Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Between the lines An insider’s guide to the Curiosity rover, a history of fusion and a guide to difficult mathematical problems, reviewed by Margaret Harris Read article: Between the lines
Telescopes and space missions Feature A fusion of minds Richard Corfield examines the mystery of the astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell's visit to the Soviet Union in 1963 Read article: A fusion of minds
Education and outreach Opinion and reviews Between the lines Books of experiments to do on a weekend, a beginner's guide to scepticism and a travelling tale of tokamaks, reviewed by Margaret Harris Read article: Between the lines
Stars and solar physics Research update Quantum corrections could boost combustion models How to lower the risk of hydrogen explosions at nuclear plants Read article: Quantum corrections could boost combustion models
Renewables Opinion and reviews Keeping the lights on after 2100 Paul Michael Grant reviews Robert Laughlin's Powering the Future Read article: Keeping the lights on after 2100
Ultracold matter News Our favourite pictures of 2011 From Batman under the microscope to dancing black holes Read article: Our favourite pictures of 2011
Nuclear power Feature Firm takes middle ground to fusion Fusion demonstrator could cost fraction of a standard reactor, as Hamish Johnston reports Read article: Firm takes middle ground to fusion
Vacuum and cryogenics Feature Magnet challenges for ITER ITER uses complex magnets to control a 150 million Kelvin plasma, as Daniel Clery explains Read article: Magnet challenges for ITER
Nuclear physics Research update Laser heats up fusion quest World's largest laser creates conditions for "ignition" Read article: Laser heats up fusion quest
Nuclear fusion Video ITER – a fusion facility worth building Despite its huge price tag, Chris Llewellyn Smith insists that the massive €13bn ITER fusion experiment is money well spent Read article: ITER – a fusion facility worth building