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Vacuum and cryogenics Blog Physics World 2015 Focus on Vacuum Technology is out now Download free of charge our coverage of the latest developments in vacuum science
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History Blog Re-examining the decision to bomb Hiroshima Were there more options than to simply bomb or invade?
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Everyday science Blog The August 2015 issue of Physics World is now out Helping scientists to work with politicians, the "Curie complex" and much more
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