Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
Reasons to be cheerful
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year
Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
Read article: Random motion of bacteria could drive micromotors
Random motion of bacteria could drive micromotors
Tiny organisms could spin a rotor, say physicists
Read article: Shifty constants
Shifty constants
Do some constants need fixing? Robert P Crease relays your suggestions, though he finds that concerns over SI units arouse still more passion
Read article: European synchrotron secures €177m upgrade
European synchrotron secures €177m upgrade
New beamlines will allow nanometre-scale experiments at Grenoble lab
Read article: Optical tweezers: where physics meets biology
Optical tweezers: where physics meets biology
Joost van Mameren explains how quantitative force measurements by optical tweezers can unravel the mechanical properties of biological molecules
Read article: Tunnelling electrons could drive nanomotors
Tunnelling electrons could drive nanomotors
Tiny rotors are inspired by biological motors
Read article: Electrons put a new spin on chirality
Electrons put a new spin on chirality
Could radiation striking magnetic materials be responsible for the 'handedness' of biological molecules?
Read article: Condensed-matter physicist to head DESY
Condensed-matter physicist to head DESY
Accelerator lab chooses nanostructure expert as new director
Memristors model primitive learning
An amoeba’s ability to learn can be simulated using an electronic circuit
Read article: Graphene could accelerate genomics
Graphene could accelerate genomics
Tiny gaps in carbon sheets could be used to sequence DNA, says physicist
