Vol. 43, No. 1 (January-February 2012)

Opinion: a case of neglect…     p. 17 Herman C.W. Beijerinck Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epn/2012101 Abstract | PDF (139.0 KB)

A new spin on Earth’s deep mantle     p. 18 James Badro Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epn/2012102 Abstract | PDF (1.114 MB)

The rediscovery of the ‘French Blue’ diamond     p. 22 François Farges, John Vinson, John J. Rehr and Jeffrey E. Post Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epn/2012103 Abstract | PDF (1.030 MB)

Physics in daily life as a booklet     p. 26 EPN Editors Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epn/2012104 Abstract | PDF (298.0 KB)

Ratchets from the cold: Brownian motors with cold atoms in optical lattices     p. 26 Ferruccio Renzoni Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epn/2012105 Abstract | PDF (1.101 MB)

Lyrics about Physics     p. 31 Tatiana Balachovsky Published online: 9 February 2012 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epn/2012106 Abstract | PDF (651.8 KB)