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PhysicsInventing the Light Fantastic
The history of the laser: An idea that began with Albert Einstein inspired a race to create a special beam of light that has since infiltrated numerous aspects of everyday life.
By Ron Cowen -
PhysicsLaser pioneer reflects on making Einstein’s idea real
Science News reporter Ron Cowen's Q&A with Nobel laureate and laser-technology pioneer Charles Townes.
By Ron Cowen -
LifeParadox of dining in deep, wet mud
A bonanza of food doesn’t necessarily result in biodiversity among deep sediment dwellers off California’s coast.
By Susan Milius -
SpaceLife in the sticky lane
Tropical asphalt lake could be analog for extraterrestrial microbial habitat.