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Print edition: June 2008
Features
A taste of LHC physics
Studying B-mesons using the LHCb detector at CERN could provide the Large Hadron Collider with its first discoveries
Henri Becquerel: serendipitous brilliance
Was Becquerel's discovery of radioactivity luck or sheer genius?
Shedding light on life
Why new fluorescence-microscopy techniques are proving a challenge for physicists and biologists alike
Quanta
The world's youngest professor?
ILC is best bar none
Eddington, starring the Doctor
Save our telescope
Frontiers
Dark-matter claims disputed
Dawn of the memristor
'Pine tree' nanowires do the Eshelby twist
Auroral light is polarized
Ozone could clean up
News & Analysis
Giant array starts to take shape
Japanese lab produces its first neutrons
High-temperature superconducting wires power up
Row erupts over US firm's plan to import nuclear waste
Laureates hope letter to Bush will reverse budget woes
Theory institute appoints new head
Physicist named NASA science chief
CERN opens doors to dignitaries
Solar spacecraft cleared for take-off
Italian school students enjoy the ride
A voice for Muslims
Letters that made a journal
Record bid for Einstein letter
Editorial
Hard up
The UK's science-funding crisis could not have come at a worse time for the physics community
Forum
Free textbooks for all
Critical Point
A passion for boats
Robert P Crease discusses the enduring appeal of sailboats for retired mathematician Frank Sinden
Feedback
GCSE science debate
Decontamination puzzle
Inspiring students
Remembering Wheeler
Reviews
Spot the physicist
Differentiating between expertise and knowledge can be tricky, as Richard Jones finds out
Galileo's wondrous telescope
Rocket man
Sacred geometry
Facts of life
Groomed for success
Galaxy quest
Careers
Seeking new space explorers
A right royal appointment
Movers and shakers
Once a physicist: Eddie Morland
The journey from British Rail to head of the UK's Heath and Safety Laboratory
Lateral Thoughts
Beware the abdabs
