Biophysics Research update Stresses determine the shape of life The physics of microtubules could explain why patterns form in living organisms Read article: Stresses determine the shape of life
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Shedding light on biomaterials Scattering is responsible for guiding light in biological materials Read article: Shedding light on biomaterials
Optical physics Research update Insects inspire artificial eyes Scientists have made the first artificial eye using 3D polymer structures Read article: Insects inspire artificial eyes
Biophysics Research update Inner-ear mystery solved The cochlea looks like a spiral so we can hear low-frequency sounds better Read article: Inner-ear mystery solved
Mathematical physics Research update Physicists look at birdsong A method that predicts the breathing patterns of canaries
Structure and dynamics Research update Ceramics come out of the cold Tough composite ceramics can be built by mimicking the way seawater freezes Read article: Ceramics come out of the cold
Mathematical physics Research update How physics can improve your football Scientists have worked out how to maximise the length of a soccer throw-in Read article: How physics can improve your football
Diagnostic imaging Research update Live cells jetted with electric fields Biophysicists develop technique to create jets of living cells Read article: Live cells jetted with electric fields
Soft matter and liquids Research update DNA pyramids make their debut Physicists develop DNA tetrahedra that can be used as building blocks for nanostructures Read article: DNA pyramids make their debut
Soft matter and liquids Research update Optical devices get fishy Fish waste has attractive optical properties Read article: Optical devices get fishy
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