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Print edition: February 2000
Physics in Action
Novel crystals from pressured metals
Experimental attosecond science makes its debut
Simplicity works for superfluid helium
Pulsar may be strange star
Post-deadline
Neutrons caught in trap
Revealing the cat in the box
Stonehenge may have predicted lunar eclipses
News & Analysis
Debut for electron-laser surgery
Reversal of fortunes in UK
Literate physicist gets taste for fiction
Public seeks new dialogue
Neutrino factory gathers momentum
Secret cities seek longer-term support
Physics takes centre stage
From low temperatures to high profits
PhD students prefer life without science
Dennis Sciama
Neutrino work wins Wolf prize
US industry raises R&D spend
Unknown story makes headline
Row over test-ban evidence
Editorial
Forum
Facing up to ethical challenges
Reviews
High-water mark for H2O
Carl Sagan: the man revealed
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography, Simon Singh
Carl Sagan: A Life, Keay Davidson
Carl Sagan: A Life in the Cosmos, William Poundstone
H2O: A Biography of Water, Philip Ball
