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time sequences of simulated nanoparticlesNanoparticles Stick a Perfect Landing
August 27, 2008
Slow-moving nanoparticles hitting a surface bounce away, but surprisingly, fast-moving ones stick.
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Billiard Ball Explosions
August 22, 2008
Explosions modeled with rigid spheres are much like break shots on a giant pool table.
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Short-Lived Particle Tests
Long-Lived Theory
August 19, 2008
Studies of the decay of kaons hint at possible flaws in standard model of particle physics.
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Artificial Life Faces Obstacles
August 26, 2008
Scientists are advancing slowly toward one of the most audacious goals humans have ever set for themselves: creating artificial life.
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The Fab Life
August 26, 2008
An MIT physicist's fabrication system can build almost anything.
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LHC Passes Startup Tests
August 26, 2008
Tests have cleared the way for the start-up of an experiment to restage a mini-version of the big bang.
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World's First Nuclear Reactor Now a Landmark
August 26, 2008
The world's first full-scale nuclear reactor, built in 13 months to produce plutonium for an atomic bomb during World War II, is now a National Historic Landmark.
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Exploding Condensates
August 19, 2008
A new study looks at how Bose-Einstein condensates explode when they become unstable.
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2008 APS Fluid Dynamics Prize Recipient ottino

Julio M. Ottino, Northwestern University


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Olympic Gold in Physics

From Physics Boot Camp to Hanoi

Physics Team at closing ceremony - Paul Stanley, Warren Turner, Bob Shurtz, Rui Hu, Ed Gan, Tucker Chan, Josh Oreman, and Danny Zhu Photo courtesy of AAPT

The U.S. Physics Team's five student members won four gold medals and one silver at the 39th International Physics Olympiad—only the second time the United States has earned four gold medals.

Team candidates were selected from a national pool and attended physics training camp before traveling to Hanoi, Vietnam.  In Hanoi, students competed in theoretical and experimental exams.

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Ethiopian Physics Society

North American Branch Created

Saturday August 2, 2008, Ethiopian physicists from across the USA gathered at APS Headquarters in College Park, MD, for the first organizational meeting of the Ethiopian Physics Society-North America (EPS-NA). The Ethiopian Physics Society is also a member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP).

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Sixteen Ethiopian physicists in front of American Center for Physics

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Ethiopian physicists attending the inaugural meeting of the Ethiopian Physics Society-North America in front of the American Center for Physics, home of APS Headquarters.

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