Optical physics Research update Tropical beetle has the brightest whites Irregular structure the key to insect's brilliance Read article: Tropical beetle has the brightest whites
Transport properties Research update The quantum nose Electron tunnelling could play an important role in how we smell
Diagnostic imaging Research update Fish cells swim circles around physics lab Simple interactions keep single cells on course Read article: Fish cells swim circles around physics lab
Biophysics Research update Climbing plants get wrapped up Researchers discover how climbing plants twine Read article: Climbing plants get wrapped up
Soft matter and liquids Research update Virus boosts nanoparticle memory Computers of the future could be infected with the tobacco mosaic virus Read article: Virus boosts nanoparticle memory
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