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Print edition: February 2008
Features
Radio giants come into focus
New observations could shed light on galaxies that have radio “lobes” spanning hundreds of millions of light-years
William Cavendish: the man behind the lab
Looking at the founding father of the Cavendish Laboratory
Quanta
World's smallest bible
Room service
Screen star
Showered with surprises
Frontiers
Big burst fails to make waves
Monopoles no ice
Dark-matter map illuminates dark energy's push
Cloak of silence revealed
Scanning speeds ahead
News & Analysis
US physicists face tough year ahead
Physicists count the cost of opposition to the Pope
Protests put top job for ex-CERN boss in limbo
Firm offers $1.6bn lift into space
UK launches review into physics
Telescope project gets $30m in gifts
Canada replaces nuclear-safety chief
KEK outlines bold future for article physics
UK government opts for nuclear power
A passion for history
Quantum physicist joins Japan's elite
Editorial
Forum
Giving students a taste of research
Critical Point
Constant failure
Robert P Crease wonders if fundamental constants like π and h are the most appropriate to use
Feedback
Diamond is on budget
MAGIC clarifications
Co-operation – not competition – wins race
Fortran experiences
More physics twins
Don't panic – bathe!
Spin pioneers
Reviews
Blog life: Dynamics of Cats
Steinn Sigurdsson on theories of everything, funding crises and cured skate
Thinking big
A star-studded adventure
Something from nothing
Divine inspiration
Joyriding through physics
Careers
Once a physicist: Chris Rapley
The new boss of London’s Science Museum on solar flares, climate change and communicating with the public
Careers and people
Lateral Thoughts
The Institute of Psychics?