Reasons to be cheerful
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year
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Condensed-matter physicist to head DESY
Accelerator lab chooses nanostructure expert as new director
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NMR reaches the nanoscale
Diamond defects 'feel' tiny magnetic fields
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…And now for the next 20 years
Six leading physicists peek into the future
Two decades and counting…
Opening this special issue marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of Physics World, Matin Durrani says that the magazine still has a vital role to play in th...
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US Nobel laureates: vote Obama
Prize-winners rally behind Democratic nominee as he issues 'plan for science and innovation'
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Tiny microscope aims for Third World market
Device is the size of a penny and could be manufactured for as little as £5
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Glass arrested on the road to crystallization
Experiments on colloidal gels shed light on how glass is formed
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Viruses get X-rayed
New technique generates X-ray diffraction images of single viruses
Combination technique shows the strain
Moiré technique and electron holography combined to give 2D strain map
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