Surfaces and interfaces Research update Holes prevent sound from passing through plate 'Extraordinary acoustic screening' could lead to new acoustic materials
Soft matter and liquids Research update Bubble-fusion researcher loses professorship Purdue's Rusi Taleyarkhan says penalty is 'unfair and egregious' Read article: Bubble-fusion researcher loses professorship
Transport properties Research update Ballistic breakthrough could lead to molecular logic gates Electrons travel with ease between benzene and platinum Read article: Ballistic breakthrough could lead to molecular logic gates
Soft matter and liquids Interview Inspired thinking Douglas Osheroff gives his tips for would-be Nobel laureates of the future Read article: Inspired thinking
Soft matter and liquids Research update Superfluids point to the origin of ‘monster’ ocean waves Researchers say wave energy can cascade towards long wavelengths
Telescopes and space missions Research update Liquid mirror shows promise for adaptive optics Device is controlled by an array of magnetic coils Read article: Liquid mirror shows promise for adaptive optics
Soft matter and liquids Research update ‘Anaconda’ could be the best way to harness wave power Huge rubber tube will be cheap and almost maintenance free, say researchers Read article: ‘Anaconda’ could be the best way to harness wave power
Soft matter and liquids Research update Glass arrested on the road to crystallization Experiments on colloidal gels shed light on how glass is formed Read article: Glass arrested on the road to crystallization
Soft matter and liquids Research update Viruses get X-rayed New technique generates X-ray diffraction images of single viruses
Soft matter and liquids Research update Table-top experiment could explain why continents drift Interactions between convection cells and solid objects provide insight into how 'supercontinents' form and then break apart Read article: Table-top experiment could explain why continents drift