Biophysics Research update ‘Gecko tape’ sticks with polymer fibres Physicists have made adhesive tape that does not rely on glue Read article: ‘Gecko tape’ sticks with polymer fibres
Biophysics Research update Insects stay cool with thermoelectricity Israeli researchers have found the first natural heat pump in a living creature Read article: Insects stay cool with thermoelectricity
Biophysics Research update Tinnitus treatment tones up Physicists have devised a new model that could help sufferers of tinnitus
Biophysics Research update Physicists investigate brain power Israeli researchers have created electrically active networks of neurons in the lab Read article: Physicists investigate brain power
Biophysics Research update Light flashes investigated on Mir Physicists have come closer to explaining the causes of light-flashes in space Read article: Light flashes investigated on Mir
Soft matter and liquids Research update MEMs see the light Electrode implants could provide a cure for blindness
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Geckos’ feet get sticky from static Van der Waals forces – not capillary action – allow the lizards to walk on the ceiling Read article: Geckos’ feet get sticky from static
Optical physics Research update Innovations boost disabled literacy Physicists have developed tools to help disabled people to write and blind people to read
Transport properties Research update DNA goes spintronic The molecules that carry genetic data notch up another surprising property Read article: DNA goes spintronic
Biophysics Research update Noisy signals strengthen human brainwaves ‘Stochastic resonance’ seen in the brain’s information processing area Read article: Noisy signals strengthen human brainwaves