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
Biophysics Research update Small-scale radiation check for mobile phones New technique could monitor absorption of radiation in ears and eyes Read article: Small-scale radiation check for mobile phones
Biophysics Feature The power of hearing Physicists investigate how the ear hears both faint whispers and loud cries Read article: The power of hearing
Biophysics Research update ‘DNA computer’ cracks code Biology tackles the most complex task yet solved without electronic computers
Diagnostic imaging Research update Max Perutz Pioneer in protein crystallography dies at the age of 87
Optical physics Research update Space-age material could restore sight A novel light-sensitive ceramic may replace faulty cells in the human retina Read article: Space-age material could restore sight
Biophysics Research update Canaries sing simple harmonics Basic physics explains the complex songs of birds Read article: Canaries sing simple harmonics
Lasers Research update Lasers illuminate the flight of the bumblebee Precise optical tracking could improve models of the dynamics of flying insects Read article: Lasers illuminate the flight of the bumblebee
Telescopes and space missions Research update Did interplanetary dust seed life on Earth? Dust grains are more likely to have initiated life than comet impacts