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Print edition: March 1997
Features
Bose-Einstein condensation
Predicted in 1924 and first observed in 1995, the fifth state of matter is now under intense scrutiny
Atomic physics in ion traps
Atom interferometry, spacetime andreality
1997 Harrie Massey medal and prize
Fellows pleased with EU scheme
How universities benefit industry
Promoting new topics
Institute supports national science week events
New status for Belarussian radio-ecology institute
Swedish researchers seek support from foundations
Physics in Action
Physics adores a vacuum
Uplifting sight at low temperature
Laser ions ring local modes first
Quantum dots measure electron interference
Galileo results raise new questions about Ganymede
News & Analysis
Japan leads radio astronomers into space
Old stars are getting younger
ESA shelves long-term science plans
France plans new synchrotron source
Neutron sources
Physicists collaborate
Knowledge taxed
Pipe dream or tunnel vision?
Journal prices campaigner dies
No cash for crash clues
Satellites threaten science
Brash kids push UK to the top
US basic research stays steady
Editorial
Forum
Conduct and misconduct in science
Feedback
Cold dark matter under attack
Reviews
Switched on?
Roger Tayler
Yuli Khariton
Nanotechnology: Molecular Speculations on Global Abundance ed B C Crandall
Science of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes M S Dresselhaus, G Dresselhaus and P C Eklund
A History of Modern Planetary Physics Stephen Brush
Shadow of a Star: The Story of Supernova 1987A
