Soft matter and liquids Research update Random motion of bacteria could drive micromotors Tiny organisms could spin a rotor, say physicists Read article: Random motion of bacteria could drive micromotors
Transport properties Opinion and reviews 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: Shifty constants
Structure and dynamics Research update European synchrotron secures €177m upgrade New beamlines will allow nanometre-scale experiments at Grenoble lab Read article: European synchrotron secures €177m upgrade
Structure and dynamics Feature 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: Optical tweezers: where physics meets biology
Soft matter and liquids Research update Tunnelling electrons could drive nanomotors Tiny rotors are inspired by biological motors Read article: Tunnelling electrons could drive nanomotors
Transport properties Research update Electrons put a new spin on chirality Could radiation striking magnetic materials be responsible for the 'handedness' of biological molecules? Read article: Electrons put a new spin on chirality
Ultrafast science Research update Condensed-matter physicist to head DESY Accelerator lab chooses nanostructure expert as new director Read article: Condensed-matter physicist to head DESY
Transport properties Research update Memristors model primitive learning An amoeba’s ability to learn can be simulated using an electronic circuit
Soft matter and liquids Research update Graphene could accelerate genomics Tiny gaps in carbon sheets could be used to sequence DNA, says physicist Read article: Graphene could accelerate genomics
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Physicists pull off the gecko’s feat Nanotube material is 10 times stickier than the lizard Read article: Physicists pull off the gecko’s feat