Speaking loudly for just a minute broadcasts more than 1000 virions
Read article: Droplets created by speech could contribute to COVID-19 spread, new study suggests
Spectrometry technique offers a new way to classify biological particles
Read article: Nano-optomechanical resonator detects low-frequency bacteria vibrations
Applying extremely high stresses to biological samples could help explain anomalous bone formation that affects blast survivors
Read article: Experiment probes landmines’ effects on cells
Advance will make it easier to study natural colour-determining nanostructures and could inspire more efficient ways of producing photonics devices
Read article: Scientists identify gene responsible for butterfly’s dazzling structural colours
Biophysics data on clouds of gas exhaled during coughs and sneezes could shape healthcare responses to the coronavirus pandemic
Read article: Protective equipment against COVID-19 needs to go further, scientists say
Optical add-on enables any wide-field microscope to capture super-resolution images in 3D
Read article: The clever device that can let you see in 3D beyond the diffraction limit
Vortices in starfish eggs resemble those found in quantum fluids
Read article: Spiral patterns in living cells could be used to create biological computers
PhD student Lucy Rowlands is creating an ever-expanding list of experiments to do when she can return to the lab
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘Scientists don’t live in a vacuum’
Experimental physicist Giampaolo Pitruzzello describes how he plans to make the most of his time without a laboratory
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘Experiments might have stopped, but thinking won’t’
Researchers use light-sheet microscopy to study the behaviour of liquid crystals made up of rod-shaped virus particles
Read article: Thread-like defects in 3D active crystals get a closer look
