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Physics Today 49 (3), 9 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807529

Reference Frame

Physics Today 49 (3), 11–13 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807530

Letters

Physics Today 49 (3), 15–128 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807531
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Search and Discovery

Physics Today 49 (3), 17–18 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807532

Now that antihydrogen atoms have made their first appearance, researchers are hoping for further visits that will reveal more fully the traits of this rare species.

Physics Today 49 (3), 18–21 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807533

Three different systems of bosonic alkali atoms have now been cooled well into their respective quantum degenerate regimes. Two clearly exhibit Bose–Einstein condensation, whereas the third poses challenges to experimenters and theorists alike.

Physics Today 49 (3), 21–23 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807534

After years of just writing down Hamiltonians and algorithms, quantum computer enthusiasts have begun creating logic gates in the lab. Where will it end?

Physics Today 49 (3), 23 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807535

Articles

Physics Today 49 (3), 24–29 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881489

Over the past 50 years, the steel pan has evolved from a Caribbean folk instrument into a versatile and popular instrument, used worldwide in musical styles ranging from symphonic to calypso. Behind its rich sound lie some interesting acoustical properties.

Physics Today 49 (3), 32–37 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881490

Blurring the line between physics and chemistry, he advanced the research frontier in several fields at the turn of the century, gave dazzling lectures and invented the dewar flask—which also gave us the vacuum bottle.

Physics Today 49 (3), 39–45 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881491

Since its introduction more than ten years ago, stochastic resonance has become widely recognized as a paradigm for noise‐induced effects in driven nonlinear dynamic systems.

Physics Today 49 (3), 48–51 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881492

High‐Tc superconductors show promise for bulk applications from transmission cables to high‐field magnets.

Meetings

Physics Today 49 (3), 53–56 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807536

Career Choices

Physics Today 49 (3), 77–78 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807537

Washington Reports

Physics Today 49 (3), 81–83 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807538
Physics Today 49 (3), 83–84 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807539

Physics Community

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Books

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New Products

Physics Today 49 (3), 107–109 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807552

We Hear That

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Physics Today 49 (3), 119 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807554
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Obituaries

Physics Today 49 (3), 120–121 (1996); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2807556
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