This issue - pv

doi:10.1038/nphys791

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Closed circle - p823

doi:10.1038/nphys792

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The unpaid debt - pp824 - 825

Leon N Cooper

doi:10.1038/nphys793

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Friction without contact - p827

Mark Buchanan

doi:10.1038/nphys794

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A testable prediction - p827

David Goodstein

doi:10.1038/nphys795

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Sharp tactics - p829

Andrew Brown reviews Avoid Boring People: Lessons from a Life in Science by James D. Watson

doi:10.1038/nphys796

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Quantum this and quantum that - p830

doi:10.1038/nphys797

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Special relativity: A matter of time - pp831 - 832

Claus Lämmerzahl

doi:10.1038/nphys789

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Subject Category: Other physics

Nuclear astrophysics: The first 50 years - pp832 - 833

S. E. Woosley

doi:10.1038/nphys804

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Subject Categories: Astrophysics | Nuclear physics

Theoretical neuroscience: How to build a critical mind - pp834 - 835

John M. Beggs

doi:10.1038/nphys799

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Subject Categories: Statistical physics, thermodynamics and nonlinear dynamics | Biological physics

Laser–plasma interactions: Fast electrons on a wire - p835

Javier J. Honrubia

doi:10.1038/nphys798

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Subject Category: Plasma physics

Two-proton radioactivity: Caught in the act - pp836 - 837

Philip M. Walker & Ronald C. Johnson

doi:10.1038/nphys787

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Subject Category: Statistical physics, thermodynamics and nonlinear dynamics

Superconductivity: A celebration of pairs - pp837 - 838

Michael R. Norman

doi:10.1038/nphys803

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Subject Category: Condensed-matter physics

Planetary atmospheres: Stormy weather - p838

Alison Wright

doi:10.1038/nphys801

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Subject Categories: Astrophysics | Geophysics

Plasmonics: Beaming light into the nanoworld - pp839 - 840

Peter B. Catrysse

doi:10.1038/nphys800

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Subject Categories: Electronics, photonics and device physics | Nanotechnology | Optical physics

Unexpected features of branched flow through high-mobility two-dimensional electron gases - pp841 - 845

M. P. Jura, M. A. Topinka, L. Urban, A. Yazdani, H. Shtrikman, L. N. Pfeiffer, K. W. West & D. Goldhaber-Gordon

doi:10.1038/nphys756

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Subject Categories: Condensed-matter physics | Materials physics | Techniques and instrumentation

Generation of intense continuum extreme-ultraviolet radiation by many-cycle laser fields - pp846 - 850

P. Tzallas, E. Skantzakis, C. Kalpouzos, E. P. Benis, G. D. Tsakiris & D. Charalambidis

doi:10.1038/nphys747

First paragraph - Generation of intense continuum extreme-ultraviolet radiation by many-cycle laser fields | Full Text - Generation of intense continuum extreme-ultraviolet radiation by many-cycle laser fields | PDF (582 KB) - Generation of intense continuum extreme-ultraviolet radiation by many-cycle laser fields

Subject Category: Optical physics

Collimation of sound assisted by acoustic surface waves - pp851 - 852

J. Christensen, A. I. Fernandez-Dominguez, F. de Leon-Perez, L. Martin-Moreno & F. J. Garcia-Vidal

doi:10.1038/nphys774

First paragraph - Collimation of sound assisted by acoustic surface waves | Full Text - Collimation of sound assisted by acoustic surface waves | PDF (281 KB) - Collimation of sound assisted by acoustic surface waves

Subject Category: Electronics, photonics and device physics

Surface heating of wire plasmas using laser-irradiated cone geometries - pp853 - 856

J. S. Green, K. L. Lancaster, K. U. Akli, C. D. Gregory, F. N. Beg, S. N. Chen, D. Clark, R. R. Freeman, S. Hawkes, C. Hernandez-Gomez, H. Habara, R. Heathcote, D. S. Hey, K. Highbarger, M. H. Key, R. Kodama, K. Krushelnick, I. Musgrave, H. Nakamura, M. Nakatsutsumi, N. Patel, R. Stephens, M. Storm, M. Tampo, W. Theobald, L. Van Woerkom, R. L. Weber, M. S. Wei, N. C. Woolsey & P. A. Norreys

doi:10.1038/nphys755

First paragraph - Surface heating of wire plasmas using laser-irradiated cone geometries | Full Text - Surface heating of wire plasmas using laser-irradiated cone geometries | PDF (472 KB) - Surface heating of wire plasmas using laser-irradiated cone geometries | Supplementary information

Subject Category: Plasma physics

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Dynamical synapses causing self-organized criticality in neural networks - pp857 - 860

A. Levina, J. M. Herrmann & T. Geisel

doi:10.1038/nphys758

First paragraph - Dynamical synapses causing self-organized criticality in neural networks | Full Text - Dynamical synapses causing self-organized criticality in neural networks | PDF (685 KB) - Dynamical synapses causing self-organized criticality in neural networks

Subject Categories: Statistical physics, thermodynamics and nonlinear dynamics | Biological physics

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Test of relativistic time dilation with fast optical atomic clocks at different velocities - pp861 - 864

Sascha Reinhardt, Guido Saathoff, Henrik Buhr, Lars A. Carlson, Andreas Wolf, Dirk Schwalm, Sergei Karpuk, Christian Novotny, Gerhard Huber, Marcus Zimmermann, Ronald Holzwarth, Thomas Udem, Theodor W. Hänsch & Gerald Gwinner

doi:10.1038/nphys778

Abstract - Test of relativistic time dilation with fast optical atomic clocks at different velocities | Full Text - Test of relativistic time dilation with fast optical atomic clocks at different velocities | PDF (413 KB) - Test of relativistic time dilation with fast optical atomic clocks at different velocities

Subject Categories: Other physics | Atomic and molecular physics | Optical physics | Techniques and instrumentation

See also: News and Views by Lämmerzahl

Quasiparticle interference and superconducting gap in Ca_2-xNa_xCuO₂Cl₂ - pp865 - 871

T. Hanaguri, Y. Kohsaka, J. C. Davis, C. Lupien, I. Yamada, M. Azuma, M. Takano, K. Ohishi, M. Ono & H. Takagi

doi:10.1038/nphys753

Abstract - Quasiparticle interference and superconducting gap in : Ca: 2-: x: Na: x: CuO: 2: Cl: 2 | Full Text - Quasiparticle interference and superconducting gap in Ca2-xNaxCuO2Cl2 | PDF (1,661 KB) - Quasiparticle interference and superconducting gap in Ca2-xNaxCuO2Cl2

Subject Categories: Condensed-matter physics | Materials physics

Cross-sectional imaging of spin injection into a semiconductor - pp872 - 877

P. Kotissek, M. Bailleul, M. Sperl, A. Spitzer, D. Schuh, W. Wegscheider, C. H. Back & G. Bayreuther

doi:10.1038/nphys734

Abstract - Cross-sectional imaging of spin injection into a semiconductor | Full Text - Cross-sectional imaging of spin injection into a semiconductor | PDF (712 KB) - Cross-sectional imaging of spin injection into a semiconductor | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Electronics, photonics and device physics | Condensed-matter physics

Coherent superposition of laser-driven soft-X-ray harmonics from successive sources - pp878 - 883

J. Seres, V. S. Yakovlev, E. Seres, Ch. Streli, P. Wobrauschek, Ch. Spielmann & F. Krausz

doi:10.1038/nphys775

Abstract - Coherent superposition of laser-driven soft-X-ray harmonics from successive sources | Full Text - Coherent superposition of laser-driven soft-X-ray harmonics from successive sources | PDF (441 KB) - Coherent superposition of laser-driven soft-X-ray harmonics from successive sources

Subject Categories: Optical physics | Atomic and molecular physics | Techniques and instrumentation

Optical antennas based on coupled nanoholes in thin metal films - pp884 - 889

Y. Alaverdyan, B. Sepúlveda, L. Eurenius, E. Olsson & M. Käll

doi:10.1038/nphys785

Abstract - Optical antennas based on coupled nanoholes in thin metal films | Full Text - Optical antennas based on coupled nanoholes in thin metal films | PDF (4,077 KB) - Optical antennas based on coupled nanoholes in thin metal films | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Electronics, photonics and device physics | Nanotechnology | Optical physics

See also: News and Views by Catrysse

How pre-melting on surrounding interfaces broadens solid–liquid phase transitions - pp890 - 894

Hans Riegler & Ralf Köhler

doi:10.1038/nphys754

Abstract - How pre-melting on surrounding interfaces broadens solid-liquid phase transitions | Full Text - How pre-melting on surrounding interfaces broadens solid–liquid phase transitions | PDF (550 KB) - How pre-melting on surrounding interfaces broadens solid–liquid phase transitions | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Condensed-matter physics | Statistical physics, thermodynamics and nonlinear dynamics

Reasons not to publish - p896

Gregory Benford

doi:10.1038/nphys805

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