Policy and funding Opinion and reviews What made Bell Labs special? A history of Bell Labs, reviewed by Andrew Gelman Read article: What made Bell Labs special?
Policy and funding News Italy cancels €1bn SuperB collider Italian government pulls funding for particle accelerator Read article: Italy cancels €1bn SuperB collider
Policy and funding News Bill Foster regains US Congress seat Former Fermilab physicist beats Republican challenger in Illinios Read article: Bill Foster regains US Congress seat
Business and innovation Feature Starting from scratch Mehdi Yazdanpanah describes how he turned $500 and one great idea from his PhD research into a successful small business Read article: Starting from scratch
Policy and funding Video Keeping ahead: a look at physics in Japan View on demand: an online lecture presented by Adarsh Sandhu Read article: Keeping ahead: a look at physics in Japan
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews How to vote Robert P Crease reveals his tactic for determining the scientific qualifications of political candidates Read article: How to vote
Policy and funding Feature The academic pyramid Margaret Harris investigates the scarcity of permanent academic posts for PhD-trained physicists Read article: The academic pyramid
Telescopes and space missions Feature My life on Mars Ashley Dale recounts his experiences during a two-week stint at the Mars Desert Research Station, a facility in the Utah desert Read article: My life on Mars
Telescopes and space missions News US telescopes faced with closure Budget constraints threaten six observatories Read article: US telescopes faced with closure
Telescopes and space missions News India set for Mars mission in 2013 Government approves £70m orbiter to red planet Read article: India set for Mars mission in 2013
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