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Print edition: January 2000
Physics in Action
Molecular electronics on the cheap
Radioactivity reveals how crisps mix
Quantum fluids create a stir in the lab
Patterns in chaotic mixing
Post-deadline
Carbon nanotubes lead the way to nanotweezers
The Earth's mantle in a lab bottle
Photonic crystals in 3-D
News & Analysis
UK physics gains funding boost
Magazine attack prompts DESY debate
Laser star could clean up observations
NASA under the spotlight
New chapter opens in X-ray astronomy
UK investment lags behind
Microwave alternative to hysterectomy
JET research wins reprieve
The silicon route to quantum computing
Natural-born problem solvers
Europe approves long-range neutrino experiment
Japan cuts rocket losses
Brookhaven reactor to close
Cambridge research most cited
Editorial
Feedback
Making something out of nothing
Reviews
Advice for the high-tech entrepreneur
Talk about the communications miracle
Practical hints for classy demos
The Resouceful Physics Teacher: 600 Ideas for Creative Teaching, Keith Gibbs
Advice for the high-tech entrepreneur
Technological Entrepreneurism: Enterprise Formation, Financing and Growth, Marlo Cardullo
Getting the Message: A History of Communications, Laszlo Solymar
The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie: The Science and Aesthetics of Tie Knots, Thomas Fink and Yong Mao
