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May 2009 (Volume 18, Number 5)

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News

March Meeting Highlights Energy Storage, Generation
The March Meeting showcased more new methods for energy storage and generation

Supercomputers Simulate Stars, Cars, Hurricanes, and Blood
Faster supercomputers allow for better simulations of fluid dynamics ranging from star formation to blood flow in the human body

A Nanoscale Peek Inside the Cell
Cellular biologists are using super resolution fluorescence microscopy for previously unprecedented levels of resolution

60 Minutes Got It Wrong
CBS’s 60 Minutes falsely claims to have contacted APS for their recent special on cold fusion

Evolution Stirs Tempest in Turkish Teapot
The apparent censorship of a recent article in the leading Turkish science journal sparks a firestorm of protest

Harvard, APS Reconcile Copyright Policy
A new agreement between Harvard and APS will allow the open access of Harvard scientific papers, while still respecting APS copyrights

Doing Research with Mass Appeal Can Be a Double-edged Sword
Physicists sometimes feel a backlash for promoting work with a lot of general public appeal

Nanotech Advances Include Data Storage and Sharper Metal Tips
The March Meeting featured some of the latest advances in nanotechnology, including ultra sharp metal tips and methods for compact data storage

Opinion

Letters to the Editor
Where Are the Africans? • Those Wacky Chemists of 1886 • New Copyright Policy Meets Previous Concerns • Open-minded Research Needed on UFOs • Discovery in Physics Guided by Theory

Viewpoint
Copernicus’ Remains: Miraculous discovery or wishful thinking?

The Back Page
Why talking to physicists tells you what you can’t hear elsewhere

Departments

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

This Month in Physics History
May 31, 1957: DeWitt’s Letter on Everett’s “Many Worlds” Theory

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Nano in a Bottle

The Education Corner
Bimonthly column featuring educational programs and publications

Inside the Beltway
It’s a New Day for Science

March Meeting Prize and Award Recipients

Photo by Dennis Harsh

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If Only Beethoven Had Some of These
Teachers Day photo
Photo by Edward Lee/APS

At the APS March Meeting Teachers' Day in Pittsburgh, this trio was part of a larger group playing Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" on Boomwhackers™, a set of tuned plastic tubes.

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Boola Boola
NY CIty region fellows Photo by Darlene Logan

On March 31, about 90 Fellows from around the New York City region convened at the Yale Club in Manhattan for a reception sponsored by APS.

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