Reviews of topical problems

A.M. Fridman “Prediction and discovery of extremely strong hydrodynamic instabilities due to a velocity jump: theory and experiments” Phys. Usp. 51 213–229 (2008)

A.I. Zhmakin “Physical aspects of cryobiology” Phys. Usp. 51 231–252 (2008)

Physics of our days

A.D. Chernin “Dark energy and universal antigravitation” Phys. Usp. 51 253–282 (2008)

V.N. Lukash, V.A. Rubakov “Dark energy: myths and reality” Phys. Usp. 51 283–289 (2008)

From the history of physics

B.M. Smirnov “The Sena effect” Phys. Usp. 51 291–293 (2008)

Conferences and symposia

V.I. Nekorkin, B.P. Bezruchko, V.I. Ponomarenko, M.D. Prokhorov, D.A. Smirnov, P.A. Tass “Scientific session of the Physical Sciences Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences “Methods of wave-based physics in neuroscience problems and applications” (31 October 2007)” Phys. Usp. 51 295–304 (2008)

V.I. Nekorkin “Nonlinear oscillations and waves in neurodynamics” Phys. Usp. 51 295–304 (2008)

B.P. Bezruchko, V.I. Ponomarenko, M.D. Prokhorov, D.A. Smirnov, P.A. Tass “Modeling nonlinear oscillatory systems and diagnostics of coupling between them using chaotic time series analysis: applications in neurophysiology” Phys. Usp. 51 304–310 (2008)

Personalia

V.S. Vladimirov, V.V. Voronov, V.G. Kadyshevskii, D.I. Kazakov, A.A. Logunov, V.A. Matveev, V.A. Rubakov, V.A. Sadovnichii, A.A. Slavnov, A.N. Sissakian, A.N. Tavkhelidze, Yu.A. Trutnev “Dmitrii Vasil’evich Shirkov (on his 80th birthday)” Phys. Usp. 51 311–312 (2008)

Bibliography

E.V. Zakharova “New books on physics and related sciences” Phys. Usp. 51 313–315 (2008)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 51 317–318 (2008)