Surfaces and interfaces Research update Spotting fake bank notes with butterfly colour Structural colour of Papilio blumei recreated in the lab Read article: Spotting fake bank notes with butterfly colour
Soft matter and liquids Research update Locks and keys build tiny structures Flexible bonds could be used in 'nanomachines' Read article: Locks and keys build tiny structures
Soft matter and liquids Research update Spiders’ super-strong silk relies on its crystals Findings could lead to arachnid-inspired materials Read article: Spiders’ super-strong silk relies on its crystals
Transport properties Research update Superconductors could simulate the brain Josephson junctions would allow rapid simulation of brain functions Read article: Superconductors could simulate the brain
Soft matter and liquids Research update Physicists watch entropy in action Cluster formation ruled by rotational and vibrational symmetry Read article: Physicists watch entropy in action
Structure and dynamics Research update Spider web inspires fibres for industry The secret behind the spider's water collection skills uncovered Read article: Spider web inspires fibres for industry
Soft matter and liquids Research update Splashing stones drive supersonic flow Break the sound barrier in your garden pond Read article: Splashing stones drive supersonic flow
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Jostling balls reveal secrets of ultrathin films Experiment with plastic colloidal spheres simulates epitaxial growth on the atomic scale
Transport properties Research update Paper battery could boost energy storage Nanotube-coated paper could enhance batteries and supercapacitors Read article: Paper battery could boost energy storage
Soft matter and liquids Research update Fish swishing mixes the oceans Mathematicians enter the debate on whether marine swimmers stir the seas Read article: Fish swishing mixes the oceans