Shape-shifting vesicles mimic living cells
Taking a bottom-up approach to recreating biological complexity
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Physics on babies’ bottoms
Mattias Schmidt talks about his work as a physicist at Procter & Gamble
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Electricity, eels and evolution
The role of electric eels and other electrogenic animals in guiding early studies of electricity is revealed in this fascinating book, reviewed by Brian Rasnow
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New medical probe combines sound and electromagnetic induction
Technique could give doctors a “feel” for internal organs
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Hydrogel matrix makes superhydrophobic surface
Film could be used as coating on any substrate
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Static electricity helps geckos get a grip
Contact electrification was wrongly ignored for decades, say researchers
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Relaxation and repulsion helps viruses pack DNA
Research could have biomedical applications
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Tiny pretty things
A beautiful introduction to the glories of the nanoworld, reviewed by Margaret Harris
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Shape matters when nanoparticles fight cancer
Tiny rods and cubic cages move deep into tumours
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Physicists sound-out acoustic tractor beam
New technique could be used in a range of medical treatments
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