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December/January 2001
Volume 7, Number 6
Feature
Seeing the future in
photonic crystals
Just as semiconductors control the flow of electrons, photonic
crystals promise to control the flow of photons. Start-up companies
are preparing waveguides and spectral filters. Lasers, light-emitting
diodes, and other applications are waiting in the wings---Jennifer
Ouellette
News
Briefs: Neurons
on a chip; cellular manipulator; fast-ignition laser fusion; super
buckyballs---Eric J. Lerner
Smart ceramics transform
structural shapes
Macrofiber composites are flexible and can control strong vibrations---Ted
Lynch
A sensor for underground
tunnels?
The 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for research into
Bose-Einstein condensates, which may have some interesting applications---Eric
J. Lerner
Departments
Letters
Forum: Crossing disciplines
with physics
--Kenneth C. Haas
Technology: Here come
the microengines
--Carol Livermore
Careers: Careering
through optics
--Jeff Schoenwald
Books
New Products
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