July 2016 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
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In the July 2016 Issue
Why Should Physicists Study History?
Just as physics is not a list of facts about the world, history is not a list of names and dates. It is a way of thinking that can be powerful and illuminating. — Matthew Stanley
Physics, Fracking, Fuel, and the Future
To contend with the challenges of fueling modern society, the physics community must collaborate with other disciplines and remain broadly engaged in research and education on energy. — Michael Marder, Tadeusz Patzek, and Scott W. Tinker
Frustration By Design
By fabricating magnetic structures into nanoscale arrays, physicists can directly visualize how condensed-matter systems accommodate competing interactions among dipole moments and other degrees of freedom. — Ian Gilbert, Cristiano Nisoli, and Peter Schiffer
...and much more!