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  1. Energy, safety and nuclear capabilities intertwined

    On January 1, Charles D. Ferguson became president of the Federation of American Scientists, a nongovernmental organization founded in 1945 by Manhattan Project scientists to promote humanitarian uses of science and technology. Ferguson worked at FAS 10 years ago as director of its nuclear policy project, and he returns after working from 2004 to 2009 […]

    By Charles D. Ferguson
  2. Math

    Teaching a computer to spot a bogus Bruegel

    Mathematicians apply a technique from vision research to find fake art.

    By Julie Rehmeyer

  3. Powering the national labs as engines of discovery

    In May 2009, University of Chicago physicist Eric D. Isaacs took the helm of the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago.