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In depth: Nuclear & particle physics
Law and the end of the world
Feb 2, 2010 12 comments Feature
Edwin Cartlidge examines the case of a US lawyer who believes that the courts must step in if required to halt experiments like the Large Hadron Collider
Between the lines
Jan 5, 2010 Review
The other Oppenheimer, cooking for astronauts and the "amazing" Grace Hopper
Chasing nuclear rainbows
Jan 5, 2010 3 comments Review
J Samuel Walker describes the tortuous story of radioactive waste in the US
Measuring (almost) zero
Dec 1, 2009 8 comments Feature
Chad Orzel explains why a non-zero value for the electron's electric dipole moment could be the harbinger of "new physics"
Between the lines
Dec 1, 2009 Review
A round-up of the best books to put on your Christmas shopping list – or for someone else to buy for you
Web life: Colliding Particles
Nov 2, 2009 2 comments Review
Short films to get you ready for the switch-on of the Large Hadron Collider
A very good Englishman
Nov 2, 2009 Review
Graham Farmelo examines the letters of nuclear theorist Rudolf Peierls
Profiles of genius and persecution
Oct 1, 2009 Review
Dan Falk asks if anything unites the many Jewish successful physicists of the 20th century
The road to sustainability
Oct 1, 2009 1 comment Feature
"Sustainability" is the hottest topic in energy research today, but what does it actually mean? George Crabtree and John Sarrao describe what makes a technology sustainable, and outline the materials-science challenges standing between us and clean, long-lasting energy
Of gluons, atoms and strings
Sep 1, 2009 Feature
An unusual alliance between physicists who study ultrahot plasmas and ultracold atoms is yielding intriguing results – and may even lead to an experimental test for string theory, as Barbara Jacak reveals
The power of robotics
Jun 2, 2009 2 comments Opinion
Robotics competitions supply a vital missing link in science and engineering education, says Robert P Crease
