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Physics Today 54 (4), 9 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2405619
Physics Today 54 (4), 9 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796327
Physics Today 54 (4), 9 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796329
Physics Today 54 (4), 9 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796333

Reference Frame

Physics Today 54 (4), 11–12 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372098

Letters

Physics Today 54 (4), 14–,92 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372099
Physics Today 54 (4), 92 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796310
Physics Today 54 (4), 92 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796313
Physics Today 54 (4), 92–93 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796316
Physics Today 54 (4), 93 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372131
Physics Today 54 (4), 93–94 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796319
Physics Today 54 (4), 94 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372133
Physics Today 54 (4), 94 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372134
Physics Today 54 (4), 94–95 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796324
Physics Today 54 (4), 95 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372136
Physics Today 54 (4), 95 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372137
Physics Today 54 (4), 95 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2405629

Search and Discovery

Physics Today 54 (4), 17–18 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372100

Magnesium diboride, a black powdery material you can buy off the shelf for less than $2 a gram, turns out to be a superconductor.

Physics Today 54 (4), 18–20 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372101

A g-2 measurement at Brook-haven’s muon storage ring shows a small but tantalizing disagreement with the standard model.

Physics Today 54 (4), 21–23 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372102

New developments make possible the imaging of light atoms and the removal of image distortions.

Issues and Events

Physics Today 54 (4), 25–26 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372103

With his future as NASA’s chief still uncertain, Goldin insists the agency must continue to take bold risks.

Physics Today 54 (4), 27–28 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372104

The new House Science Committee chairman is a moderate Republican who is focusing on renewable energy, science education, and environmental issues.

Physics Today 54 (4), 28–29 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372105

A new HEPAP White Paper urges adequate utilization of existing facilities and timely planning for new ones.

Physics Today 54 (4), 29 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372106
Physics Today 54 (4), 29–30 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4761825
Physics Today 54 (4), 30 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372107
Physics Today 54 (4), 30–31 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372108
Physics Today 54 (4), 31 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372109
Physics Today 54 (4), 31–32 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372110
Physics Today 54 (4), 31 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4761828
Physics Today 54 (4), 32 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2405620
Physics Today 54 (4), 32 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2405621
Physics Today 54 (4), 36–41 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372112

In their December 1993 Physics Today article, Kirby and Czujko described the job market for young physicists as bleak. What a difference eight years makes!

Articles

Physics Today 54 (4), 34–35 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372111
Physics Today 54 (4), 34–35 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796306
Physics Today 54 (4), 43–48 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372113

Physics departments are exploring ways to turn out students well matched to today’s—and tomorrow’s—job opportunities.

Physics Today 54 (4), 50–54 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372114

You’ve finished your PhD. You’re almost done with your postdoc. Now what? If you aim to stay in academia, read on.

Physics Today 54 (4), 56–61 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372115

As the defense sector turns the corner on a decade of budget cuts, turmoil, and uncertainty, the outlook for meaningful long-term employment for scientists is brightening.

Books

Physics Today 54 (4), 63 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372116
Physics Today 54 (4), 63–64 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1383168
Physics Today 54 (4), 64 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372117
Physics Today 54 (4), 64–66 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372118
Physics Today 54 (4), 66–67 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372119
Physics Today 54 (4), 67 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372120
Physics Today 54 (4), 68 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372121
Physics Today 54 (4), 69–74 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2405622

New Products

Physics Today 54 (4), 77–78 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2405623

We Hear That

Physics Today 54 (4), 80 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2405624
Physics Today 54 (4), 80–81 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2405625
Physics Today 54 (4), 81–82 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2405626
Physics Today 54 (4), 82 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2405627
Physics Today 54 (4), 82–84 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2405628

Obituaries

In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 54 (4), 84–85 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372122
In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 54 (4), 85–86 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372123
In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 54 (4), 86–88 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372124
In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 54 (4), 88–89 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372125
In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 54 (4), 89–90 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372126
In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 54 (4), 90 (2001); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1372127
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