Vol. 42, No. 6 (November-December 2011)

Nobel Prize in Physics 2011 - Dark Lords of the Universe: How exploding stars unlocked the past and the fate of the Universe     p. 20 Rien van de Weygaert Published online: 8 December 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epn/2011601 Abstract | PDF (522.0 KB)

Physics in the middle of the Balkans     p. 23 Alexander G. Petrov, Nicholay S. Tonchev and Oleg I. Yordanov Published online: 8 December 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epn/2011602 Abstract | PDF (246.5 KB)

Sustainable energy: how quantum chemistry can help     p. 25 Ralph Gebauer Published online: 8 December 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epn/2011603 Abstract | PDF (595.0 KB)

Space Exploration Technologies Pegases - A new promising electric propulsion concept     p. 28 Ane Aanesland, Stéphane Mazouffre and Pascal Chabert Published online: 8 December 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epn/2011604 Abstract | PDF (1.275 MB)

A new class of spontaneously polarized materials     p. 32 David Field, Oksana Plekan, Andrew Cassidy, Richard Balog and Nykola Jones Published online: 8 December 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epn/2011605 Abstract | PDF (683.7 KB)

Fluctuations importance and control in biological systems     p. 36 Bahram Houchmandzadeh and Irina Mihalcescu Published online: 8 December 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epn/2011606 Abstract | PDF (2.173 MB)

Feedback control in magnetic nuclear fusion     p. 40 Piero Martin Published online: 8 December 2011 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epn/2011607 Abstract | PDF (2.578 MB)