Save the Date: American Physical Society 2013 March Meeting, March 18 - March 22 in Baltimore

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 ([email protected], 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.

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

The architecture of better batterieshttp://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 vindicatedhttp://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/SessionIndex2/?SessionEventID=191661

Soft polymers help steel armor stop bulletshttp://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 fundshttp://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/SessionIndex2/?SessionEventID=184703

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Studying how leaves survive falling raindrops gives insights into energy-harvestinghttp://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 resistancehttp://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR13/SessionIndex2/?SessionEventID=191833

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

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