January 2018 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
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In the January 2018 Issue
The Formation of the Heaviest Elements
The rapid neutron–capture process needed to build up many of the elements heavier than iron seems to take place primarily in neutron-star mergers, not supernova explosions. — Anna Frebel & Timothy C. Beers
Introductory Physics Labs: We Can Do Better
Research reveals that labs are more effective when their goal is to teach experimental practices rather than to reinforce classroom instruction. — Natasha G. Holmes & Carl E. Wieman
Mary Somerville’s Vision of Science
The Scottish mathematician and writer shaped the way we think about science and carved a place for herself in the intellectual world of the 19th century. — James Secord
...and much more!