Biofabrication Video Can we print human body parts? Luiz Bertassoni explains how organs can be produced using 3D printers Read article: Can we print human body parts?
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Graphene transistors give bioelectronics a boost Devices could find use in retinal implants Read article: Graphene transistors give bioelectronics a boost
Biophysics Research update Human hearing is highly nonlinear Ability to determine pitch and timing of sounds beats uncertainty limit Read article: Human hearing is highly nonlinear
Structure and dynamics Research update Digital files stored and retrieved using DNA memory Double-helix archive could preserve vast amounts of data Read article: Digital files stored and retrieved using DNA memory
Transport properties Research update Proteins boost quantum coherence in bacteria Study sheds new light on photosynthesis Read article: Proteins boost quantum coherence in bacteria
Telescopes and space missions News Our favourite pictures of 2012 From bio-engineered jellyfish and levitating drops to lunar landscapes Read article: Our favourite pictures of 2012
Nanomaterials Research update Complex 3D nanostructures built using DNA bricks 'LEGO' assembly technique takes DNA nanotech to a higher level Read article: Complex 3D nanostructures built using DNA bricks
Soft matter and liquids Opinion and reviews Vital forces A rare popular-science book on biophysics, reviewed by Richard Jones Read article: Vital forces
Nanomaterials Research update Tiny sensor measures mass and temperature Device could detect single viruses and be used for environmental monitoring Read article: Tiny sensor measures mass and temperature
Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews The physics of sport – readers’ pictures A selection of images from the Physics World photo challenge Read article: The physics of sport – readers’ pictures