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Print edition: August 1999
Features
Bose condensates make quantum leaps and bounds
EPS rewards quasiparticle research
Physics in Action
Ultracold fermion race is on
Supersonic winds whirl round Jupiter
Sound waves rev up heat engines
The many wavelengths of light
Post-deadline
Particles feel the pull of space
News & Analysis
Neutrino science enters new era
Physics research to get Lottery funding
Shake-up starts at energy department
Physicists prove Van Gogh painting is not a forgery
Sci-fi to be studied in UK degree
BNFL set for partial sale
Chandra mission probes X-ray secrets
NASA sets sights on Mercury and comet
Roadmap for science lacks fine detail
JET staff close to final deal
US takes on nanotechnology
Tragedy at French observatory
New director named for DESY
EPS announces physical prizes
America's 'Mr Science' dies
Danes name new research boss
Feedback
Nuclear waste needs more effort
Sonoluminescence - the plot thickens
Baboons, lions and water safety
Reviews
Computers can have feelings too
A universe queerer than we can suppose
When Things Start to Think, Neil Gershenfeld
J D Bernal: A Life in Science and Politics, Brenda Swann and Francis Aprahamian (ed)
J D Bernal: genius yes, sage no
Seven Wonders of the Cosmos, Jayant Narlikar