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Physics Today 74 (8), 8 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4803

Readers’ Forum

Physics Today 74 (8), 10 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4804
Physics Today 74 (8), 10–11 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4805
Physics Today 74 (8), 11 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4806
Physics Today 74 (8), 11–12 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4807

Search and Discovery

Physics Today 74 (8), 14–15 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4808

Speedier laser measurements are unlocking long-sought secrets of chemical dynamics.

Physics Today 74 (8), 16–17 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4809

Dispensing a fluid is quick and clean when the nozzle is rotated. The fluid’s elastic properties are the reason why.

Physics Today 74 (8), 18–19 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4810

The results of a high-pressure experiment that re-creates the temperatures and pressures inside Jupiter and Saturn reconcile disparate space-based observations.

Issues and Events

Physics Today 74 (8), 20–24 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4811

The outputs of the European Union’s eight-year-old Graphene Flagship include products, spinoffs, and “Spearheads.”

Physics Today 74 (8), 24–27 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4812

Civilian–military cooperation builds understanding of the ocean, Earth, and climate change and benefits national security.

Articles

Physics Today 74 (8), 28–34 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4813

Research into dual-process theories of reasoning from cognitive psychology suggests ways to improve classroom instruction in physics.

Physics Today 74 (8), 36–41 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4814

Astronomical observations of gas, dust, and rocky material in the disks from which planets emerge help refine theoretical ideas about how they form.

Physics Today 74 (8), 42–49 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4815

An international collaboration aims to couple ultrafast lasers with integrated photonics to create chip-scale devices.

Books

Physics Today 74 (8), 51–52 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4816
Physics Today 74 (8), 52–53 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4817
Physics Today 74 (8), 54 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4818

New Products

Physics Today 74 (8), 55–57 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4819

Obituaries

In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 74 (8), 59 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4820
In Special Collection: Print Obituaries
Physics Today 74 (8), 60 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4821

Quick Study

Physics Today 74 (8), 62–63 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4822

In the yet-unmeasured electric Aharonov–Bohm effect, an electric potential influences the quantum mechanical wavefunction of charged matter—even in regions where the electric field vanishes.

Back Scatter

Physics Today 74 (8), 64 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4823
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