Print edition - index 1999
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Acoustics
- Sound waves rev up heat engines Atchley A Aug p21
American Physical Society
- Apr p3
- 11,000 physicists converge on Atlanta Rodgers P May p49
Applications
- Bouchaud J-P, Cizeau P, Laloux L, Potters M Jan p25
- Optical biosensors tackle the problem of drug abuse Athanassopoulou N, Maule C Feb p19
- Organic displays Kido J Mar p27
- Plastic electronics de Leeuw D Mar p31
- Physicists help tie up a knotty problem Apr p10
- Bray K Apr p17
- Magnetoelectronics de Boeck J, Borghs G Apr p27
- May p3
- Guinnessy P May p12
- Quantum cryptography takes to the air Hughes R, Nordholt J May p31
- Jun p3
- Haake S, Brody H Jun p19
- Quantum cascade lasers Capasso F, Gmachl C, Sivco D L, Cho A Y Jun p27
- Shedding new light on the wired world Doran N Jul p45
- Physicists prove Van Gogh painting is not a forgery Aug p9
- The physics of traffic Kerner B S Aug p25
- Physicists inject life into modelling Sep p9
- Modelling the money markets James J Sep p13
- Magnetic recording sets speed record Chantrell R & Hannay J Oct p22
- AEA finds winning formula Nov p8
- Industrial physicists embrace the future Jamieson V, Durrani M Dec p37
- Williams R S Dec p49
Astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology
- Spacecraft anomalies put gravity to the test Milgrom M Jan p20
- Gemini awaits first light Feb p10
- New telescope for Japan Feb p10
- Spectral share-out urged Mar p9
- Gamma-ray burst seen in new light May p5
- New observatory to solve cosmic puzzle May p8
- Array signals a new era May p9
- Recycled light improves gravity-wave detection Drever R May p20
- Baugh C, Frenk C May p25
- Search for extraterrestrial life looks up Jun p8
- Jul p3
- Mars clogs up space network Jul p13
- Spectrum deal for astronomers Jul p13
- Ellis R Jul p19
- Atoms against the universe Senovilla J, Mars M, Vera R Jul p20
- Total solar eclipses: magic, science and wonder Diego F Jul p31
- Particles feel the pull of space Aug p5
- Neutrino science enters new era Aug p7
- Chandra mission probes X-ray secrets Aug p11
- Intergalactic accuracy Sep p5
- Cautionary views of ancient astronomy North J Sep p52
- Flat-panel telescopes fight interference Oct p9
- Windmills, yardsticks and galaxies Burbidge M Oct p38
- From supernovae to black holes Charles P Nov p23
- Rowan-Robinson M Dec p25
- Life, the universe, but not quite everything Barrow J D Dec p31
- The new universe around the next corner Smolin L Dec p79
Atomic and molecular physics
- Cirac I, Zoller P Jan p22
- Juggling with time Feb p5
- Hijmans T Feb p17
- Condensation in a spin Mar p5
- Atom laser May p5
- Barriers, thresholds and negative ions Crothers D May p21
- Caesium puts pressure on the Standard Model Hinds E Jun p22
- Aug p3
- First for single photons Aug p5
- Ultracold fermion race is on Hulet R Aug p19
- Helmerson K, Hutchinson D, Burnett K, Phillips W D Aug p31
- Bose condensates make quantum leaps and bounds Castin Y, Dum R, Sinatra A Aug p37
- Double slits with water Sep p5
- Fermion gas achieves quantum degeneracy Oct p5
- Condensates in a whirl Nov p5
- Buckyball interference Nov p5
Australia
- Neutron lab boosts Australian research May p10
Awards and prizes
- 1999 Institute of Physics awards Jan p44
- Wolf prize honours quasicrystal pioneer Janot C Mar p45
- American Physical Society awards Mar p47
- Middle East prize faces an uncertain future Apr p10
- 1999 teachers awards recognize quality Apr p46
- Physicist wins religious prize May p53
- Max Born medal May p57
- EPS rewards quasiparticle research Buttiker M Aug p47
- Sep p3
- Theorist honoured for study Oct p42
- Holweck medal and prize presented Oct p44
- Standard Model wins Nobel prize Nov p7
- Win for chemical physicist Nov p7
- Nobel prize honours particle theorists Ross G Nov p47
- 2000 Institute of Physics awards Nov p50
Biophysics
- Physics and biology link up in US Feb p7
- Physicists size up DNA molecules Austin B Apr p18
- French P Jun p41
- Research scheme setback Aug p9
- Jamieson V Sep p25
- Varmus H Sep p27
- Radmacher M Sep p33
- The physics of protein folding Wolynes P G, Eaton W A Sep p39
- Networks of living cells Sep p45
- Physics with venom Oct p5
- Magnet therapy dismissed Oct p8
- Wave patterns diagnose heart defects Holden A Oct p20
- Polarizing eyes show way home Nov p5
- Physics boosts research into dyslexia Nov p9
- When physicists work with biologists Jamieson V Dec p40
- Consciousness: the physicist's view Holden A Dec p58
Books reviewed
- Mazwell's Demon: Why Warmth Disperses and Time Passes, Hans Christian von Baeyer Landauer R Jan p37
- Foundations of Complex-System Theories: In Economics, Evolutionary Biology and Statistical Physics, Sunny Auyang Ebeling W, Jiménez-Montaño M Jan p38
- Handbook of Applied Superconductivity, (ed) Bernd Seeber Grant P Jan p39
- The Deep Hot Biosphere, Thomas Gold Davies P Feb p39
- The Golem at Large: What You Should Know About Technology and The Golem: What You Should Know About Science, Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch Labinger J Feb p40
- Handbook of Science Communication, Anthony Wilson Clarke A Feb p41
- Heisenberg and the Nazi Atomic Bomb Project: A Study in German Culture, Paul Rose Hoffmann D Mar p41
- The River of Time, Igor Novikov Unruh B Mar p42
- The Natural Philosophy of James Clerk Maxwell, Peter Harman Garber E Mar p43
- Ludwig Boltzmann: The Man Who Trusted Atoms, Carlo Cercignani Flamm D Apr p39
- Understanding Materials Science: History, Properties, Applications, Rolf Hummel Harris J Apr p40
- Physics in conflict: From Antiquity to the New Millennium, Neil Porter Herschbach D Apr p41
- American Science in an Age of Anxiety: Scientists, Anticommunism and the Cold War, Jessica Wang Walker M May p45
- Life on Other Worlds: The 20th-Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate, Steven Dick Shostak S May p46
- From Hiroshima to the Iceman: The Development and Application of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Harry Gove Taylor E May p47
- The Stars Are Not Enough: Scientists - Their Passions and Professions, Joseph Hermanowicz Mermin D Jun p47
- Feynman and Computation: Exploring the Limits of Computers, Anthony Hey (ed) Steane A Jun p48
- Making Physics: A Biography of Brookhaven National Laboratory 1946-1972, Robert Crease Wilkinson D Jun p49
- The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory, Briane Greene Charap J Jul p43
- The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy, James Evans Dworetsky M Jul p44
- City of Light: The Story of Fibre Optics, Jeff Hecht Doran N Jul p45
- When Things Start to Think, Neil Gershenfeld Hey, T Aug p43
- J D Bernal: A Life in Science and Politics, Brenda Swann and Francis Aprahamian (ed) Brown A Aug p44
- Seven Wonders of the Cosmos, Jayant Narlikar Schick K Aug p45
- The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace: A History of Space from Dante to the Internet by Margaret Wertheim Albrecht A Sep p51
- Astronomy in Prehistoric Britain and Ireland by Clive Ruggles North J Sep p52
- Walther Nernst and the Transition to Modern Physical Sciences by Diana Barkan Hoffmann D Sep p53
- Innovation Business: The Story of AEA Technology, Stuart Nelson, Ken Currie, Peter Dawson and Stephen Aris Cottrell A Oct p37
- Measuring the Universe: The Historical Quest to Quantify Space, Kitty Ferguson Burbidge M Oct p38
- The Language of Physics: The Calculus and the Development of Theoretical Physics in Europe, 1750-1914, Elizabeth Garber Kox A Oct p39
- The End of Time: The Next Revolution In Our Understanding of the Universe, Julian Barbour Carr B Nov p37
- Quantum Generations: A History of Physics in the Twentieth Century, Helge Kragh Barkan D Nov p39
- The Sun, the Genome and the Internet: Tools of Scientific Revolution, Freeman Dyson Anderson P Nov p40
- The New World of Mr Tompkins, George Gamow and Russell Stannard Narlikar J Nov p41
- Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines, Jim Al-Khalili Krauss L Nov p42
- Dignifying Science, Jim Ottaviani Durrani M Nov p42
- How the Laser Happened: Adventures of a Scientist, Charles Townes Stenholm S Nov p43
- Music to move the Stars: My Life With Stephen, Jane Hawking Durrani M Nov p44
Canada
- Canada backs new synchrotron source May p10
Careers and employment
- Marshall W Feb p13
- Jun p3
- Is a post-doc good for your career? Jul p51
- Rockets launch student job prospects Johnston L Nov p11
- American dream Nov p15
CERN
- Bulgaria joins CERN Jul p13
- Accelerating physics teaching at CERN Hanley P Sep p55
Chaos, complexity and nonlinearity
- The physics of traffic Kerner B S Aug p25
- Fractal expressionism Taylor R, Micolich A & Jonas D Oct p25
- Complexity, catastrophe and physics Sornette D Dec p57
Climate change and the environment
- Clouding the issue Kirkby J Feb p16
- Climate change: the global view Lebeau A May p15
- Europe pins hopes on smaller satellites Jul p10
- Cautionary tales Buckmaster H; Lebeau A Aug p17
- Climate prediction is heavy weather Hasselmann K Dec p24
Computation and software
- Baugh C, Frenk C May p25
Condensed matter
- Thin films squeeze out domains Harris J, Awschalom D Jan p19
- Nanoelectronics needs new materials Alexe M Jan p21
- Electron waves in nanotubes Feb p5
- Colluding over colloids Donald A Feb p27
- Colossal magnetoresistance Fontcuberta J Feb p33
- Mar p3
- Nanotubes separate isotopes Mar p5
- Sticky secrets disclosed Mar p5
- Sonoluminescence and bubble stability Gaitan F Mar p20
- Quantum ratchets reroute electrons P Hänggi, Reimann P Mar p21
- Spinning electrons could lead electronics revolution Oestreich M, Rühle W Mar p22
- Mar p25
- Organic displays Kido J Mar p27
- Plastic electronics de Leeuw D Mar p31
- Magnets, molecules and quantum mechanics Barbara B. Gunther L Mar p35
- Nanotubes as test tubes Apr p5
- Weak ferromagnet challenges theorists Julian S Apr p20
- Magnetoelectronics de Boeck J, Borghs G Apr p27
- Quantum phase transitions Sachdev S Apr p33
- Faster magnetic memory Jun p5
- e/5 particles discovered Jun p7
- Quantum-state engineering in metal Ortega J E Jun p20
- Breaking chemical bonds Luckham P Jun p23
- Polymer diodes Friend R, Burroughes J, Shimoda T Jun p35
- Hologram is crystal clear Jul p5
- Solid start for solid-state quantum bits van der Wal C, Kouwenhoven L Jul p21
- Sonoluminescence - the plot thickens Putterman S Aug p18
- Devoret M Aug p23
- Bose condensates make quantum leaps and bounds Castin Y, Dum R, Sinatra A Aug p37
- A new spin on the quantum Hall effect Davies G Sep p20
- First sight of electrons Oct p5
- Magnetic recording sets speed record Chantrell R & Hannay J Oct p22
- Tranquada J Nov p19
- Capacitance reaches a new standard Quinn T Nov p22
- Tiny forces create shock waves de Gennes P Nov p24
- Glass physics: still not transparent Binder K, Baschnagel J, Kob W, Paul W Dec p54
- Rice M Dec p55
Denmark
- Safety probe at Danish lab Jul p13
- Danes name new research boss Aug p13
- Danes put faith in the stars Sep p12
Education
- Sex divides physicists Jan p8
- Universities get stamp of quality Jan p9
- Physics faces crisis in teaching Mar p7
- US rethinks school physics Mar p10
- Solutions offered to teaching crisis Chapman B Apr p15
- Students given new incentive to teach May p56
- Etkina E Aug p15
- Physics pupils enjoy success Sep p12
- Accelerating physics teaching at CERN Hanley P Sep p55
- Oct p3
- Top marks for physics teaching Cartlidge E Oct p7
- Physicists, don't go by the book Smolin L Oct p13
- Ogborn J Oct p29
- University physics looks to the future Cartlidge E Dec p72
Energy
- Energy research falters Sep p12
- Counting the true cost of energy Guinnessy P Dec p39
Europe
- Europe gets new research boss Oct p12
European Physical Society
- EPS goes public May p13
- EPS conference comes to London Wolfendale Sir A Jun p51
- EPS to focus on student shortage Jul p47
- EPS announces physical prizes Aug p13
- EPS rewards quasiparticle research Buttiker M Aug p47
- Europe's physicists descend on London Rodgers P, Jamieson V Oct p41
European Science Foundation
- New networks for Europe Jan p42
- Europe gets new schemes Mar p14
European Space Agency
- ESA looks up May p9
- ESA tightens its belt Jun p10
- Europe pins hopes on smaller satellites Jul p10
- ESA chooses Earth missions Nov p12
European Union
- New opportunities for EU researchers Feb p42
- Report damns Cresson Apr p12
- EU appoints physicist Aug p10
- Europe gets new research boss Oct p12
Facilities
- Europe plans magnet facility Jan p7
- DIAMOND sharpens up Jan p8
- France eyes up synchrotrons Jan p11
- German reator may get expensive refit Mar p7
- Next-generation synchrotron shapes up Apr p8
- Cywinski B Apr p13
- US neutron source feels the pressure May p8
- Neutron lab boosts Australian research May p10
- Canada backs new synchrotron source May p10
- Synchrotron up for grabs Jul p11
- French fury at synchotron deal Durrani M, Sanders E Sep p7
- Tension over ticket system Oct p10
Fluid dynamics
- Belmonte A, Moses E Apr p21
- Flash light May p5
- Turbulence nears a final answer Frisch U Dec p53
Foresight
- Broader role for Foresight Jan p11
- Research survey announced Oct p45
France
- France eyes up synchrotrons Jan p11
- Large facilities face cuts Feb p8
- French researchers are told to innovate Feb p11
- France focuses on Mégajoule project Mar p10
- France reforms school system Apr p12
- France gets nano-tech nework Apr p12
- Further reforms exasperate physicists May p11
- Young physicists help research reforms Jul p9
- Synchrotron up for grabs Jul p11
- France faces retirement threat Jul p13
- New boss for French firm Aug p10
- Tragedy at French observatory Aug p13
- French fury at synchotron deal Durrani M, Sanders E Sep p7
- Astronomers face squeeze on funding Oct p9
- Users face SPIRAL delays Nov p9
Fusion
- Voss D Mar p12
- Dispute threatens JET extension May p7
- UK joins US laser project Jul p13
- Justice at JET? Gondhalekar A Jul p17
- Taking a small-scale approach to fusion Wootton A Jul p46
- JET staff close to final deal Aug p13
- Realizing the potential of fusion energy Jacquinot J Dec p23
Geophysics
- Earth's poles may switch Feb p8
Germany
- Germany to close reactors Jan p11
- Germany set to abandon nuclear power Feb p9
- Germany ups science spending Feb p12
- German reator may get expensive refit Mar p7
- Research mix is criticized Mar p11
- Physicist runs for top job Mar p11
- New director named for DESY Aug p13
History of physics
- Voss D Mar p12
- Still uncertain about Heisenberg Mar p41
- Boltzmann: a disordered genius Flamm D Apr p39
- Atomic secrets and the red scare Walker M May p45
- Heisenberg faces more uncertainty Rose P; Brückner R Jun p17
- J D Bernal: genius yes, sage no Brown A Aug p44
- Nernst: architect of physical revolution Hoffmann D Sep p53
- Taking a fresh look at maths and physics Kox A Oct p39
- Nov p3
- Toulouse G Nov p13
- Rigden J Nov p27
- Frederick Guthrie: a man of action Stilwell D Nov p33
- Durrani M, Rodgers P Dec p7
- Physics before Galileo Wallace W Dec p15
- The Manhattan Project: an enduring legacy Crease R P Dec p59
Industry and innovation
- Feb p3
- Slim-line GEC turns to telecoms market Feb p11
- French researchers are told to innovate Feb p11
- Colluding over colloids Donald A Feb p27
- Small firms now healthier Mar p14
- Flat profits hit AEA Technology May p13
- No life in 'knowledge pool' Jun p9
- Photonic clusters promise bright future Kenward M Jun p12
- UK told to commercialize Oct p12
- Industry and R&D Tubbs M Oct p33
- How the AEA became a business Cottrell A Oct p37
- AEA finds winning formula Nov p8
- IT holds the key to growth Nov p8
- High-tech index launched Nov p10
- Industrial physicists embrace the future Jamieson V, Durrani M Dec p37
- Williams R S Dec p49
Institute of Physics
- 1999 Institute of Physics awards Jan p44
- Help us celebrate 125 years of physics Jan p46
- A message from the Prime Minister Jan p46
- On the trail of physics Feb p46
- Fellows receive New Year's honours Feb p47
- Language exam for scientists Feb p47
- Institute council, Feb p49
- Congress to debate value of Nobel prize Mar p49
- Policy issues Mar p49
- Council news Mar p50
- Institute's engineering status grows Mar p50
- Apr p3
- The spice of life May p3
- The many faces of physics go on display at congress May p54
- Wealth creation wins congress vote May p54
- Physicists tackle crime and aging May p55
- Physics needs new connections May p55
- Students win communication contest May p57
- Sixth-formers rise to teaching challenge Parvin L Jun p54
- Student membership in good health Jun p55
- Students get a taste of new physics Jun p55
- New forum for 'twenty-somethings' Jun p56
- Council news Jun p56
- Is a post-doc good for your career? Jul p51
- Institute supports teacher development schemes Jul p52
- Celebrating physics at the Commons Jul p52
- Memorial plaque to Wheatstone Aug p51
- New conference for Congress 2000: how physicists shape the Internet Aug p51
- Commitment to innovation in publishing Sep p59
- Role of physics in vocational study Sep p60
- Honorary treasurer John Lewis retires Sep p61
- Ogborn J Oct p29
- A welcome to all first-year students Oct p43
- Fair puts journals in the spotlight Oct p44
- Congress 2000 - Physics in Action Oct p44
- UK physics to be scrutinized Nov p12
- Frederick Guthrie: a man of action Stilwell D Nov p33
- 2000 Institute of Physics awards Nov p50
- Congress 2000: something for the public Nov p54
International
- Trieste: bridging the scientific divide Jan p41
- Team-work needed to meet global goals Mar p9
- Where science meets diplomacy Gardner K Apr p43
- From Atlanta to Budapest May p13
- Taking a small-scale approach to fusion Wootton A Jul p46
- Roadmap for science lacks fine detail Durrani M Aug p12
- Sep p3
- Industry and R&D Tubbs M Oct p33
- Salam's bright idea Khan S A Nov p15
Internet
- Soul-searching on the Internet Albrecht A Sep p51
Ireland
- New money for Irish science Jan p11
Italy
- Relaunching Italy's space programme Feb p10
Japan
- Science beats recession Feb p8
Lasers and optics
- Zeolites shrink lasers Jan p5
- Ultrashort light pulses: life in the fast lane Kapteyn H, Murnane M Jan p31
- Optical biosensors tackle the problem of drug abuse Athanassopoulou N, Maule C Feb p19
- Abram I Feb p21
- Bray K Apr p17
- Single photons on demand Rarity J Apr p19
- Lasers see nuclear firsts May p5
- Recycled light improves gravity-wave detection Drever R May p20
- New levels of precision for lasers Jun p5
- Photonic clusters promise bright future Kenward M Jun p12
- Lasers and optics Jun p25
- Quantum cascade lasers Capasso F, Gmachl C, Sivco D L, Cho A Y Jun p27
- Polymer diodes Friend R, Burroughes J, Shimoda T Jun p35
- French P Jun p41
- First for single photons Aug p5
- The many wavelengths of light Yamamoto Y Aug p22
- Helmerson K, Hutchinson D, Burnett K, Phillips W D Aug p31
- US laser project besieged by problems Oct p8
- Air-filled fibres could speed up the Web Yablonovitch E Nov p20
Lateral thoughts
- Falling hurts Horsewell I Jan p56
- Physics, economics and Hollywood Rodenburg J Feb p60
- Physics on sale - Brazilian style De Campos Valadares E Mar p64
- A bluffer's guide to lab demonstration Leyshon G Apr p64
- Tyred law Wright P May p72
- The accountant's delusion Wheldon T Jun p72
- Dramatic victory for vectors Dickson D Jul p64
- Baboons, lions and water safety McGuigan K Aug p64
- The physics of lost things Jonathan D Sep p76
- Top tips for a successful PhD Hutchinson A Oct p56
- In the year 2099... Williamson C Nov p68
Mathematical and statistical physics
- Family ties Apr p5
- Physicists help tie up a knotty problem Apr p10
- Quantum phase transitions Sachdev S Apr p33
- Frustration and simulation Stauffer D May p23
- Good news for salesmen Aug p5
- The physics of protein folding Wolynes P G, Eaton W A Sep p39
- Blind spot may reveal vacuum radiation Rosu H Oct p21
- Turbulence nears a final answer Frisch U Dec p53
Metrology
- Capacitance reaches a new standard Quinn T Nov p22
Microscopy
- Radmacher M Sep p33
Miscellaneous
- Jan p3
- Silence of the violins Jan p5
- Physics steals the show Jan p7
- Bouchaud J-P, Cizeau P, Laloux L, Potters M Jan p25
- Physics versus the law Feb p3
- Physicist on the bright side of the law Feb p9
- Belmonte A, Moses E Apr p21
- Quiet violin Juhi-Lian Ting J May p17
- Haake S, Brody H Jun p19
- New spy claims meet firm denial Jul p7
- Spy allegations break out in the US Jul p7
- Physicists prove Van Gogh painting is not a forgery Aug p9
- Sci-fi to be studied in UK degree Aug p9
- Sir Rudolf Peierls was not a spy Dalitz R Oct p15
- Fractal expressionism Taylor R, Micolich A & Jonas D Oct p25
- Polarizing eyes show way home Nov p5
- Durrani M, Rodgers P Dec p7
- A brief history of physics and religion Cartlidge E Dec p69
Netherlands
- New magnets for Holland Mar p14
Nuclear physics
- First hint of element 114 seen in Dubna Feb p7
- Hydrogen clusters get critical Bonasera A Feb p20
- Team-work needed to meet global goals Mar p9
- Hofmann S Mar p19
- Quarks unleashed at low energy Rafelski J, Müller B Mar p23
- Lasers see nuclear firsts May p5
- Walker P May p19
- Paving the way for nuclear polymers von Oertzen W May p22
- Collider targets new state of matter Jun p9
- Brand new superheavies Jul p5
- Discharge of duty Shaw R Jul p18
- Supersymmetry in nuclei Sep p5
- Nickel-48 discovered Oct p12
- Van Isacker P Oct p19
- Users face SPIRAL delays Nov p9
- Unstable nuclei reveal the need for a complete theory of the nucleus Tanihata I Dec p22
Nuclear power
- Germany set to abandon nuclear power Feb p9
- Lords call for a repository May p11
- Cartlidge E Jul p8
- New boss for French firm Aug p10
- BNFL set for partial sale Aug p10
- Nuclear waste needs more effort Walker P, Gelletly B Aug p17
- UK rethink on plutonium Sep p12
- How the AEA became a business Cottrell A Oct p37
Nuclear weapons
- US looks for a new source of tritium Jan p10
- France focuses on Mégajoule project Mar p10
- Science finds it difficult to keep secrets Apr p9
- Why nuclear verification is vital Milne T, Wilson H Jul p15
- Alternative needed before disarming Bradley R Sep p17
- US laser project besieged by problems Oct p8
- Nov p3
- US votes against test ban Nov p10
Obituaries
- Nicholas Kemmer Jan p43
- Nicholas Kurti Feb p44
- Geoffrey Bryant Feb p45
- Andrew Keller Apr p44
- Alan Owen Apr p45
- Baron Phillips of Ellesmere May p50
- Glenn Seaborg May p51
- Bjørn Wiik May p52
- Gerhard Herzberg Jun p52
- Richard Whorlow Jun p53
- Rolf Landauer Jul p48
- Carl Aminoff Jul p49
- Sir William McCrea Jul p49
- Daniel F Walls Aug p48
- Alan Johnstone Aug p48
- Arthur Schawlow Aug p49
- Sir Clifford Charles Butler Sep p56
- Fenia Berz Sep p57
- Alan Duncan Oct p42
- Michael Duesbery Nov p48
- Paul Butcher Nov p48
Particle physics
- B-meson breakthrough Jan p5
- New ripples in beta decay Feb p5
- Quarks unleashed at low energy Rafelski J, Müller B Mar p23
- Zero-sum games Apr p3
- Particle laboratories clash over precedence of 'new' discovery Apr p7
- UK digs deep in search for dark matter Apr p8
- New detectors join the antimatter quest May p9
- CP and T violations: new results leave open questions Quinn H, Hewett J May p37
- Extra dimensions round the corner? Abel S Jun p21
- Caesium puts pressure on the Standard Model Hinds E Jun p22
- NASA spreads its wings Jul p10
- String theory: simple yet elegant Charap J Jul p43
- Particles feel the pull of space Aug p5
- Neutrino science enters new era Aug p7
- Cartlidge E Sep p8
- Burrows P Sep p22
- Standard Model wins Nobel prize Nov p7
- Decay anomaly points to neutrino relics Gatti F Nov p21
- Davies P Dec p21
- Ellis J Dec p43
- The new universe around the next corner Smolin L Dec p79
Philosophy of science
- What is truth? Josephson B Feb p15
- Sokal A, Bricmont J; Garrett A Feb p15
- Thomsen M Mar p15
- Toulouse G Nov p13
- Rotblat J Dec p65
- A brief history of physics and religion Cartlidge E Dec p69
Physics and finance
- Bouchaud J-P, Cizeau P, Laloux L, Potters M Jan p25
- Modelling the money markets James J Sep p13
- Dacorogna M Sep p19
Publishing and public understanding
- Hold the front page Jan p3
- Physicists look to the public Jan p11
- String theory tops the best-seller list Apr p9
- The spice of life May p3
- Café society gets scientific Jun p8
- Mackintosh R, Lovas R, Schopper H Jun p15
- New spy claims meet firm denial Jul p7
- Nobel laureate goes back to school Gwynne P Jul p12
- Societies agree on publishing Jul p13
- Science museum seeks to inspire Holgate S A Sep p11
- Foreigners lead US science Sep p12
- Magnet therapy dismissed Oct p8
- Durrani M Oct p11
- Physicists must learn to love the public Durrani M Dec p71
Quantum physics
- Cirac I, Zoller P Jan p22
- Abram I Feb p21
- Quantum ratchets reroute electrons P Hänggi, Reimann P Mar p21
- Magnets, molecules and quantum mechanics Barbara B. Gunther L Mar p35
- Single photons on demand Rarity J Apr p19
- May p3
- Guinnessy P May p12
- Quantum cryptography takes to the air Hughes R, Nordholt J May p31
- Solid start for solid-state quantum bits van der Wal C, Kouwenhoven L Jul p21
- Fermions go it alone Martin T Jul p22
- The many wavelengths of light Yamamoto Y Aug p22
- Steane A Sep p17
- Buckyball interference Nov p5
- Davies P Dec p21
- Leggett T Dec p73
Russia
- Letokhov V Jan p14
- Youthful solution to Russian crisis Rees G, Kapitza A Mar p17
- Wolfendale A May p17
Space science and the solar system
- Relaunching Italy's space programme Feb p10
- Jul p3
- Mars shows its stripes Golombek M P Jul p23
- Dunkin S, Heather D Jul p25
- Total solar eclipses: magic, science and wonder Diego F Jul p31
- The Kuiper Belt Jewitt D Jul p37
- NASA sets sights on Mercury and comet Aug p11
- Supersonic winds whirl round Jupiter Tennyson J Aug p20
- Sun's magnetic surprise Arnold N Sep p21
- Rockets launch student job prospects Johnston L Nov p11
- Solar magnetic field poses problems Tobias S, Weiss N Dec p56
Students
- Problems for PhDs come into the open Jul p9
- Oct p3
- Physicists, don't go by the book Smolin L Oct p13
- A welcome to all first-year students Oct p43
- Rockets launch student job prospects Johnston L Nov p11
Superconductivity
- Excitations in exotic superconductors Hayden S Feb p18
- Micro-mechanics looks at superconductors Jun p5
- Platinum powder reveals metal superconductivity Jul p5
- Devoret M Aug p23
- Tranquada J Nov p19
- Rice M Dec p55
Switzerland
- Budget boost for Swiss science Jan p9
UK
- DIAMOND sharpens up Jan p8
- Physics misses out again Jan p8
- Universities get stamp of quality Jan p9
- Closer links with industry Jan p11
- Broader role for Foresight Jan p11
- Slim-line GEC turns to telecoms market Feb p11
- UK reshuffles science - again Feb p12
- Size counts with students Feb p12
- Research panel boss chosen Feb p12
- Physics faces crisis in teaching Mar p7
- Drop in demand for PhDs Mar p14
- UK digs deep in search for dark matter Apr p8
- Tax boost for small firms in UK Apr p12
- Cash injection for physics labs Apr p12
- UK targets older graduates for teaching May p7
- Lords call for a repository May p11
- Equipment boost for UK physics Jun p7
- Pugwash on Aldermaston Jun p13
- Problems for PhDs come into the open Jul p9
- Why nuclear verification is vital Milne T, Wilson H Jul p15
- Physics research to get Lottery funding Aug p7
- Research scheme setback Aug p9
- Sci-fi to be studied in UK degree Aug p9
- BNFL set for partial sale Aug p10
- UK laser to be upgraded Aug p13
- Assessment panel named Sep p10
- Top marks for physics teaching Cartlidge E Oct p7
- Tension over ticket system Oct p10
- Daresbury on a knife-edge Oct p10
- UK told to commercialize Oct p12
- UK identifies its technology needs Nov p8
US
- US looks for a new source of tritium Jan p10
- Physics and biology link up in US Feb p7
- US decides on tritium source Feb p12
- Mar p3
- Budget brings mixed news for physicists Mar p8
- Next-generation synchrotron shapes up Apr p8
- US neutron source feels the pressure May p8
- Mixed messages in the US Jun p10
- Spy scare spreads across US Jun p13
- NASA spreads its wings Jul p10
- Nobel laureate goes back to school Gwynne P Jul p12
- US rescues neutron source Jul p13
- Shake-up starts at energy department Gwynne P Aug p8
- US takes on nanotechnology Aug p13
- America's 'Mr Science' dies Aug p13
- Hard times ahead for US Sep p10
- US laser project besieged by problems Oct p8
- US votes against test ban Nov p10
- Budget boost for US science Nov p12
Women in physics
- How to combine physics and a family Holgate S A Apr p11