Zombies, Lasers, Jungle Gyms for Cells, and a Rockin' Sing-along at the Biggest Gathering of Physicists of the Year

For five jam-packed days, physicists from around the world gathered in San Antonio, Texas to share their research with colleagues. The American Physical Society's annual March Meeting featured over 8,600 presentations and posters, and brought together more than 10,000 physicists and physics students.Most of the talks were highly technical, and of interest only to people deeply involved in their respective subjects. But others were appealing to people beyond the physics community. Here are a few ...