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April 1984
ISSN 0031-9228
EISSN 1945-0699
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Time‐resolution experiments using x‐ray synchrotron radiation
Physics Today 37 (4), 22–30 (1984);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2916191
Scientists in fields ranging from condensed‐matter physics to biochemistry are taking advantage of the natural temporal structure of the high‐intensity x rays emitted by sources of synchrotron radiation.
The art and physics of soaring
Physics Today 37 (4), 34–41 (1984);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2916192
With the advent of modern molded composite materials, the performance of sailplanes has improved dramatically and sparked a renaissance in the sport.
The renaissance of x‐ray optics
Physics Today 37 (4), 44–52 (1984);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2916193
New optical elements such as multilayer mirrors and zone‐plate lenses allow the extension of imaging and holography techniques to the spectral region below 300 Å.
Shape‐memory phenomena
Physics Today 37 (4), 62–70 (1984);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2916195
The martensite transformation, first noticed in steels in the nineteenth century, gives materials properties that depend on their histories and that allow them to recover earlier shapes after apparently plastic deformation.