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Physics Today 58 (5), 9 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995718
Physics Today 58 (5), 9 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4797012
Physics Today 58 (5), 9 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4797017
Physics Today 58 (5), 9 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4797021

Reference Frame

Physics Today 58 (5), 10–11 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995722

Letters

Physics Today 58 (5), 12–13 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995723
Physics Today 58 (5), 13–14 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995724
Physics Today 58 (5), 14–15 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995727
Physics Today 58 (5), 14 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796983
Physics Today 58 (5), 14–15 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796988
Physics Today 58 (5), 16–17 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995728
Physics Today 58 (5), 16 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995729
Physics Today 58 (5), 16 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796993
Physics Today 58 (5), 17 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796996
Physics Today 58 (5), 17 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4797001

Search and Discovery

Physics Today 58 (5), 19–21 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995733

Magnetars are neutron stars with the strongest magnetic fields known in nature or the laboratory. A problematic subclass of gamma-ray bursters may turn out to be extragalactic magnetars in disguise.

Physics Today 58 (5), 21–23 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995734

The exceptionally bright light emitted by an acoustically vibrated bubble of argon gas in sulfuric acid helps illuminate the extreme conditions within a collapsed bubble.

Physics Today 58 (5), 23–24 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995735

A deep connection between strings and gauge symmetries enables theorists to address the dynamics of strongly interacting fluids.

Issues and Events

Physics Today 58 (5), 26–28 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995736

X-ray free-electron lasers signal a culture change at two accelerator labs— and offer them a new lease on life.

Physics Today 58 (5), 28–30 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995737

A high-profile US government task force says it is in the national interest to use nuclear power as a clean and increasingly economical way to meet the growing demand for electricity.

Physics Today 58 (5), 30 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995738
Physics Today 58 (5), 30–31 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995739
Physics Today 58 (5), 32 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995740
Physics Today 58 (5), 32–33 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995741
Physics Today 58 (5), 33–35 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995742
Physics Today 58 (5), 34 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995743
Physics Today 58 (5), 35 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995744
Physics Today 58 (5), 35 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995745
Physics Today 58 (5), 35 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4797004

Articles

Physics Today 58 (5), 37–43 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995746

The observed electric fields in thunderclouds are generally too weak to initiate the atmosphere’s electrical breakdown. But cosmic rays can play a surprising role in the drama of lightning.

Physics Today 58 (5), 45–51 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995747

A participating scientist relates the story of a World War II project dedicated to electromagnetically separating uranium-235 from uranium-238.

Physics Today 58 (5), 53–58 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995748

Weak intermolecular interactions, low dielectric constants, and the availability of a nearly unlimited number of different molecules determine the scope of organic semiconductors as systems for exploring and exploiting solid-state phenomena.

Physics Today 58 (5), 59–64 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995749

An original short story for Physics today

Physics Today 58 (5), 64 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4797009

Meetings

Physics Today 58 (5), 65 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995750

Books

Physics Today 58 (5), 67 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995751
Physics Today 58 (5), 67–68 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995752
Physics Today 58 (5), 68 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995753
Physics Today 58 (5), 68–70 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2405577
Physics Today 58 (5), 70–71 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995754
Physics Today 58 (5), 71–73 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2405578

New Products

Physics Today 58 (5), 76–78 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2405579

We Hear That

Physics Today 58 (5), 80 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995755
Physics Today 58 (5), 80–81 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995756
Physics Today 58 (5), 81 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995757

Obituaries

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Physics Today 58 (5), 81–82 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995758
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Physics Today 58 (5), 82–83 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995759
In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 58 (5), 83–84 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995760
In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 58 (5), 84–85 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995761
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Physics Today 58 (5), 86–87 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995762
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Physics Today 58 (5), 87 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995763
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Physics Today 58 (5), 87–88 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995764
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Physics Today 58 (5), 88–90 (2005); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995765
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