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Physics World
Volume 21 No 7
July 2008

Features

A quantum renaissance

Markus Aspelmeyer and Anton Zeilinger on how technological advances are letting us readdress fundamental quantum puzzles

Shedding light on life

Why new fluorescence-microscopy techniques are proving a challenge for physicists and biologists alike

Opinion

Critical Point: A gathering for Gardner

Robert P Crease examines why mathematics popularizer Martin Gardner inspires so many different kinds of people

Hard up

The UK's science-funding crisis could not have come at a worse time for the physics community

The social physicist

Sid Redner ponders the effects of zealots and vacillators

Reviews

A cosmic conundrum

Lincoln Wolfenstein explores the enduring mystery of matter–antimatter asymmetry

Blog Life: Chris Lintott's Universe

Chris Lintott on life co-presenting TV's The Sky at Night

Spot the physicist

Differentiating between expertise and knowledge can be tricky, as Richard Jones finds out

Industry

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Scanning electron microscopy rises to the challenges of the 21st century

Debbie Stokes explains why a 'quiet revolution' is occurring in some SEM labs

Microscopical advances redefine science

Mark Rainforth, president of the Royal Microscopical Society, speaks to physicsworld.com

Force-microscopy firm finds success in 3D

Asylum Research's atomic force microscopes are pointing the way towards denser computer memories

Collaborations drive innovation at JEOL UK

Mike Hepburn, managing director of JEOL UK, tells Hamish Johnston how the firm and its customers have flourished by working together

Microscience 2008 offers a hands-on approach to microscopy

Workshops and Learning Zones will give delegates the chance to try out the latest instruments

Featured Journal Article

A comprehensive study on the mechanical properties of super carbon nanotubes Jul 18, 2008

Ying Li et al 2008 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 41 155423

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Headline news

Liquid mirror shows promise for adaptive optics Jul 24, 2008

Device is controlled by an array of magnetic coils

Moving to the music Jul 24, 2008

Doppler effect can make happy music sound sad, says physicist

Bubble-fusion scientist to appeal over misconduct charge Jul 23, 2008

Rusi Taleyarkhan plans to fight back against findings of Purde University investigation

Nanotube cantilever weighs up Jul 21, 2008

'Double-walled' nanotube measures mass of single gold atom

Blog

US: question your congressional candidates Jun 20, 2008

Reports of rumour-mongering, pettiness and mud-slinging may still be rife...

Dark energy at The Science Cafe Jun 26, 2008

There's nothing more annoying than the sound of your own voice...

Jobs

Neutral Beam Physicist - Culham, UK

Posting date: Jul 18, 2008
Closing date: Aug 15, 2008
Culham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Nuclear Physics Group Research Associate - Abilene, TX

Posting date: Jul 17, 2008
Abilene, TX, United States

3 PhD STUDENTSHIPS in Fluorescence Imaging

Posting date: Jul 11, 2008
London, United Kingdom

Two Research Positions in Semiconductor Quantum Photonic Devices

Posting date: Jul 10, 2008
Closing date: Aug 11, 2008
United Kingdom

7 open PhD positions in nanomaterials science - Various European locations

Posting date: Jun 26, 2008
Belgium

Positions in Particle Physics and Instrumentation - Coimbra, Portugal

Posting date: Jul 24, 2008
Closing date: Aug 31, 2008
Coimbra, Portugal