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Print edition: August 2006
Features
A pressing matter
The surprises of science at high pressures
Tracking neutrino oscillations
The physics of underground neutrino beams
Fleeting genius
The strange story of Ettore Majorana
Frontiers
From the present to the past
Reducing friction at the nano scale
High-temperature superconductor reveals its true colours
Sing to the tune of sand
Light-emitting diodes target breast cancer
News & Analysis
Uk backs new nuclear generation
New Synchron source lights up
Laser could create dark-matter particles
A cool solution to waste disposal
Warning system found wanting
Schools get telescopes for free
Physics play scoops $10,000 prize
Listening for the sounds from the deep
US firm boosts solar-cell production
Countdown to space tourism
French leader seeks reform
Europe sets outs its collider vision
Bumpy ride for US underground lab
Editorial
Critical Point
Feedback
Keeping physics alive
Reviews
Seeing the whole picture
The story of holography
String theory gets knotted
Ready for lift off
100 years of astrophysics
Shelf Life: Frank Close
Seeing the whole picture
Careers
Made to measure
Lateral Thoughts
A physicist in a foreign land
