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Chaos at fifty
In 1963 an MIT meteorologist revealed deterministic predictability to be an illusion and gave birth to a field that still thrives.
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Niels Bohr between physics and chemistry
Bohr’s atomic theory was addressed as much to chemical problems as to physical ones. But the great scientist’s intent to establish a new framework for atomic and molecular chemistry was less successful, and was unacknowledged by most chemists.
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Getting a grip on the electrical grid
As our electrical grid systems become smarter and more autonomous, they require greater control technologies to protect them from failing.
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Graphene yields evidence of atomic collapse
A relativistic phenomenon predicted for highly charged nuclei has been seen in a tabletop experiment.
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Gigantic IceCube tightens limits on theories that predict dark-matter particles
The more one looks for WIMPs without finding them, the greater are the constraints on supersymmetric extensions of standard particle theory.
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Birds can recognize a model’s reproduction of their own songs
An interdisciplinary collaboration integrates physical, acoustic, and biological approaches to the study of birdsong.
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West Coast national labs trying to cope with roller-coaster budget picture
Complying with sequestration will entail pay cuts and stalled construction projects and will halt new research programs.
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Carbon capture may be a ways off, but ARPA–E is working on it
Several technologies are aimed at minimizing the cost of removing CO2 during coal burning. But their deployment will require subsidies or a price on carbon emissions.
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