Working at the interface of physics and biology
Articles in Physical Biology address the triumphs and challenges
Read article: Butterfly’s colourful trick of the light recreated in the lab
Butterfly’s colourful trick of the light recreated in the lab
"Reverse diffraction" materials could make banknotes more secure
Read article: Chemistry Nobel awarded for super-resolution microscopy
Chemistry Nobel awarded for super-resolution microscopy
Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William Moerner share 2014 prize
Read article: Talking maths
Talking maths
Samuli Siltanen demonstrates how mathematics can aid speech science
Read article: Fractal-like honeycombs take the strain
Fractal-like honeycombs take the strain
Strong yet lightweight structures inspired by nature
Read article: Shape-shifting vesicles mimic living cells
Shape-shifting vesicles mimic living cells
Taking a bottom-up approach to recreating biological complexity
The physics of twitter
Researcher at the University of Buenos Aires describes the biomechanics of bird song
Read article: Electricity, eels and evolution
Electricity, eels and evolution
The role of electric eels and other electrogenic animals in guiding early studies of electricity is revealed in this fascinating book, reviewed by Brian Rasnow
Read article: Static electricity helps geckos get a grip
Static electricity helps geckos get a grip
Contact electrification was wrongly ignored for decades, say researchers
Read article: Relaxation and repulsion helps viruses pack DNA
Relaxation and repulsion helps viruses pack DNA
Research could have biomedical applications
