History of XXI Century Physics

In General
* News in 2004: First double pulsar discovered; Gravity Probe-B launched.
* News in 2005: International year of physics (centenary of 1905); Death of Hans Bethe.
* News in 2006: Discovery that water flows occasionally on Mars; First invisibility cloak; Manipulation of materials at quantum level.
* News in 2007: Large-scale dark matter map; Debate on nature of supersolids; Proposal of 'unparticles'; Origin of UHECRs.
* News in 2008: LHC begins operation – then stops.
@ Summaries: news pw(01)dec [highlights of 2001]; news pw(02)dec [highlights of 2002]; news pw(03)dec [highlights of 2003]; news pw(04)dec [highlights of 2004]; news pw(05)dec [highlights of 2005]; news pw(06)dec [highlights of 2006]; news pw(07)dec [highlights of 2007]; news pn(08)dec [highlights of 2008].
@ Status, overviews: Linder a0810 ["beyond Einstein" puzzles and possibilities].

Specific Countries, Institutions, and People
@ Institutions: news pw(07)jun [Howard Burton quits PI].

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