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    The success of a number of space missions and the twenty-fifth anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope make 2015 an exciting year for space science. This Focus celebrates these achievements. Image credit: NASA/ESA.

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    Although mostly based on electron charges, information processing technologies also make use of the electron spin. This Focus surveys the field of magnon spintronics, which harnesses quantized spin waves – magnons – as the carriers of spin currents.

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    Physicists have always been quick to adopt computing technologies, and computers have likewise played a key role in physics research. This Focus examines physicists' response to the challenges—and opportunities—posed by recent advances in computing.

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    The 2008 financial crisis has highlighted major limitations in the modelling of financial and economic systems. However, an emerging field of research at the frontiers of both physics and economics aims to provide a more fundamental understanding of economic networks, as well as practical insights for policymakers. In this Nature PhysicsFocus, physicists and economists consider the state-of-the-art in the application of network science to finance.

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    Time flies: in October 2010, Nature Physicscelebrated the fifth anniversary of its launch. We've put together a selection of the articles – comment, review and research papers – that we've published over the past five years, reflecting in particular some 'hot topics' that have seen significant development over that time. We've also included some editorial favourites. We hope you enjoy them too.

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    Darwin and physics? The relevance of Darwin's ideas in physics, the wider context of Darwin's legacy and the controversy that rumbles on are explored in a special collection of articles marking the anniversary of the theory of evolution.

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    Phase transitions are familiar occurrences, such as the freezing of water to ice. When the transition occurs at zero temperature, it is known as a 'quantum phase transition'. As distinct states of matter coexist at a transition, there are quantum fluctuations between them. This Focus explores the resulting – and often surprising – collective behaviour.

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    October 2006 marked the first anniversary of the launch of Nature Physics. To celebrate, the editors have put together their highlights from the first 12 issues. The selection reflects the diversity ofNature Physicscontent — in style of article and in the topics covered. We hope that you will enjoy browsing through the list.