Tiny tips probe nanotechnology
Scanning tunneling microscopes, atomic force microscopes, scanning
near-field optical microscopes, and related instruments are moving
out of research and becoming tools of industrial production and
quality control---Ineke Malsch
Nuclear security in
a new world
Following the attacks in New York and Washington DC on September
11, 2001, the security of critical infrastructure in the United
States has become a major issue, including the potential vulnerability
of its nuclear power plants---Richard Meserve
Superconducting magnets
get bigger and better
Superconducting magnets can provide a much higher magnetic field
in a more compact space and with lower running costs than is possible
with permanent or resistive electromagnets. Applications include
health care, molecular biology, drug discovery and development,
material characterization, and magnetic levitation for trains---Alan
Street
Global positioning
system: a high tech success
There probably exist no other large engineering systems that rely
on as broad a range of applications of fundamental physics and
technology, as do modern navigation satellite systems such as
the USA's Global Positioning System---Neil Ashby
