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February 2007 (Volume 16, Number 2)

February 2007 (Volume 16, Number 2) Entire Issue

News

APS Commemorates Birth of the Transistor
APS President John Hopfield presented a memorial plaque in December to Bell Labs on behalf of the APS Historic Sites initiative

APS Membership Sets a New Record in 2007
Growth is fueled by increasing numbers of new student members.

Serious Consequences Loom if FY07 Budget is Frozen
Expected increases in federal funding for the physical sciences have yet to materialize, prompting warnings of layoffs and temporary lab closures.

PhysicsQuest Kits are Back by Popular Demand
New story‑based learning adventure centers on Ben Franklin.

Thursday Night Football with Tim Gay
Nebraska physics professor to give public lecture during APS March Meeting in Denver

Physicist Finds His Fortune in the Cards
Newly minted Stanford PhD Michael Binger placed third in the 2006 World Series of Poker.

Engineering Academy Seeks Grand Challenges
Project is intended to provide a guide toward for the future for engineers and students considering careers in the field

H. Frederick Dylla To Succeed Marc Brodsky as Head of American Institute of Physics
Brodsky will step down on March 31 after 13 years at the helm

Opinion

Viewpoint
The virtues of virtual experiments

The Back Page
The Future of Science is Open (Access)

Departments

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

This Month in Physics History
February 3, 1851: Léon Foucault demonstrates that Earth rotates

International News
The ITER agreement ‑‑ four decades for me and counting

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
The uncertainty of cat molecules

Board Games

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Photo by Ken Cole

About 120 physicists gathered at APS headquarters in December to sort the almost 7000 abstracts submitted to the APS March Meeting that will take place in Denver, March 5-9. Action around the big board got rather intense as representatives of the different divisions, topical groups and forums jockeyed for position. In the end, though, no one was seriously injured, all the sessions were filled, and another March Meeting was well on its way to success.

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