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Publishing News UK overtakes US in research impact UK now second in physics-quality league behind Canada Read article: UK overtakes US in research impact
Publishing Opinion and reviews The dream of open science Matin Durrani reviews Michael Nielsen’s Reinventing Discovery: the New Era of Networked Science Read article: The dream of open science
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Publishing Research update Physics World’s 2011 Books of the Year Find out who has won Physics World's prestigious Book of the Year award Read article: Physics World’s 2011 Books of the Year
Soft matter and liquids Video Physics and biology: a match made in heaven New resource for the teaching of biological physics to undergraduates Read article: Physics and biology: a match made in heaven
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