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Print edition: July 2006
Features
Understanding avalanches
Modelling avalanches in the lab
Particle physicists measure matter-antimatter flip
Monitoring transitions in B-mesons
Frontiers
Dry ice forms ultrahard glass
World's smallest fridge
Now you see it...
Photonic crystals boost engine efficiency
Model reveals property market is set to slump
News & Analysis
Europe targets blue-sky research
China and US join forces on neutrinos
LHC due for 2007 start
Ontario plans new nuclear plants
Big boost for small science in India
Satellite project meets heavy weather
New funding for world-class science
Spanish astronomers look to recapture past glories
Scientists hail genius of Nikola Tesla
Fusion negotiations wrapped up
When retirement looms
Editorial
Critical Point
Feedback
Is your research popular or not?
School physics must be minimalist
Reviews
Tragedy and the transistor
The ups and downs of William Shockley
A case of mistaken identity
Tragedy and the transistor
Careers
Physics at the scene of the crime
Once a physicist: Billy Pizer
Lateral Thoughts
Learning from America