Scientific community and society articles within Nature Physics

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  • Books & Arts |

    • Andreas Trabesinger

  • Editorial |

    The science-fiction strand 'Futures' returns to Nature Physics in this issue.

  • Futures |

    • Steven L. Peck

  • News & Views |

    A careful revision of the rudiments of statistical physics shows that negative temperatures are artefacts of Boltzmann's approximate definition of entropy. Gibbs' version, however, forbids negative absolute temperatures and is consistent with thermodynamics.

    • Igor M. Sokolov

  • Editorial |

    Every scientist has an interest in their own citations, but regularly updated maps of citations across all of science are tracking what's hot and what's not.

  • Editorial |

    Remember, remember 23 November: it's 'The Day of the Doctor'.

  • Editorial |

    Recent reforms of the Russian Academy of Sciences have caused controversy, and the benefits of the changes are debatable. But what is clear is that proper investment in science must become a priority for Russia's government.

  • Commentary |

    A new law for reforming the Russian Academy of Sciences threatens the very future of Russian science itself.

    • Sergei M. Stishov

  • Editorial |

    The Bohr atom is unquestionably a landmark in the history of physics. A century after its publication, it has inspired a remarkably diverse and ever-growing field of research.

  • Editorial |

    A landmark for the Les Houches series of summer schools underlines the benefit of such activities to researchers of all ages.

  • Editorial |

    Grants awarded through peer review should not then be subject to political 'accountability'.

  • Editorial |

    Creating a sustainable future based on clean energy from renewable sources is the challenge facing incoming US energy secretary Ernest Moniz. Elsewhere in the world, progress is already being made.

  • Editorial |

    Millions of dollars of prize money are up for grabs in fundamental physics, through an entrepreneur-funded scheme that should complement, rather than challenge, the Nobel awards.

  • Editorial |

    Nature Physics is now available in an iPad app.

  • Editorial |

    Funding schemes are set to promote the transfer of lab research into marketable technology.

  • Editorial |

    Sir Patrick Moore, presenter of The Sky at Night for 55 years, has died.

  • Editorial |

    Emotions run high as the European Commission's ambitious framework for research and development forms the focus of a special budget summit in Brussels.

  • Editorial |

    A unique identifier for every researcher will keep the scientific record in order.

  • Research Highlights |

    The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland "for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems".

    • Iulia Georgescu

  • Editorial |

    The candidates in the forthcoming US presidential election have set out their opinions on scientific issues — but in the shadow of possible swingeing cuts in the science budget.

  • Editorial |

    Bernard Lovell, builder of Jodrell Bank's iconic radio telescope, has died.

  • Editorial |

    Plans for the Extreme Light Infrastructure in eastern Europe are soon to be complete, with the choice of a fourth, and final, site for the facility.

  • Editorial |

    In times of fiscal restraint, it is vital that every dollar, pound, yen, yuan and euro be put to good use. Lazy accounting, however, is no way to encourage excellence.

  • Editorial |

    Nuclear weapons, nuclear power and climate change are driving the march of the Doomsday Clock towards midnight.

  • Editorial |

    The web blackout symbolized concern over potential legislation, which we share.

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