Polarized scattering experiments reveal that quarks contribute surprisingly little to the proton's spin. This "spin crisis" is doing much to clarify the subtle departures of the underlying field theory from the naive quark model -- Robert L. Jaffe
New imaging techniques have made possible the first observations of vibrational wavefronts from point sources, providing insight into the propagation and interference of acoustic waves in solids -- James P. Wolfe
Because the road from scientific discovery to new technology is a wayward one, lawmakers and officials intent on retuning Federal science policy must bear in mind that government support for long-term R&D is needed to complement industry's short-term focus -- Burton Richter
A model of turbulence -- Leo P. Kadanoff
Is the answer blowing in the solar wind? Two decades of solar seismic studies have let us peek inside the Sun. Now, echos of rumblings in the solar core may have been found in an unexpected place---the solar wind.
Researchers report evidence for lasing without inversion. A recent experiment may have achieved what many others have sought: a new way of lasing that avoids the need to pump many more atoms to a higher state than remain in the ground level.
How low can the violin go? Accomplished violinists can generate anomalous low frequencies on their instruments. These unusual tones can be understood in terms of multiple reflections of a single wave at the bow. In effect the reflections prolong the sound-producing cycle first analyzed by Helmholtz.
Satellite mapping of terra incognita provides welcome relief.
(Links to more information on the ocean floor topographical map at the National Geophysical Data Center.)
Endangered in Congress, magnetic fusion gets timely help from PCAST and TFTR
PCAST meets its boss at last at third meeting, then Clinton receives an irate letter from Walker
Faulted by GAO on proposal reviews, NSF seeks more efficiency and fairness. (Link to NSF home page.)
With budget-balancing zeal, Congress agrees on a scary resolution to slice up Federal funds
What changes lie in store for US graduate physics education? As reports of the employment woes of young PhDs trickle up to the leaders of the physics community, some faculty members and science organizations hasten to reform graduate education. But can such reforms fix the problem?
(Link to David Goodstein's article about "the Big Crunch.")
US students win four golds and a silver in physics olympiad
Lessons from Lily on the introductory course -- Paul G. Hewitt
Voyage to the Great Attractor: Exploring Intergalactic Space, A. Dressler (reviewed by G. R. Lake)
Science Has No National Borders: Harry C. Kelly and the Reconstruction of Science and Technology in Postwar Japan, H. Yoshikawa and J. Kauffman (reviewed by S. Goldberg)
Physical Origins of Time Asymmetry, J. J. Halliwell, J. Perez-Mercader and W. H. Zurek (reviewed by G. Segre)
The Fundamental Particles and Their Interactions, W. B. Rolnick (reviewed by K. E. Ohl)
Rydberg Atoms, T. F. Gallagher (reviewed by T. Uzer)
Statistical Physics of Macromolecules, A. Yu. Grosberg and A. R. Khokhlov (reviewed by J. N. Onuchic)
Neutrons and Solid State Physics, L. Dobrzynski and K. Blinowski (reviewed by D. L. Price)
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, D. J. Griffiths (reviewed by B. G. Dick)
Stellar Interiors: Physical Principles, Structure and Evolution, C. J. Hansen and S. D. Kawaler (reviewed by D. Arnett)
Modern Techniques of Surface Science, D. P. Woodruff and T. A. Delchar (reviewed by E. W. Plummer)
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