jacob Taylor