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Editor's picks 2008

It has been a great year for science books, but keeping up with every good book to hit the shelves can be a serious undertaking. So in case you missed them, here are just a few of the gems we enjoyed in 2008

Books & Arts

Spinning water droplets behave like black holes

Space

Spinning water droplets behave like black holes

News

Review: <i>The White Road and Other Stories</i> by Tania Hershman

Review: The White Road and Other Stories by Tania Hershman

Books & Arts

Review: <i>Cool Stuff Exploded</i> by Chris Woodford

Review: Cool Stuff Exploded by Chris Woodford

Books & Arts

Review: <i>Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Portfolio 18</i>

Review: Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Portfolio 18

Books & Arts

Review: <i>Audubon: Early drawings</i>

Review: Audubon: Early drawings

Books & Arts

It's confirmed: Matter is merely vacuum fluctuations

Space

It's confirmed: Matter is merely vacuum fluctuations

News

What makes the universe tick?

What makes the universe tick?

Features

Space

Tick, tock goes the quantum clock

News

'Quackers' tarnish quantum secrecy's halo of invincibility

Technology

'Quackers' tarnish quantum secrecy's halo of invincibility

As the first network protected by quantum cryptography is switched on, eavesdroppers are using increasingly sophisticated methods to crack such "unhackable" systems

News

Physics

Physics Nobel snubs key researcher

News

Technology

Anyons: The breakthrough quantum computing needs?

Features

Interview: Living a wild life

Opinion

Space

Quantum strangeness breaks the light barrier

News