Print edition: November 2006
Features
Cleaning up dark matter
In search of axions
Smart lenses
The promise of adaptive lenses
Drawing conclusions from graphene
The wonders of thin sheets of carbon
Frontiers
How to become an expert dowser
Image of nano doom
When two worlds collide
Lies, damned lies
Quantum gases feel the heat
Element 118 discovered
Interdisciplinary research splashes out
Magnetism of shopping
Radiation therapy feels the rhythm
News & Analysis
Ancient radiation earns Nobel acclaim
Two sites shortlisted for mega telescope
Scientists step up political pressure
Europe sets out its infrastructure needs
Reading plans to shut physics department
Writer leads cosmic think tank
Scientists probe climate's cosmic link
Invisibility cloak becomes reality
Top universities revealed
Against reductionism
Faulty hurricane forecasts prove costly
Bowling machine delivers new spin on cricket
Cosmology comes of age
Where passions run deep
Editorial
Forum
The doctorate in transition
Feedback
Getting the physics curriculum right
Carbon concerns
A bright future for uranium
A forked tale
Redefining fine-structure
Reviews
The primacy of doubt
Reflecting on climate change
The primacy of doubt
The Tao of mathematics
Particles and patriotism
Playing the science game
Seeking anthropic answers
Shelf life: Jennifer Ouellette
Careers
Taking the commercial route
Careers and people
Once a physicist: Julian Voss-Andreae
Lateral Thoughts
Back to the envelope