APS Physics in the News

Breaking the Law
New experiment may side-step diffraction limit.
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Quantum Quiver Detected
Jiggling due to quantum effects detected for first time.
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Perfect Light Absorber
Graphene arrays could be perfect light absorbers.
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APS Updates - Press Releases

2012
January 25, 2012 - Commending President Obama's Commitment to Robust Funding of Scientific Research in State of the Union Address State of the Union Address 2012
January 17, 2012 - Presidential Enrico Fermi Award Winners
2011
October 5, 2011 - Daniel Shechtman’s revolutionary discovery of quasiperiodic crystals (quasicrystals) wins 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

APS Media Contacts

James Riordon
Head of Media Relations
Email: riordon@aps.org 
Phone: (301) 209-3238
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Tawanda W. Johnson
Press Secretary
Email: tjohnson@aps.org 
Phone: (202) 662-8702
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