Surfaces and interfaces Opinion and reviews Web life Ask Nature: a whole website devoted to biomimicry and its many applications Read article: Web life
Surfaces and interfaces Video Staying dry to stay alive: the ant raft and other water-repellent systems View on demand: an online lecture presented by David Hu Read article: Staying dry to stay alive: the ant raft and other water-repellent systems
Soft matter and liquids Feature Walking on water Stephen Ornes reports on how pond skaters move across water Read article: Walking on water
Transport properties Research update Bacteria ‘wires’ conduct electrons over centimetre distances Tiny filaments allow micro-organisms to flourish without oxygen Read article: Bacteria ‘wires’ conduct electrons over centimetre distances
Soft matter and liquids Research update Silvery fish fool predators with their skin Biological cloaking could be applied to optical devices Read article: Silvery fish fool predators with their skin
Soft matter and liquids Research update A Casimir force for life Long-range forces might allow proteins to communicate Read article: A Casimir force for life
Soft matter and liquids Research update Tiny spheres simulate crystal melting Heating a crystal from within opens a new window on phase transitions Read article: Tiny spheres simulate crystal melting
Soft matter and liquids Research update Slow-cooling super Earths could lack life Studying how the interiors of expolanet varies with time is essential to knowing if they harbour life Read article: Slow-cooling super Earths could lack life
Soft matter and liquids Research update Bursting bubbles drive micromotors Physicists capture Janus particles in motion Read article: Bursting bubbles drive micromotors
Soft matter and liquids Opinion and reviews Web life Celebrating the physics of all that flows Read article: Web life
Explore Research Highlights Quick reads for curious minds and busy people. Explore leading science in minutes.