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Measure for Measure |
The language of radioactivity
Hans-Georg Menzel walks us through the complex set of units characterizing radioactivity and ionizing radiation.
- Hans-Georg Menzel
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News & Views |
Don’t close the gates
It seems obvious that restricting travel should help prevent the surge of epidemics. But a new mathematical analysis now demonstrates that mobility often reduces the heterogeneity in population distributions, thereby lowering the epidemic risk.
- Samuel V. Scarpino
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News & Views |
Unfolding the brain
The folded surface of the human brain, although striking, continues to evade understanding. Experiments with swelling gels now fuel the notion that brain folding is modulated by physical forces, and not by genetic, biological or chemical events alone.
- Ellen Kuhl
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Commentary |
The sciences converge to fight cancer
The Physical Sciences–Oncology Centers in the US bring together scientists from all backgrounds to tackle some of the most important questions in cancer research.
- David B. Agus
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