Publishing Interview Keeping a close eye on the future President of the Optical Society of America, Christopher Dainty, on the future of optics Read article: Keeping a close eye on the future
Renewables Opinion and reviews Between the lines A trio of books about doomsday and disaster Read article: Between the lines
Publishing Research update Study queries open access benefits New research says open access papers attract more readers – but not more citations Read article: Study queries open access benefits
Publishing Video Explaining research: new tricks for new media View on demand: an online lecture presented by Dennis Meredith Read article: Explaining research: new tricks for new media
Publishing News US loses status as a ‘colossus of science’ Report says countries in Asia are beginning to equal the US Read article: US loses status as a ‘colossus of science’
Publishing Research update Peer review highly sensitive to poor refereeing, claim researchers Human foibles may drastically reduce scientific quality Read article: Peer review highly sensitive to poor refereeing, claim researchers
Publishing Opinion and reviews Web life: Just A Theory Just a Theory – good and bad science in the mainstream media Read article: Web life: Just A Theory
Publishing Opinion and reviews Web life: Trailblazing Trailblazing – enjoy the best papers from 350 years of the Royal Society Read article: Web life: Trailblazing
Publishing Research update Net widens for funding of arXiv Preprint server needs more cash to operate, say Cornell librarians Read article: Net widens for funding of arXiv