Optics and photonics Analysis The reality of negative refraction Materials with negative refractive indices do exist Read article: The reality of negative refraction
Optics and photonics Analysis Negative reaction to negative refraction An unusually heated debate is emerging over a new kind of refraction Read article: Negative reaction to negative refraction
Environment and energy Analysis Strange events hit rural England Physicists dismiss "microlepton" technology as pseudo-scientific nonsense Read article: Strange events hit rural England
Soft matter and liquids Analysis Bubble fusion: fact or fiction? Claims of table-top nuclear fusion have received a hostile reaction Read article: Bubble fusion: fact or fiction?
Projects and facilities Analysis Physicists push themselves to the limit Frost bite, no toilets and polar bears - these are some of the hazards that physicists face when working in hostile environments. But, as Paula Gould reports, they seem to enjoy it Read article: Physicists push themselves to the limit
Publishing Analysis Web server celebrates a decade of hits Peter Gwynne looks at the huge impact of the Los Alamos pre-print server Read article: Web server celebrates a decade of hits
Particle and nuclear Analysis Where did all the antimatter go? Measurements of B mesons confirm that the Standard Model of particle physics cannot explain why the universe is made of matter rather than antimatter Read article: Where did all the antimatter go?
Particle and nuclear Analysis Muons threaten Standard Model Katie Pennicott asks if the Standard Model of particle physics has finally cracked Read article: Muons threaten Standard Model
Education and outreach Analysis Wanted: teachers young or old Paula Gould reports on why the recruitment of physics teachers in England and Wales has slumped to an all-time low
Accelerators and detectors Analysis CERN split over collider closure Many researchers at the particle-physics laboratory are unhappy that the management has not given LEP an extension Read article: CERN split over collider closure
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