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Print edition: April 1998
Features
Patrick Blackett: sailor, scientist, socialist
Digital broadcasting: the future of television
Building a firm foundation for the future,
Hungary celebrates centenary of nuclear physicist
Physics in Action
Microscopy breaks the speed limit
Atomic precision pays off in the nucleus
Light beats the diffraction limit
Listening to the sound of breaking glass
Listening to the sound of broken
Post-deadline
Tiny device measures tiny changes
News & Analysis
Evidence for anti-gravity
Five-year phone dispute ends
Budget exceeds expectation
What will follow the LHC?
Election ousts Danish ministers
EU investment falls behind
Astronomers focus on the future
France encourages innovation
Max Planck society looks to nest century
German nanotechnology boost
Students face hard choices
UK minister praises physics
Diversification agency to be created
New ideas for university reform await new money
Government raises profile of science
New agendas need new visions
Forum
Astronomy,
particle physics and crisis management
Feedback
Climate change: some solutions
Reviews
Pure science leads to progress
Under the surface of a star
To Light Such a Candle,
Keith Laidler
The Truth of Science: Physical Theories and Reality,
Roger Newton
S Chandrasekhar - The Man Behind the Legend,
Kameshwar Wali (ed)
Decline increasing: normality declining,
What is truth in science?