Ending the epidemic by slapping wrists

PHOENIX — Gov.Doug Ducey, true to his pledge, now has a plan he hopes will stop the preponderance of opioids and reduce addiction rates. How? By giving bad doctors a slap on the wrist and locking up addicts. Ducey called for an end to Arizona’s opioid epidemic in his 2018 State of the State address, promising…

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How to build a 27-foot mirror under a football stadium

Beneath the east bleachers of  Arizona Stadium, the most delicate and perfected mirror-making process takes place. The University of Arizona’s Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory is famous for building mirrors for some of the world’s most powerful telescopes. Engineers at the mirror lab are working on mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope; each mirror is…

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