Surfaces and interfaces Research update Getting to the bottom of foamy physics New model describes the evolution of bubble clusters Read article: Getting to the bottom of foamy physics
Soft matter and liquids Research update Work on whispers gives physicists something to shout about How the ear responds to very soft sounds Read article: Work on whispers gives physicists something to shout about
Soft matter and liquids Research update Dark solitons emerge into the light "Upside-down" wave created in laboratory tank Read article: Dark solitons emerge into the light
Soft matter and liquids Research update Why water prefers the single life Researchers challenge idea that liquid water has two separate forms Read article: Why water prefers the single life
Soft matter and liquids Research update Star-shaped waves spotted in shaken fluid Nonlinear waves interact to break symmetry Read article: Star-shaped waves spotted in shaken fluid
Transport properties Research update Voltage boosts bubble fluid flow Effects could have applications in microfluidic systems Read article: Voltage boosts bubble fluid flow
Transport properties Research update Proteins boost quantum coherence in bacteria Study sheds new light on photosynthesis Read article: Proteins boost quantum coherence in bacteria
Telescopes and space missions News Our favourite pictures of 2012 From bio-engineered jellyfish and levitating drops to lunar landscapes Read article: Our favourite pictures of 2012
Soft matter and liquids Opinion and reviews Vital forces A rare popular-science book on biophysics, reviewed by Richard Jones Read article: Vital forces
Soft matter and liquids Research update Physicists claim microwave-imaging ‘breakthrough’ Thermoacoustic technique could be used on patients within five years Read article: Physicists claim microwave-imaging ‘breakthrough’
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