March 2018 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
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In the March 2018 Issue
Locating Lightning
Air traffic controllers guiding planes, insurance adjusters validating claims, meteorologists forecasting weather, and more want to know where lightning strikes. Modern location systems provide them with the information they need. — Martin Murphy
Gender Matters
Evidence shows that patterns of inequity in physics drive talented women out of the field. Here’s what physicists can do to overcome them. — Jennifer Blue, Adrienne L. Traxler & Ximena C. Cid
Physics in Cuba
Passion and creativity drive physics despite difficult circumstances. — Toni Feder
...and much more!