July 2018 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
Hua Liu American Astronomical Society (AAS)
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In the July 2018 Issue
Restoring Sight with Retinal Prostheses
By implanting electrodes that transmit visual information to the surviving neurons in a diseased retina, it’s possible to bring the eye’s dormant neural circuitry back to life.ice. — Daniel Palanker and Georges Goetz
Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear: Simple to Describe, Hard to Interpret
The response of a material to a periodic, large strain manifests the internal mechanisms by which the substance relieves stress. But Nature does not readily reveal her tricks. — Simon Rogers
Who Owns a Scientist’s Mind?
Changes in US law and practice during the 20th century gradually gave businesses more rights to their researchers’ ideas, but controlling knowledge is no easy task. — Douglas O’Reagan
...and much more!