Surfaces and interfaces Research update Amino acids meet electronics Researchers have shown that inorganic surfaces can trap peptide chains
Soft matter and liquids Research update Microscopes reach new depths AFMs go beneath the surface of liquids Read article: Microscopes reach new depths
Soft matter and liquids Research update Turning the lotus effect on its head New experiments show that lotus leaves do not always repel water droplets Read article: Turning the lotus effect on its head
Soft matter and liquids Research update Bacteria turn to chemistry Ions influence growth rates in a specific way Read article: Bacteria turn to chemistry
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Making a splash Experiments shed new light on a seemingly simple process Read article: Making a splash
Soft matter and liquids Research update Why stalactites are all similar Computer model predicts how limestone structures grow in underground caves Read article: Why stalactites are all similar
Transport properties Research update Nanotubes respond to gas attacks Collisions lead to changes in the electronic properties of single nanotubes
Surfaces and interfaces Research update A microscopic “fountain pen” Atomic force microscope writes with molecular "ink" Read article: A microscopic “fountain pen”
Soft matter and liquids Research update Magnetic effects seen in water Melting point can be changed by applying a magnetic field
Soft matter and liquids Research update Turbulent transition for fluids Closing in on the biggest mystery in classical physics Read article: Turbulent transition for fluids