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Print edition: February 2006

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Tuning in to Titan

Revealing the mysteries of Saturn's biggest moon

The mystery of the skipping stone

How far can you skip a stone?

Plasmas surf the high-energy frontier

Towards a new type of accelerator

Photonic crystals shine on

Applications of holey materials

Frontiers

Ink-jet technology comes alive

Cause of cosmic magnetism is revealed

Coherent crystal shock

Turbocharged sensor

News & Analysis

Blogs add a new dimension to physics

Unveiling the physics bloggers

Italy sets its sights on the Moon

Imager reveals infant brain damage

Research council in crisis as leaders exit

NASA catches first cosmic dust

A physicist of many talents

California retains right to run Los Alamos

Mostly good, but some improvement needed

Physics firm targets new drugs

Sonofusion debate heats up

New leader for Japanese lab

US space science faces cuts

Future looks rosy for American collider

Editorial

The rise of the bloggers

Bloggers are good for physics

Fraud alert

Physicists must be wary of fraud

Forum

A better way to destroy plutonium

Critical Point

Curing anosognosia

Writers should not ignore science

Feedback

Reviews

The visionary who sparkled

The brilliant mind of J D Bernal

Linking thermodynamics with life

The impact of the second law

Shelf life: David Deutsch

The appeal of Ian McEwan

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Print edition: February 2006

Features

Plasmas surf the high-energy frontier

Photonic crystals shine on

Frontiers

Ink-jet technology comes alive

Cause of cosmic magnetism is revealed

Coherent crystal shock

Turbocharged sensor

News & Analysis

Italy sets its sights on the Moon

Imager reveals infant brain damage

Research council in crisis as leaders exit

NASA catches first cosmic dust

A physicist of many talents

California retains right to run Los Alamos

Mostly good, but some improvement needed

Physics firm targets new drugs

Sonofusion debate heats up

New leader for Japanese lab

US space science faces cuts

Future looks rosy for American collider

Editorial

Forum

A better way to destroy plutonium

Critical Point

Feedback

More problems with textbooks

Reviews

Linking thermodynamics with life

The visionary who sparkled

Linking thermodynamics with life

Careers

Space: the choice is endless

Once a physicist:Kevin Gell

Lateral Thoughts

The truth about teaching