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Cover: This composite image, from data collected in 2006 by the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping, shows the Nyack floodplain along the Flathead River in Montana. Infrared laser pulses from an aircraft scan the terrain, and their reflected signals yield topographic features, including trees and other vegetation (left). Filtering out the vegetation reveals the bare surface (right). To learn more about laser scanning, turn to the article by Bill Carter, Ramesh Shrestha, and Clint Slatton on page 41.

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Physics Today -- December 2007

Volume 60, Issue 12, pp. 8-108

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      String Theory in the Era of the Large Hadron Collider
      The relationship between string theory and particle experiment is more complex than the caricature presented in the popular press and weblogs.
      Michael Dine
      pp. 33-39
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      Geodetic Laser Scanning
      Producing surface maps at submeter resolution, even over heavily forested terrain, GLS can reveal the fine structure of such features as faults, landslides, and drainage patterns.
      William E. Carter, Ramesh L. Shrestha, and K. Clint Slatton
      pp. 41-47
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      The Copernican Myths
      The real story of how the scientific and religious establishments greeted the Copernican revolution is quite different from the folklore. And it's a lot more interesting.
      Mano Singham
      pp. 48-52
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    LETTERS

    SEARCH AND DISCOVERY

      Discoverers of Giant Magnetoresistance Win this Year's Physics Nobel
      The discovery ignited an explosion of research into how electrons flow through magnetic materials. It also boosted the storage capacity of disk drives.
      Charles Day
      pp. 12-14
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      Nobel Chemistry Prize Honors Career in Surface Science
      Gerhard Ertl's efforts did much to shape the way researchers study surface-catalyzed chemical reactions.
      Johanna Miller
      pp. 14-17
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      New Experiments Fuel Debate Over the Nature of High-Tc Superconductors
      A central issue is whether an observed energy gap seen above the critical temperature Tc is related to or different from the superconducting gap seen below Tc.
      Barbara Goss Levi
      pp. 17-21
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    ISSUES AND EVENTS

      Climate Changes for Peace Prize Winners
      The award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize delighted scientists and the public but underscored the US government's lack of action to reduce global warming.
      Paul Guinnessy
      pp. 22-23
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      Cold Plasmas Enter the Biomedical Arena
      With a host of prototype devices headed for the biomedical market, cold plasmas could become the hot new trend in cutting-edge health care.
      Jennifer Ouellette
      pp. 23-25
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      White LEDs Poised for Global Impact
      Cities around the world are discovering that solid-state lighting costs less and produces fewer greenhouse emissions than incandescent or fluorescent lights.
      Jennifer Ouellette
      pp. 25-26
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    OPINION

    BOOKS

      The American Research University from World War II to World Wide Web: Governments, the Private Sector, and the Emerging Meta-University
      Charles M. Vest and Herbert I. Fusfeld, Reviewer
      pp. 57-58
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      Rime and Snow Crystals

      p. 108
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