The world needs more physicians. Increasing their numbers alone won’t solve the many problems associated with improving health care. But it doesn’t help to have a dearth of doctors, who were generally in short supply before COVID-19 struck. The pandemic ...
This week’s issue on the 75th anniversary of the transistor describes a triumph of both basic and applied science. What started out as studies on the fundamental physics of silicon led to the device that makes it possible to read this article online. The ...
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