January 2016 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
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In the January 2016 Issue
Shape-Programmable Materials
Inspired by the insights of mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss, scientists are engineering hydrogels and liquid-crystal-containing polymers that change from flat to curved in response to heat and other stimuli. — Carl Modes and Mark Warner
Facets of Glass Physics
Humans have been making glass for more than 3000 years. Despite that long history, new ways to understand the fundamental physics of glasses continue to emerge. — Ludovic Berthier and Mark D. Ediger
A Perfect Proposal
A 1950 grant application that helped launch hydrogen-line radio astronomy provides a model for the clarity, economy, and integrity attainable in such requests. — Daniel Kleppner and Paul Horowitz
...and much more!