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Physics Today 68 (10), 8 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2926
Physics Today 68 (10), 10 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2927
Physics Today 68 (10), 10–11 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2928
Physics Today 68 (10), 11–12 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2929
Physics Today 68 (10), 12 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2930
Physics Today 68 (10), 12 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2931
Physics Today 68 (10), 12 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2932

Search and Discovery

Physics Today 68 (10), 14–15 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2933

A strand of the web appears to be conducting gas into the protogalaxy.

Physics Today 68 (10), 15–17 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2934

Engineering a phase transformation to proceed in just the right way creates a material that’s permanently under tension.

Physics Today 68 (10), 17–19 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2935

The time it takes a random walker to find all the targets in a given domain can be determined from the average time it takes to find just one of them.

Physics Today 68 (10), 18 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2936
Physics Today 68 (10), 18 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2937
Physics Today 68 (10), 19 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2938
Physics Today 68 (10), 19 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2939

Issues and Events

Physics Today 68 (10), 20–22 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2940

To meet the growing demand for isotopes and lessen dependence on foreign sources, the Department of Energy has been realigning its capabilities and connecting with universities.

Physics Today 68 (10), 23–24 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2941

Tokamaks made with high-temperature superconductors may offer a less expensive, more compact route to fusion power, if their coils can withstand the tremendous forces.

Physics Today 68 (10), 25–26 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2942

Buoyed by recent experimental results, a stealthy company is already making plans to commercialize its aneutronic approach to producing electricity.

Physics Today 68 (10), 26–27 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2943
Physics Today 68 (10), 27 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2944

Articles

Physics Today 68 (10), 28–33 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2945

Proton and carbon-ion radiotherapy are powerful tools for killing tumor cells, but only if the particles deposit their energy where they’re supposed to.

Physics Today 68 (10), 34–39 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2946

Interactions between electromagnetic waves and the most energetic ions in a plasma can perturb the orbits of those ions enough to expel them from the confining magnetic field.

Physics Today 68 (10), 40–45 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2947

Foresighted leadership, the GI Bill, and research conducted in an unventilated steam tunnel all contributed to the development of a now ubiquitous medical tool.

Books

Physics Today 68 (10), 46 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2948
Physics Today 68 (10), 46–50 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2949
Physics Today 68 (10), 50 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2950
Physics Today 68 (10), 50–52 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2951
Physics Today 68 (10), 52–54 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2952

New Products

Physics Today 68 (10), 55–57 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2953

Obituaries

In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 68 (10), 59–60 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2954
In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 68 (10), 60 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2955
In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 68 (10), 60–61 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2956

Quick Study

Physics Today 68 (10), 62–63 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2957

The novel, amorphous state of matter that exists in the crust of neutron stars leaves a trace in the spins of magnetized, rapidly rotating pulsars.

Back Scatter

Physics Today 68 (10), 84 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2958
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