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Print edition: September 2002
Features
The Casimir effect: a force from nothing
The force could affect everything from micromachines to unified theories of nature
Atomic entanglement on a grand scale
One of the most bizarre and profound features of quantum mechanics could become its most useful
Physics with petawatt lasers
The latest high-power lasers are providing new approaches to fusion, nuclear physics and astrophysics
Physics in Action
Could the end be in sight for ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays?
Recent studies suggest that cosmic rays come from cosmologically distant sources
Polymer devices live longer
Ionic liquids can improve the performance of plastic devices that change colour or shape when a potential difference is applied to them
Electron bunches are cut down to size
Ultrashort pulses of light can control the motion of electrons ejected from molecules and produce electron beams just nanometres long
Butterfly state
Post-deadline
Exciting times for water
MgB2: mind the gaps
Electron microscopes go to new lengths
News & Analysis
The life and times of a popular scientist
Physicist Paul Davies has branched out to write about cosmology, religion and the origins of life
US scientists back ITER project
Uptake for A-level physics on the rise
Neutrino astronomy plunges the depths
US outlines space strategy
Standard Model challenged again
New support for CP violation
Scientific analysis backs test ban
Antigravity propulsion still up in the air
Lab looks for US talent
Gell-Mann and Joyce re-united in Dublin
Interdisciplinary institute goes global
Blind researcher who has a grand vision for science
Cosmologists collect Dirac medal
EPS announces prize winners
Llewllyn smith resigns from UCL
Editorial
Forum
Don't give yourself a bad name
Critical Point
The most beautiful experiment
Physics World readers vote for the "most beautiful experiment in physics"
Feedback
Use and abuse of our energy supply
Reviews
Nightclubs, beetles, spiders and maps
A New Kind of Sceince, Stephen Wolfram
Mathematical Vistas: From a Room With Many Windows, Peter Hilton, Derek Holton and Jean Pedersen
Opening the book of revelations
Lateral Thoughts
The most amazing 2 1/2 hours of my life
