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Physics Today 49 (1), 9 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807454

Letters

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Search and Discovery

Physics Today 49 (1), 17–18 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807456

Supercomputer simulation shows 4 that fluid motions in Earth's core could sustain the geomagnetic field. Geophysicists are excited—and also a little relieved; such a “geodynamo” has been the only plausible explanation for geomagnetism for more than 40 years.

Physics Today 49 (1), 19–22 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807457

As results from phase‐sensitive experiments accumulate, the nature of the wavefunction in high‐temperature superconductors is closer to being settled, but the pieces do not yet all fit.

Physics Today 49 (1), 22–24 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807458

A helium atom moving in six directions at once can be regarded as a six‐legged Schrödinger cat.

Physics Today 49 (1), 24 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807459

Articles

Physics Today 49 (1), 26–31 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881483

With a means of measuring a sample's natural resonance frequencies and a desktop computer, one can use resonant ultrasound spectroscopy to determine the elastic constants of a broad range of crystalline and noncrystalline materials.

Physics Today 49 (1), 34–40 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881484

Big science took root in America long before World War II, as machines, money, personnel and leadership made astronomy the biggest of the sciences in the age of little science.

Physics Today 49 (1), 42–47 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881598

We must avail ourselves of the extraordinary new possibilities offered by the Internet, but without compromising the high standards of the refereed research journals. The Astronomical Society's experience with electronic publishing offers some guidance.

Washington Reports

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Physics Today 49 (1), 51–55 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807461

Physics Community

Physics Today 49 (1), 57 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807462
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Books

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New Products

Physics Today 49 (1), 77–79 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807478

We Hear That

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Obituaries

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