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Print edition: October 2003
Features
Molecules in space
Astrobiology and the origins of life
Particle accelerators: to the LHC and beyond
The past, present and future of colliders
Physics in Action
Quantum-dot computing
All-optical solid-state quantum-logic gates
Molecules without electrons
Just add lasers and like-charges
Photonic band gaps deliver the goods
Conventional fibre optics beware!
Psychedelic liquid crystals
Post-deadline
No need for dark matter
Ultracold gases break records
Biomolecule behaves like a wave
News & Analysis
Why aquitards could be the answer
Inefficient qubits are not fit for the desktop
Huge radio telescope set for Australia
India to build fast-breeder reactor
NASA chastised for safety complacency
Wanted: project manager for world's largest telescope
China set for launch of manned mission
People, particles and purse-strings
Laser thermometer eyes up plasmas
New plays reveal Newton's dark side
Thomas Allibone: 1903-2003
Europe seeks the best postdocs
Car giant puts its faith in fuel cells
Editorial
How to get the message across
Cheesy problem challenges pupils
Putting the pop into popular science
The power of good publicity
Critical Point
The press is a foreign country
Feedback
Irish unhappiness
Medical benefits of nuclear physics
Reviews
Mysteries of the microcosm made clear
Particle physics made easy - by a Nobel laureate
Critical errors to avoid while presenting
The secrets of speaking in public
The Discovery of Subatomic Particles (2nd edn)
Careers
Patently right for inventive minds
Lateral Thoughts
A particular use of words
