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In depth: Biological & medical physics
Structural disputes
Jun 13, 2013 Review
A biography of the mathematical biophysicist Dorothy Wrinch, reviewed by Athene Donald
The electrical human
May 23, 2013 Review
A book on the various roles that electricity plays in the human body, reviewed by Richard Clayton
Between the lines
May 23, 2013 Review
Brian Cox's venture into the life sciences and a travel guide to the Northern Lights reviewed by Margaret Harris and Tushna Commissariat
Consciousness from the ground up
May 16, 2013 6 comments Review
Werner Loewenstein's Physics in Mind, reviewed by Seth Lloyd
The knotted strands of life
Apr 2, 2013 2 comments Feature
Davide Marenduzzo and colleagues explore the physics of DNA knots
Vital forces
Nov 29, 2012 2 comments Review
A rare popular-science book on biophysics, reviewed by Richard Jones
The physics of sport – readers' pictures
Nov 9, 2012 Review
A selection of images from the Physics World photo challenge
Walking on water
Nov 1, 2012 3 comments Feature
Stephen Ornes reports on how pond skaters move across water
Shocking hearts gently
Oct 4, 2012 1 comment Opinion
Eberhard Bodenschatz describes a less-invasive approach to heart defibrillation
The physics of cancer
Sep 20, 2012 Opinion
Cécile Sykes talks to Physics World about the roles physics can play in cancer studies
Oscar Pistorius is helping to redefine 'disability'
Aug 30, 2012 1 comment Feature
James Dacey explores the controversial scientific debate about whether Oscar Pistorius's running blades give him an unfair advantage
Material advantage?
Jul 12, 2012 1 comment Feature
In a great sporting performance, how much of that is down to the athlete and how much to the technology they are using? Steve Haake investigates
In the wake of Fukushima
May 10, 2012 2 comments Feature
Steven Judge and Hiroyuki Kuwahara report on efforts to monitor radioactive contamination in areas near Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station
Neutrons for the future at the Institut Laue-Langevin
Sep 22, 2011 1 comment Opinion
Andrew Harrison talks about how the Grenoble lab hopes to maintain its world-class position
