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...realm of high-energy physics, muons can be an outright nuisance. These tiny atomic fragments, somewhat heavier than the electrons they resemble, are produced when protons collide inside the bowels of large atom smashers. They live for only a fraction of a second, but are able to pass unscathed through heavy barriers or shields. Thus, unless carefully controlled, they often show up where they are not wanted, and can play havoc with experiments. Now a scientist at the AEC's Argonne National Laboratory outside Chicago plans to put the troublesome particles to work. In an effort to take some...
...working the neighborhoods," says Tennessee Senator William Brock, 41, co-chairman of the Youth Division Congressional Advisory Council. "No direct mail or anything like that. We're going to win with registration. The heavier the registration and the heavier the vote, the better...
WASHINGTON--President Nixon's economic advisers told Congress Monday "it would be a delusion" to attempt to solve the nation's domestic problem by levying heavier taxes on the wealthy...
Mather's "A" boat is generally regarded as stronger and heavier than the Kirkland crew, but Kirkland's rowers have had more practice together. In addition, Kirkland has the incentive of going for a third consecutive House crew championship...
...playing presto sixteenth-note runs with a remarkable unity. The strings never covered wind solos, among them the beautiful clarinet and bassoon accompaniment to Don Ottavio's Il Mio Tesoro Intanto. An important detail was the size of the harpsichord: mercifully, it was large enough to cut through the heavier scoring, avoiding the distracting jangle that is the fate of a small instrument pushed to extremes...