Read article: Staying dry to stay alive: the ant raft and other water-repellent systems 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
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Read article: Bacteria ‘wires’ conduct electrons over centimetre distances Transport properties Research update Bacteria ‘wires’ conduct electrons over centimetre distances Tiny filaments allow micro-organisms to flourish without oxygen
Read article: Silvery fish fool predators with their skin Soft matter and liquids Research update Silvery fish fool predators with their skin Biological cloaking could be applied to optical devices
Read article: A Casimir force for life Soft matter and liquids Research update A Casimir force for life Long-range forces might allow proteins to communicate
Read article: Tiny spheres simulate crystal melting 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: Slow-cooling super Earths could lack life 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: Bursting bubbles drive micromotors Soft matter and liquids Research update Bursting bubbles drive micromotors Physicists capture Janus particles in motion
Read article: Web life Soft matter and liquids Opinion and reviews Web life Celebrating the physics of all that flows
Read article: Nitrogen vacancies detect magnetic fields in fluids Ultracold matter Research update Nitrogen vacancies detect magnetic fields in fluids Nanodiamonds controlled using optical tweezers