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March/April 1997
Volume 3, Number 1
Features
Detecting
concealed explosives with gamma rays
The difficulty of detecting concealed explosives in large baggage
containers – a vulnerability in current airport security
– may be overcome by a promising gamma ray absorption technique
– Joe Sredniawski
A
theoretical physicist in Argentine industry
The experiences of this particle physicist in industry reveal
that a scientist's "know-why" approach to research strongly complements
an engineer's "know-how;" his experiences also reflect some critical
issues in Argentina's development – Alberto Pignotti
News
Superconductor
products poised for market
High temperature superconductor filters offer a number of advantages
for the huge and growing cellular-telephone base-station market;
other HTS products are also on their way – Hank Hogan
Solving
real world problems virtually
The decreasing cost of powerful computers and the improvement
in graphics quality are driving rapid growth of virtual reality
applications in entertainment, education, medicine, engineering,
architecture, and research – Jennifer Ouellette
Free-electron
lasers: A radical alternative
Lasers using beams of unbound electrons offer the advantage
of tunability and are being scaled up for a range of applications
from polymers to micromachining – Jennifer Ouellette
Briefs,
by David Pope
Departments
Editorial: Hungry
for new ideas – Ken McNaughton
Business: From
physics to marketing – Santanu Bhattacharya
Forum: Prizes
and awards – Ray Baughman
Careers: Mind
your manners – Ellen Brandt
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