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Watching particles get dressed

Ultrafast laser spectroscopy reveals onset of many-particle interactions
(Nature, 15 November 2001)

Silicon sniffers

Chip-based sensing of airborne organics brings digital smell a step closer
(Nature, 15 November 2001)

Nature insight: Materials for clean energy

Alternative means of energy supply and storage need to be developed urgently
(Nature, 15 November 2001)

Granular games

Tetris aids understanding of granule compaction
(Phys. Rev. Lett., 8 November 2001)

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From Nature, 15 November 2001

Chinese plan pins big hopes on small science

opinion: China's nanotech ambition

CERN opens finances up for review

Russia establishes advisory council in bid to boost science

US science funds boosted amid 'stiff competition'

Spanish science official targeted by terrorist bomb

NASA given go-ahead for far-sighted mission

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