October 2017 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
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In the October 2017 Issue
Ultraperipheral Nuclear Collisions
When nuclei at particle accelerators just miss each other, the short-range strong force is mitigated and photon interactions come to the fore. — Spencer Klein and Joakim Nystrand
Death and Succession Among Finland's Nuclear Waste Experts
When an extremely influential leader leaves behind little documentation of his work and ideas, memories of the man fill the gap for surviving colleagues. — Vincent Ialenti
The New Era of Polariton Condensates
Quasiparticles of light and matter may be our best hope for harnessing the strange effects of quantum condensation and superfluidity in everyday applications. — David W. Snoke and Jonathan Keeling
...and much more!