States of matter Video The return of supersolids Breakthrough in hunt for exotic form of matter known as supersolids Read article: The return of supersolids
Soft matter and liquids News Flash Physics: Frozen droplets explode, biophysicist wins Emmy Noether prize, galaxy glows with gamma rays Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Frozen droplets explode, biophysicist wins Emmy Noether prize, galaxy glows with gamma rays
Soft matter and liquids News Flash Physics: Liquid drops explode, developing world scientists honoured, star breaks X-ray emission record Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Liquid drops explode, developing world scientists honoured, star breaks X-ray emission record
Superconductivity News Flash Physics: Helium half-quantum vortices, Tokamak Energy gets £10 million, magnetic switch controls heat Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Helium half-quantum vortices, Tokamak Energy gets £10 million, magnetic switch controls heat
Telescopes and space missions News Flash Physics: Exotic cosmic rays have mundane origins, Swiss reactors keep running, programmable material Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Exotic cosmic rays have mundane origins, Swiss reactors keep running, programmable material
Soft matter and liquids News Flash Physics: Shrinking gels, masculine culture discourages female physicists, Carlos Frenk bags Born medal Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Shrinking gels, masculine culture discourages female physicists, Carlos Frenk bags Born medal
Soft matter and liquids Research update Schistosomiasis parasite moves using an unusual swimming stoke New understanding of how larvae reach human hosts could help prevent disease Read article: Schistosomiasis parasite moves using an unusual swimming stoke
Soft matter and liquids Feature Hungry for solutions Foods designed to make us feel full could help stem rising rates of obesity. Cait MacPhee explores the potential of these "functional foods" Read article: Hungry for solutions
Soft matter and liquids Opinion and reviews Brewing coffee Robert P Crease finds there’s more to espresso machines than meets the eye Read article: Brewing coffee
Telescopes and space missions News Flash Physics: Antiprotonic helium passes symmetry test, Parkes radio telescope kicks off alien search, Nanobionic spinach detects explosions Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Antiprotonic helium passes symmetry test, Parkes radio telescope kicks off alien search, Nanobionic spinach detects explosions
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