Structure and dynamics Research update Virus mapped in 3D using X-ray pulses New technique could help combat HIV and influenza Read article: Virus mapped in 3D using X-ray pulses
Soft matter and liquids Research update Ultrasound puts a new twist on light System sculpts and guides Bessel beams Read article: Ultrasound puts a new twist on light
Soft matter and liquids Research update Heart-muscle model could help pinpoint regions of atrial fibrillation Research could lead to better surgical treatments for preventing strokes Read article: Heart-muscle model could help pinpoint regions of atrial fibrillation
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