May 2015 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
Richard Fienberg AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force
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In the May 2015 Issue
Is Solid Helium a Supersolid?
Recent experiments suggest that helium-4 atoms can flow through an experimental cell filled with solid helium. But that incompletely understood flow is quite different from the reported superfluid-like motion that so excited physicists a decade ago. — Robert Hallock
Asteroseismology
Pulsations known as starquakes can provide precious glimpses into a star's interior — and clues to how the star will live and die. — Conny Aerts
From the Archives (March 1972): The Future of Lasers
A panel discussion: Nine specialists foresee an expanded frequency range, new kinds of lasers, and many novel applications. Introduction by John L. Hall
...and much more!