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November 2010 (Volume 19, Number 10)

November 2010 (Volume 19. No. 10)

News

Graphene Experiments Garner Nobel Prize
Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov of the University of Manchester in the UK were awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in physics for their experiments on graphene

Hsu, Chudzicki are Apker Award Honorees
Christopher Chudzicki of Williams and Chia Wei (Wade) Hsu of Wesleyan have been awarded this year's Apker Awards

APS Responds to Member’s Resignation over Climate Change
APS issued a statement responding to Hal Lewis's public resignation of his membership

Physics Stars in Theater, Music and Dance
Recently, stage performances have featured physics front and center more and more

Mass Media Fellows Bring Science to the Public
Lulu Liu from MIT and Lauren DiPerna from UC Berkeley are this year's APS- sponsored Mass Media Fellows

Community Values APS’s Education Research Journal
The journal <em>Physical Review Special Topics Physics Education Research</em> has established itself as an important resource for educators across the country

Physics Lags in Minority Representation
Recent research has showed that Hispanics and African Americans continue to lag behind in physics undergraduates and faculty

NRC Deals With Application Surge, Proliferation Threat
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is working through an inundation of applications for the construction of new nuclear power plants

Research Exposes Danger of Boring Environments
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is funding research in human responses to boredom

APS Meeting Briefs
A summary of various recent APS section meetings and conferences

Opinion

Letters to the Editor
Lost in Translation • Just Too Silly • The Charm of History • SPIN-UP Report Tells How It’s Done

The Back Page
New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Departments

Members in the Media
As quoted in other publications...

This Month in Physics History
November 11, 1930: Patent granted for Einstein-Szilard Refrigerator

The Education Corner
A column on educational programs and publications

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Ig Nobels Presented in Wacky Ceremony

Inside the Beltway
The Task Ahead

Fellows Meet in Back-to-Back Bay Bashes

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Photo by Darlene Logan

Fellows' reception on the Stanford campus
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APS Holds Fellows Reception at Berkeley

Photo by Darlene Logan

APS hosted a reception for Fellows in the Berkeley area
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