Surfaces and interfaces Research update Could sound move at the speed of light? Tiny polymer spheres can boost sound speeds by five orders of magnitude Read article: Could sound move at the speed of light?
Soft matter and liquids Research update Foam result surprises scientists French physicists observe "anti-inertial lift" in foam experiments Read article: Foam result surprises scientists
Transport properties Research update Water in a whirl Electric fields cause vortex rings to form Read article: Water in a whirl
Soft matter and liquids Research update Working with water waves New focussing technique could have applications for wave energy Read article: Working with water waves
Transport properties Research update Metallic superfluid seen in computer Theorists predict new state of matter at pressures of 4 million atmospheres Read article: Metallic superfluid seen in computer
Soft matter and liquids Research update Can proteins perform logic? Theorists propose a way for proteins to carry out logic operations
Transport properties Research update Thyristors go organic New material could have applications and also be of fundamental interest
Transport properties Research update Colloids go exotic Dutch physicists have made novel crystal structures with suspensions of tiny particles Read article: Colloids go exotic
Transport properties Research update Making ice at room temperature Electric fields can freeze confined layers of water
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Electric fields move water droplets New effect could be used to automate experiments in chemistry Read article: Electric fields move water droplets