Save the Date: American Physical Society 2013 March Meeting ...

Newswise ? COLLEGE PARK, MD, January 29, 2013 - The American Physical Society?s 2013 March meeting will focus on some of the most dynamic and cutting-edge research areas in physics. The topics on tap include high temperature superconductivity, biophysics, and advanced materials, as well as talks and sessions dedicated to social issues, medical technology, energy, and national security. The meeting takes place March 18 to March 22 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD.

Registration is free for journalists. Contact James Riordon (riordon@aps.org, 301-209-3238) to register as press. Meeting details, including housing information and the complete meeting schedule, are available at: http://aps.org/meetings/march/index.cfm.

*Note: the deadline to reserve rooms at the discounted APS rate is February 7, although it?s best to make reservations sooner to ensure that hotel space is available - http://www.aps.org/meetings/march/housing/index.cfm

Here is a brief list of some of the topics that will be highlighted in subsequent press releases and press conferences at the 2013 APS March meeting.

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Physics of fracking, from drinking water to the global economy
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/SessionIndex2/?SessionEventID=191210

The architecture of better batteries
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/Event/183682

Celebrating 100 Years of Physical Review at APS: A collection of talks honoring the anniversary, including the story of Einstein?s umbrage at a referee report whose criticism of his paper was eventually vindicated
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/SessionIndex2/?SessionEventID=191661

Soft polymers help steel armor stop bullets
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/Event/184788

The physics of shells, plates and thin films: whirling skirts, Venus flytrap robots and buckligami (buckling origami)
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/SessionIndex2/?SessionEventID=188292

Social System Mechanics: power grid failures, word usage in digitized books, and the econophysics of retirement funds
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/SessionIndex2/?SessionEventID=184703

Dynamically changing surface wrinkling to reduce drag
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/Event/190967

Listening to trees: tracking down the source of crackling emitted by trees suffering from droughts
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/Event/189852

Climate change and global energy flow
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/Event/191336

Fiber mats for water filtration
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/Event/183875

Nanoscale motors made from DNA
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/Event/184320

How women choose STEM careers
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/Event/184460

Spiders use different cobweb architectures to snatch prey from the air and snare them from the ground
http://meeting.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/Event/185643

Weight-loss surgery may owe its effectiveness to chemical responses in the body rather than physical changes
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/Event/185813

Elusive Majorana fermions continue their quasi-particle debut
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/Event/188088

High-contrast microscopy used in biomedicine can also give artwork a checkup
http://meeting.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/Event/188681

The physics of mosh pits
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/Event/190094

Remote-controlled worms: determining how an earthworm feeds by directly manipulating its neurons with light
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/Event/190087

Studying how leaves survive falling raindrops gives insights into energy-harvesting
http://meeting.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/Event/186347

Physics and the Future Economy: Industrial Physics Forum blends frontier investigation with competitive innovation http://www.aps.org/meetings/march/events/special/industrial.cfm

How cancer cells evolve drug resistance
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/SessionIndex2/?SessionEventID=191833

Distributing vaccines randomly to avert epidemics
http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/Event/183751

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ABOUT APS
The American Physical Society (www.aps.org) is a non-profit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy and international activities. APS represents 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories and industry in the United States and throughout the world. Society offices are located in College Park, MD (Headquarters), Ridge, NY, and Washington, DC.

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