Particle therapy Feature Damage limitation Treating tumours with hadrons rather than X-rays has many benefits for patients, as John Gordon explains Read article: Damage limitation
History Opinion and reviews Finding the secrets of life Michael P H Stumpf recalls the life of DNA pioneer Francis Crick Read article: Finding the secrets of life
Nanomaterials Research update Graphene soaks up arsenic 'Wonder material' could help purify water Read article: Graphene soaks up arsenic
Mathematical physics Research update Birds flock with scale invariance Scientists ponder the statistical mechanics of the Roman sky Read article: Birds flock with scale invariance
Transport properties Research update Sharks hunt via Lévy flights Marine predators trawl the deep blue in predictable patterns Read article: Sharks hunt via Lévy flights
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Spotting fake bank notes with butterfly colour Structural colour of Papilio blumei recreated in the lab Read article: Spotting fake bank notes with butterfly colour
Surfaces and interfaces Research update DNA robots move with purpose Manmade walkers and spiders follow the rules Read article: DNA robots move with purpose
Biophysics Research update Bacteria band together to beat the system E. coli join forces to pass through a ratchet Read article: Bacteria band together to beat the system
Lasers Video Medical lasers: diagnose, treat, cure The laser at 50: the laser is a major force in medicine and one that's set to play a pivotal role in the diagnosis and treatment of early-stage disease, says Brian Pog... Read article: Medical lasers: diagnose, treat, cure
Biophysics Research update Model gives insight into HIV vaccines Virus mutation and response takes the random walk Read article: Model gives insight into HIV vaccines