Soft matter and liquids Research update Capacitance sheds light on complex flows New sensor peers into pipelines Read article: Capacitance sheds light on complex flows
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Wrinkle researchers bag physics Ig Nobel Team honoured for studies of drapes and tablecloths Read article: Wrinkle researchers bag physics Ig Nobel
Soft matter and liquids Research update Sticky walls slow mixing Baker's map stirs syrup Read article: Sticky walls slow mixing
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Electron microscope breaks half-Angstrom barrier Combined TEM and STEM sets record Read article: Electron microscope breaks half-Angstrom barrier
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Lensless X-ray microscope fits in the lab “High-harmonic generation” makes small lasers suitable Read article: Lensless X-ray microscope fits in the lab
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Physicist models Spiderman suit Web of nanotubes could capture villains
Telescopes and space missions Research update Helices swirl in space-dust simulations Plasmas put a new twist on life Read article: Helices swirl in space-dust simulations
Ultrafast science Research update Interferometry images living cells in 3D Biological samples can be seen in their native state Read article: Interferometry images living cells in 3D
Ultrafast science Research update X-ray holography breaks the femtosecond barrier New technique could allow atomic processes to be studied in real time Read article: X-ray holography breaks the femtosecond barrier
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Wrinkles winkle out film thickness Film properties measured with ease Read article: Wrinkles winkle out film thickness
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