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May 2008 (Volume 17, Number 5)

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May 2008 (Volume 17, Number 5) Entire Issue

News

PRL Showcases Milestone Papers
Collection will feature significant papers from each of the journal's 50+ years

APS Recognizes Cornell as Birthplace of the Physical Review
Cornell University becomes an APS Historic Site.

Macromolecular Self‑Assembly a Promising Alternative to Photolithography
Researchers seek to integrate self‑assembling block co‑polymers into lithographic processes

Economic Models for Stock Markets Should Incorporate “Outlier” Events
Taking into account rare trading events could help further minimize financial risks

“Mixed Reality” States Explore Link Between Real and Virtual Worlds
First hybrid real/virtual experiment links mechanical pendulum with a virtual one

March Meeting Briefs
Bucklyballs, optical lattices, and subwavelength imaging

Sessions Cover “Designer Viruses”, Spread of Global Disease
Physical virology is an emerging field, with the first Gordon Conference on the topic to be held in 2009

March Meeting Prize and Award Recipients
Group picture of prize and award recipients.

March Meeting Session Addresses Climate Change
Session describes how physics methods can be applied to study this important issue

Workshop Opens Door to Energy Research
New Orleans workshop explored areas where physics research can help solve the global energy problem

Opinion

Members in the Media
As quoted in other publications....

Letters
Referees Can Be Ignorant, Arrogant • Germany’s Chancellor Holds Physics PhD • Education Courses Don’t Help

The Back Page
Peer Review at the Physical Review

Departments

This Month in Physics History
May 1801: Thomas Young’s double slit experiment

Washington Dispatch
A bimonthly update from the APS Office of Public Affairs

International News
"To speak for those who can't"

Zero-Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Practical corollaries to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle

Profiles In Versatility
Quants and the conquest of the street called Wall

APS Recognizes Cornell as Birthplace of the Physical Review
Cornell plaque ceremony

Robert Barker/Cornell University On March 3rd, Cornell President David Skorton signs the APS Register of Historic Sites, while Historic Sites Committee Chair John Rigden (left) and APS Editor-in-Chief Gene Sprouse (right) look on. Read more.

March Meeting Prize and Award Recipients

Courtesy Pat Garin

Larger photo with names.

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