Transport properties Research update Spins spotted in room-temperature silicon Physicists pass important milestone in spintronics Read article: Spins spotted in room-temperature silicon
Soft matter and liquids Research update Skin cells ruffle to heal open wounds Novel microscopy technique captures migrating skin cells Read article: Skin cells ruffle to heal open wounds
Soft matter and liquids Research update X-ray diffraction microscopy peers into tiny cells 'Plunge-freezing' living cells could improve 3D imaging Read article: X-ray diffraction microscopy peers into tiny cells
Nuclear physics Research update Laser creates record-breaking protons High-energy protons could yield compact source for cancer therapy Read article: Laser creates record-breaking protons
Soft matter and liquids Research update Why blood cells move in slippers Study might show why cells take on lopsided shape Read article: Why blood cells move in slippers
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Lotus leaves shake off water Vibrations maintain water-repellency in nature Read article: Lotus leaves shake off water
Microscopy Research update Electrons reveal DNA without destroying it Holography uncovers individual biomolecules Read article: Electrons reveal DNA without destroying it
Personalities News Canadian theory institute honours Stephen Hawking Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics names new building after the Cambridge physicist Read article: Canadian theory institute honours Stephen Hawking
Soft matter and liquids Research update Nanopores sequence DNA New technique could detect markers for genetically inherited diseases Read article: Nanopores sequence DNA
Soft matter and liquids Research update Propelling bacteria ease liquid flow Synchronized swimming of bacteria reduces the viscosity of fluid