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Physics Today 60 (6), 8–9 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754580

Letters

Physics Today 60 (6), 10 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754581
Physics Today 60 (6), 10–12 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754582
Physics Today 60 (6), 10 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796444
Physics Today 60 (6), 12 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754583
Physics Today 60 (6), 12–14 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796447
Physics Today 60 (6), 14 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754584
Physics Today 60 (6), 14 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754585
Physics Today 60 (6), 14 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796450
Physics Today 60 (6), 14 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796452
Physics Today 60 (6), 14–16 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796455
Physics Today 60 (6), 16 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754586
Physics Today 60 (6), 16 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754587
Physics Today 60 (6), 16 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796457
Physics Today 60 (6), 16 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796460

Search and Discovery

Physics Today 60 (6), 18–20 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754588

A decade ago, the findings of an accelerator experiment at Los Alamos seemed to require the existence of sterile neutrinos immune to the weak nuclear force.

Physics Today 60 (6), 21–23 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754589

Since the 1980s physicists have used photons to track quantum jumps in single atoms. Now they can use atoms to track quantum jumps of light.

Physics Today 60 (6), 23–25, 27 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754590

A ferromagnetic metal would be perhaps the first of many novel electronic states that might emerge from the marriage of complex oxides.

Physics Today 60 (6), 26 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754591

Physics Update

Physics Today 60 (6), 27 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754592
Physics Today 60 (6), 27 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796464
Physics Today 60 (6), 27–28 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796466
Physics Today 60 (6), 28 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796469
Physics Today 60 (6), 28 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796472
Physics Today 60 (6), 28 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796474

Issues and Events

Physics Today 60 (6), 30–31 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754593

An astronomy project harnesses existing initiatives to reach out to young children around the world.

Physics Today 60 (6), 31–32 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754594

If new sources of helium aren’t developed, the world’s supply of the gas will dwindle and prices will soar.

Physics Today 60 (6), 32–34 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754595

It’s no coincidence that the online jobs rumor mills were started by postdocs. But many faculty members also use them—to check how job seekers are faring and to gauge the research directions of other institutions.

Physics Today 60 (6), 34 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754596

Physics Today 60 (6), 35–36 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754597
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Physics Today 60 (6), 36–38 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754600
Physics Today 60 (6), 38 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754601
Physics Today 60 (6), 38 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796477
Physics Today 60 (6), 38 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796480
Physics Today 60 (6), 38 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4796482

Articles

Physics Today 60 (6), 40–45 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754602

The behavior of magnets with submicron dimensions depends intimately on the magnets’ shape and size. The rich variety of resulting phenomena brings with it the promise of new technologies.

Physics Today 60 (6), 47–52 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754603

The Soviet launch of Sputnik shook the confidence of Americans in the country’s defense and in its science. President Eisenhower convened a meeting of scientists in the Oval Office that Hans Bethe called an “unforgettable hour.”

Physics Today 60 (6), 54–59 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754604

To address the nuclear threat, argues the author, we will need to confront the reality of today’s nuclear stockpiles and work to create a future without nuclear weapons.

Meetings

Physics Today 60 (6), 61 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754605

Books

Physics Today 60 (6), 63–64 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754606
Physics Today 60 (6), 64–65 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754607
Physics Today 60 (6), 65 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754608
Physics Today 60 (6), 65–66 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754609
Physics Today 60 (6), 66–67 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754610
Physics Today 60 (6), 67–71 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754611

New Products

Physics Today 60 (6), 72–73 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754612

We Hear That

Physics Today 60 (6), 75 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754613
Physics Today 60 (6), 75 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754614
Physics Today 60 (6), 75–76 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754615

Obituaries

In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 60 (6), 76–77 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754616
In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 60 (6), 77–78 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754617
In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 60 (6), 78–79 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754618

Quick Study

Physics Today 60 (6), 80–81 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754619

Because the human ear ignores small amounts of noise that accompany a strong signal, much of the information in audio files can be thrown away with little loss of fidelity.

Back Scatter

Physics Today 60 (6), 92 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2754620
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