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Controlling Atomic Orbits
January 26, 2012
Physicists use lasers to shift electron orbits for storage and computing.
Gray arrow Article:  The Register
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Electron Freedom Computing
January 24, 2012
A new kind of quantum computing could be possible given discovery about how electrons interact.
Gray arrow Article:  ABC Science
Gray arrow Abstract: Phys Rev Letters

Nanotubes Boost Solar Cells
January 17, 2012
Thin-film solar cells could be made far more efficient with the addition of bundles of carbon nanotubes.
Gray arrow Article:  Physics World
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Dim Sun Won't Slow Warming
January 23, 2012
A weaker sun over the next 90 years is not likely to delay a rise in global temperatures.
Gray arrow Article:  Reuters

Neutrons Jumping Universes?
January 23, 2012
Physicists propose that neutrons might be able to jump from our universe to another.
Gray arrow Article:  Popular Science

LISA May Fly Yet
January 20, 2012
The ambitious Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), a casualty of tightening budgets, could rise again.
Gray arrow Article:  Scientific American

Black Hole Buffet
January 19, 2012
Cold streams of gas from outside a young galaxy could have fed its rapidly growing central black hole.
Gray arrow Article:  Physics World

Research Made Freely Available

Supporting the Peer Review Process

Scientific societies play an important role as low-cost publishers. Although APS does not support the Research Works Act, we know that peer review process expenses are not negligible and need support.
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APS Membership Record High

Enrolled Members Tops 50,000

The official APS membership count has set a new all-time enrollment record, reaching a total of 50,055 as of January 2012, an increase over 2011 of about 3.7 percent.
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Grants to Widen Horizons

Brazil and India Exchange Programs

Like to study overseas but can't afford it?  Be a part of the APS and the Sociedade Braileira de Física (SBF) exchange of physics graduate students and professors program, or the physicists and physics graduate students exchange between India and the U.S., sponsored by Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and administered by APS. Deadline is March 30, 2012.
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Undergraduate Women Physics Majors Gather

Six Simultaneous Conferences Held Nationwide

Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWIP) are three-day regional conferences for physics majors. Convening at six universities, nearly 800 students representing over 250 institutions met to present research, network, and learn about education and career opportunities. Simultaneous conferences were held at Case Western Reserve University, Stanford University, Texas A&M, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, University of Washington, and Yale University.

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Women at the Southeastern Regional Conference at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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2011 Top Physics News

What Media Was Reporting
Perhaps not the most significant research or events, these science stories are what caught media and public attention.
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Call for Nominations

APS Member Input Requested
The committee for awarding the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation requests nominations for the nation's highest science honor from APS members.
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Preparing Teachers

AAPT and APS Collaboration
Teacher Education in Physics is a free book of research and articles on preparing physics teachers.
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Current Deadlines

Scholarships & Grants
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