Surfaces and interfaces Research update How to make tiny 3D flowers and peacocks from silicon New fabrication technique could create brain-like electronic networks Read article: How to make tiny 3D flowers and peacocks from silicon
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Fast-moving glaciers slide more easily Glacier simulator reveals the importance of cavities created under the ice Read article: Fast-moving glaciers slide more easily
Culture, history and society News Our favourite pictures of 2014 From interstellar dust and galactic dirt to cracking oysters and educational doodles Read article: Our favourite pictures of 2014
Transport properties News Physics World’s 2014 Book of the Year honours materials that matter Mark Miodownik's love letter to materials science comes first in a strong shortlist Read article: Physics World’s 2014 Book of the Year honours materials that matter
Transport properties Podcasts Book of the Year 2014 Which book received the highest honours in our list of the year's best popular-physics titles? Read article: Book of the Year 2014
Soft matter and liquids Feature A taste for anelloni See why a new form of pasta invented by Davide Michieletto and Matthew S Turner can teach us about polymers Read article: A taste for anelloni
Soft matter and liquids Research update Butterfly’s colourful trick of the light recreated in the lab 'Reverse diffraction' materials could make banknotes more secure Read article: Butterfly’s colourful trick of the light recreated in the lab
Soft matter and liquids Research update Synchrotron X-rays track fluids in the lungs New non-invasive technique could help monitor cystic-fibrosis treatments Read article: Synchrotron X-rays track fluids in the lungs
Soft matter and liquids Research update Fractal-like honeycombs take the strain Strong yet lightweight structures inspired by nature Read article: Fractal-like honeycombs take the strain
Soft matter and liquids News Works starts on new European neutron source Spallation facility in Sweden should be up and running in 2023 Read article: Works starts on new European neutron source