Surfaces and interfaces Research update A train that runs on feathers Red blood cells and snowboards inspire new approach to transport Read article: A train that runs on feathers
Soft matter and liquids Research update Liquids double up Two Japanese teams report evidence for liquid-liquid phase transitions Read article: Liquids double up
Soft matter and liquids Research update Nanodevices target viruses Physicists explore new methods for virus detection Read article: Nanodevices target viruses
Soft matter and liquids Research update Law-breaking liquid defies the rules Physicists discover a liquid that "freezes" when heated
Vacuum and cryogenics Research update Tiny writing heats up Physicists develop improved dip-pen nanolithography method for nanometre-scale patterning Read article: Tiny writing heats up
Soft matter and liquids Research update Taking a close look at turbulence Physicists move closer to explaining one of the last great mysteries of classical physics Read article: Taking a close look at turbulence
Soft matter and liquids Research update Floating femtodroplets Physicists have built a new micron-sized magnetic-levitation device Read article: Floating femtodroplets
Soft matter and liquids Research update Evidence for supersolid is firmed up Superfluidity has been seen in a bulk sample of solid helium
Transport properties Research update Liquid separation goes electric A new method to separate out liquids Read article: Liquid separation goes electric
Surfaces and interfaces Research update The turbulent life of dolphins Creatures shed their skin every two hours to reduce drag as they swim through water