Introductory address of the new Editorial Board H. Pietschmann: The neutrino - past, present, future P. Süle: Atomistic simulations and their use in investigations of nanometric changes induced by ion bombarding G.A. Szíki: Investigation of incrusted antique ceramics using ion-microbeams I. Biró: Experimental study on magnetic pendulums TEACHING PHYSICS P. Nagy: Quantitative problem solving on a Minkowski diagram B. Ambrózy, A. Mester, G. Petróczi: Physics competitions in Northern Hungary PROBLEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTES, EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENTS Fundamental and applied research in the Research Institute for Electron Physics of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences (O. Spenik ) FAREWELL József Hevessy, 1931-2005 (S. Damjanovich) TENDERS EVENTS SCIENCE IN BITS FOR THE SCHOOL The tsunami (I. Jánosi ) BOOKS