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Print edition - index 2009

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Applications

  • Fishing for energy Jan p5
  • Oil pipes and arteries Jan p21

Art and science

  • New initiative links scientists and entertainers Jan p11
  • Atomic arias Jan p34
  • Last tango at Fermilab Jan p37
  • When Eddington met Einstein Jan p37
  • Science is not always a BLAST Jan p37

Astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology

  • Dark matter in the ATIC Jan p4
  • Cosmologists puzzle over mystery in the cosmos Jan p5
  • Asia joins forces in radio astronomy Jan p9
  • Europe unveils 20-year road map Jan p9
  • Atlantic observatory starts up Jan p11
  • Let the global astronomy celebrations begin Cartright E and Banks M Jan p12
  • Shock and awe Bourne N Jan

Awards and prizes

  • Nobel for one, not all Jan p20

Books reviewed

  • Lord Kelvin, revolutionary scientist Jan p36

Careers and employment

CERN

  • CERN releases damage assessment Jan p11

Condensed matter

  • Droplets get third lobe Jan p4

Education

  • What's your favourite planet? Jan p48

Energy

  • Fishing for energy Jan p5

Europe

  • Carbon-capture and gamma-ray labs top Euro wish list Jan p6

European Space Agency

  • Europe and US seek collaboration on missions to Mars Jan p7

Facilities

  • Carbon-capture and gamma-ray labs top Euro wish list Jan p6
  • European synchotron secures €177m for upgrade Jan p7
  • Rough Diamond Jan p20

Geophysics

Gravity and general relativity

History of physics

  • Salam's independence Jan p21
  • Atomic arias Jan p34
  • Lord Kelvin, revolutionary scientist Jan p36

International

  • Asia joins forces in radio astronomy Jan p9

Internet

Lateral thoughts

  • What's your favourite planet? Jan p48

Light sources, synchotrons and free-electron lasers

  • European synchotron secures €177m for upgrade Jan p7

Mathematical and statistical physics

  • Invisibility to cover entire spectrum Jan p4
  • Shiftier constants Jan p21

Miscellaneous

Nuclear physics

  • Rare-isotope facility goes to Michigan Jan p6
  • Checklists, rules and creativity Jan p16

Nuclear power

Publishing

  • Elsevier challenged over journal operations Jan p10
  • Debating open access and arXiv Jan p20

Research conduct and ethics

  • Physicist appeals against security revoke Jan p11

Space science and the solar system

  • Lost baggage Jan p3
  • Extreme climate change Jan p3
  • Europe and US seek collaboration on missions to Mars Jan p7

UK

  • Top physics departments tumble in new RAE review Jan p8
  • New UK centres extend training for PhD students Jan p8

US

  • Rare-isotope facility goes to Michigan Jan p6
  • Obama chooses Chu as energy boss Jan p11