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RESEARCH

* CU astronomer finds that Mercury has molten core

* Where are all the women in physics?

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RESEARCH

* CU astronomer finds that Mercury has molten core
Newly released data -- from 21 delicately timed observations at three
telescopes taken over five years -- yields the strongest evidence to
date that Mercury has a molten core, reports Jean-Luc Margot in
Science.
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May07/margot.mercury.html


* Where are all the women in physics?
Why the shortage of women in physics? They are hindered not by a lack
of talent, but by biases and outmoded structures, said Chicago
astrophysicist Evalyn Gates, speaking April 23.
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April07/women.physics.MR.html

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