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Print edition: April 1997
Features
Electron energy-loss spectroscopy
Danes unveil research strategy
Europe's space scientists seek room to manoeuvre
J J Thomson and the discovery of the electron
Electron-beam lithography
Institute renews its agreement with research council
Dutch research praised by international panel
Scientists without white coats
Physics in Action
Stardust gives clues to the age of our galaxy
Lasers probe long range molecular states
Looking inside granular materials
Molecular magnetism takes off
DESY double offers high hopes for new physics
News & Analysis
Italy invests in hadron therapy
Framework programme criticized
Basic research bounces back at Bell Labs
Europe's top firms stick to near-market R&D
Physicist to run Korean science
Euroball kicks off in Italy
New postgraduate hits thesis jackpot
Physics get funding boost
Societies lobby for R&D cash
Editorial
Japan pays for CERN's anti-atoms
Reviews
Cosmology and Controversy: The Historical Development of Two Theories of the Universe Helge Kragh
Electron: A Centenary Volume
Invention by Design: How Engineers Get From Thought to Thing Henry Petroski
Where Does the Weirdness Go? David Lindley