Telescopes and space missions Research update Physics World reveals its top 10 breakthroughs for 2011 Work on the fundamentals of quantum mechanics take the top gong Read article: Physics World reveals its top 10 breakthroughs for 2011
Soft matter and liquids Video Physics and biology: a match made in heaven New resource for the teaching of biological physics to undergraduates Read article: Physics and biology: a match made in heaven
Soft matter and liquids Feature Cocktail physics Naveen N Sinha and David A Weitz reveal the science behind this tasty topic Read article: Cocktail physics
Soft matter and liquids Opinion and reviews Cooking up a storm Peter Barham reviews Modernist Cuisine by Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young and Maxime Bilet Read article: Cooking up a storm
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Physics of writing is derived at last Pen plays capillary tug-of-war with paper Read article: Physics of writing is derived at last
Soft matter and liquids Research update Microscope probes living cells at the nanoscale Tapping out the properties of squishy tissue Read article: Microscope probes living cells at the nanoscale
Soft matter and liquids Research update Rogue waves triggered by ocean currents Calculations pinpoint origin of fearsome phenomenon Read article: Rogue waves triggered by ocean currents
Soft matter and liquids Research update Nanotube springs make skin-like sensor New material could find use in prosthetics, robotics and displays Read article: Nanotube springs make skin-like sensor
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Counting wrinkles reveals pressure New technique could be used to study living cells Read article: Counting wrinkles reveals pressure
Structure and dynamics Research update Ergodic theorem passes the test Individual dye molecules go with the flow Read article: Ergodic theorem passes the test