October 2016 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
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In the October 2016 Issue
Between Research and Development: IBM and Josephson Computing
For years the dream of turning the semiconductor industry into a superconductor industry has been only that. In the 1970s IBM—with help from the National Security Agency—made a run at turning that dream into reality. — Cyrus C. M. Mody
The Search for Magnetic Monopoles
The discovery of the mysterious hypothetical particles would provide a tantalizing glimpse of new laws of nature beyond the standard model. — Arttu Rajantie
A Bridge Too Far: The Demise of the Superconducting Super Collider
The largest basic scientific project ever attempted, the supercollider proved to be beyond the management capacity of the US high-energy physics community. A smaller proton collider would have been substantially more achievable. — Michael Riordan
...and much more!