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Print edition: October 2000
Physics in Action
Ferromagnetic superconductor revealed
New route to electron emission
The fractional quantum Hall effect goes organic
Astronomers probe a wobbling pulsar
Electron scattering sheds light on the strong force
Post-deadline
The bubble bursts for the snapping shrimp
Frequency chains get short shift
New black hole weighs in
News & Analysis
CERN extends search for Higgs
DERA physicists prepare to go private
SOLEIL rises for French researchers
Shaky reception for VIRGO
A brave new world for Italian higher education
US seeks to lighten the post-PhD blues
Electricity warehouse will shift the balance of power
Lenses form bad vibrations
Astronomy joins battle on cancer
Europe heads for Mercury
UK faces teaching crisis
Six-year delay for US laser
Extra cash for French research
Japan pumps money into IT
Uk tackles space invaders
Top French job for physicist
Astronomy joins battle on cancer
Editorial
Forum
Collaborations win in industry
Feedback
UK plasma physics in state of decline
Positive bias to paranormal claims
Institute's new president takes over
Points mean prizes
Reviews
Consequences of Chernobyl exposed
Celebrating a nation's neglected hero
Hawking: the cardboard creation
God and Stephen Hawking by Robin Hawdon
Rutherford: Scientist Supreme, John Campbell
Celebrating a nation's neglected hero
Chernobyl Record:The Definitive History of the Chernobyl Catastrophe, Richard Mould
Careers
So you want to do a Phd?
