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June 1983
ISSN 0031-9228
EISSN 1945-0699
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Science and technology in France
Physics Today 36 (6), 24–28 (1983);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2915699
Increases of the civil R&D budget of nearly 20% per year, new links between science and industry and more involvement of scientists in research policy constitute an experiment to revitalize French science and industry and the nation's economy.
Entangled polymers
Physics Today 36 (6), 33–39 (1983);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2915700
A theory based on the snake‐like motion by which chains of monomers move in the melt is enhancing our understanding of rheology, diffusion, polymer–polymer welding, chemical kinetics and biotechnology.
Synchrotron radiation research—An overview
Physics Today 36 (6), 48–58 (1983);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2915705
An incisive research tool is shedding new light on difficult problems in fields ranging from biology to physics, prompting a major expansion of source facilities.
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An Introduction to Gauge Theories and the “New Physics” and An Informal Introduction to Gauge Field Theories
Physics Today 36 (6), 66–68 (1983);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2915711
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Editorial
Going with the flow in unstable surroundings
Savannah D. Gowen; Thomas E. Videbæk; Sidney R. Nagel
Measuring violin resonances
Elizabeth M. Wood
Focus on cryogenics, vacuum equipment, materials, and semiconductors
Andreas Mandelis