Print edition: May 2002
Features
The origin of neutrino mass
New data on neutrinos force revisions in the Standard Model of particle physics
Football physics
The 2002 World Cup gives physicists the chance to muse on the mechanics of football
The poetry of James Clerk Maxwell
Physics in Action
The magnetic attraction of Jupiter
Space scientists get their best view yet of Jupiter's magnetic field
Surround-sound sensation
High-quality surround sound from a single loudspeaker
The road to new materials
Chemistry promises made-to-measure transition-metal compounds
E-tongue tastes success
Sensors speed up production in the Swedish dairy industry
Post-deadline
Quantum clones emerge
Quark star
Nanoscale microscopy
News & Analysis
EU outlines research challenge
Thwarted theorist advertises his beliefs
Pentagon axes contract with its science advisors
Answers to cosmic questions
...while Viatron fails to survive
Shell places its faith in solar energy
Fast track to technology development
Solutions to the skills gap
Labs need cash injection
NASA mission targets Mercury
New Zealand seeks out excellence
Australian reactor given green light
Pioneer of the paranormal
Writers face the language barrier
Editorial
Nuclear lab sees exotic success...
The route to invention and innovation
Forum
Looking at how we teach physics
Critical Point
Reviews
Revealing the Universe: The Making of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
John Credland reviews the story of the X-ray observatory
Our Cosmic Habitat, Martin Rees
The Golden Years of Theoretical Physics, Jagdish Mehra (ed)
Golden years skip who got silver