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Peering Through Opaque Materials
March 9, 2010
With a bit of math, researchers find a way to see through opaque materials like paint, paper and biological substances.
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Single Photon Memory
March 8, 2010
Physicists have now stored and retrieved light pulses consisting of individual photons.
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Splitting Water with Aluminum
March 4, 2010
Clusters of aluminum atoms may be able to quickly extract pure hydrogen from water.
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Einstein Manuscript
March 8, 2010
Albert Einstein’s original manuscripts of his General Theory of Relativity are finally on display.
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Strange Antimatter
March 5, 2010
Physicists at the Relativistic HeavyIon Collider detect antimatter nuclei containing strange quarks.
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Quantum Leap for Lighting
March 4, 2010
Quantum-dot lighting could surpass incandescents, compact fluorescents, and even LEDs.
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Earth's Field Older than Thought
March 4, 2010
Our planet's magnetic field formed soon enough to protect early life forms from harmful solar radiation.
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2010 APS James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials Recipient cheong10

Sang-Wook Cheong, Rutgers University


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March Meeting 2010

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Downsizing the Nuclear Arsenal

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The latest APS report, Technical Steps to Support Nuclear Downsizing, identifies concrete steps to responsible downsizing. 
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J. J. Sakurai Prize

Achievement in Particle Theory

The J. J. Sakurai Prize was awarded to 6 theoretical particle physicists for their work on spontaneous symmetry breaking in gauge theories.
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Future Physicists

Undergraduate Days at the April Meeting

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The third annual Future Physicist Days for undergraduates was held at the 2010 April Meeting. Kunal Bhatnagar (left), from Angelo State University, won a book award for his poster. 
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