In depth: Biological & medical physics

Reasons to be cheerful

Jan 5, 2009 3 comments Opinion

The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year

Optical tweezers: where physics meets biology

Nov 13, 2008 Feature

Joost van Mameren explains how quantitative force measurements by optical tweezers can unravel the mechanical properties of biological molecules

...And now for the next 20 years

Oct 1, 2008 3 comments Feature

Six leading physicists peek into the future

The global-village pioneers

Oct 1, 2008 1 comment Feature

Paul Ginsparg, who founded the arXiv e-print archive, recounts the early days of the Web and looks at how it has changed scientific communication

Two decades and counting...

Oct 1, 2008 Feature

Opening this special issue marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of Physics World, Matin Durrani says that the magazine still has a vital role to play in the electronic age

Shedding light on life

May 30, 2008 Feature

Why new fluorescence-microscopy techniques are proving a challenge for physicists and biologists alike

Lab architecture

Apr 1, 2008 1 comment Opinion

Robert P Crease looks at good and bad examples of lab design: do you agree with his choices?

Holography gets smart

Feb 1, 2008 1 comment Feature

Exploring the potential of holograms that can respond

The industry of life

Nov 1, 2007 2 comments Feature

Molecular machines and the new thermodynamics

Physics, technology and the Olympics

Sep 1, 2000 Feature