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Physics World Magazine Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Invention of the Laser

May 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Physics World and physicsworld.com are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the invention of the laser – one of the outstanding success stories in physics with a special edition that we can download for free (after registration). Physics World’s special May issue contains the story of the race to build the world’s first laser, a special [...]

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Archaeopteryx: The Dinobird

May 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment

X-Rays Reveal Chemical Link Between Birds and Dinosaurs. Researchers have found that a 150 million year old “dinobird” fossil, long thought to contain nothing but fossilized bone and rock, has been hiding remnants of the animal’s original chemistry. Using the bright X-ray beam of the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, located at the Department of Energy’s [...]