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Breaking the glass ceiling of 20th-century astronomy
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The speedy secret of shark skin
Physics Today, Volume 73, Issue 4, Page 58-59, April 2020.
The outward flaring of a shark’s scales removes drag-producing eddies that otherwise form in the animal’s wake.
The outward flaring of a shark’s scales removes drag-producing eddies that otherwise form in the animal’s wake.
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NIST on a chip
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Hatching Hubble
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We need to rethink lower-division physics teaching
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Corrections
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An optical trap nudges a nanoparticle into its motional ground state
Physics Today, Volume 73, Issue 4, Page 14-17, April 2020.
Cooling techniques borrowed from atomic physics bring a room-temperature speck of glass into the quantum regime.
Cooling techniques borrowed from atomic physics bring a room-temperature speck of glass into the quantum regime.
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A novel liquid-crystal phase is ferroelectric
Physics Today, Volume 73, Issue 4, Page 17-19, April 2020.
Molecular dipoles in a liquid don’t usually spontaneously align. The secret to getting them to do so may be the molecules’ shape.
Molecular dipoles in a liquid don’t usually spontaneously align. The secret to getting them to do so may be the molecules’ shape.
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Barbs of a feather lock together
Physics Today, Volume 73, Issue 4, Page 20-21, April 2020.
When a bird extends its wings in flight, microscopic fasteners stick to each other to prevent gaps between the feathers and improve the bird’s macroscopic maneuverability.
When a bird extends its wings in flight, microscopic fasteners stick to each other to prevent gaps between the feathers and improve the bird’s macroscopic maneuverability.
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Opening a new university offers opportunities to try new approaches and reach new populations
Physics Today, Volume 73, Issue 4, Page 22-26, April 2020.
Brand recognition, funding, and language barriers are common challenges.
Brand recognition, funding, and language barriers are common challenges.
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