Vital forces
A rare popular-science book on biophysics, reviewed by Richard Jones
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Tiny sensor measures mass and temperature
Device could detect single viruses and be used for environmental monitoring
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The physics of sport – readers’ pictures
A selection of images from the Physics World photo challenge
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Staying dry to stay alive: the ant raft and other water-repellent systems
View on demand: an online lecture presented by David Hu
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Walking on water
Stephen Ornes reports on how pond skaters move across water
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Physicists detect malaria using light and magnets
New method is inexpensive, highly sensitive and portable
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New formula explains the dynamics of fractal growth over time
Equation can be applied from nano to macro scales
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Bacteria ‘wires’ conduct electrons over centimetre distances
Tiny filaments allow micro-organisms to flourish without oxygen
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Silvery fish fool predators with their skin
Biological cloaking could be applied to optical devices
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A Casimir force for life
Long-range forces might allow proteins to communicate
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