Soft matter and liquids Research update Beer paper wins Ig Nobel physics prize A German physicist has received the 2002 Ig Nobel prize in physics
Soft matter and liquids Research update Water powers novel chips A new kind of integrated circuit runs on water instead of electricity
Soft matter and liquids Research update MEMs see the light Electrode implants could provide a cure for blindness
Soft matter and liquids Research update DNA gives new life to dye lasers Japanese physicists demonstrate a DNA laser
Soft matter and liquids Research update Waves and the sounds of science New research probes the formation of air bubbles in breaking waves
Soft matter and liquids Research update Water vapour supplies new climate clues Novel tests on water molecules could solve the solar radiation discrepancy Read article: Water vapour supplies new climate clues
Soft matter and liquids Research update Bubble bursts for ‘sono-fusion’ New experiment casts further doubt on controversial fusion-in-a-bubble claims Read article: Bubble bursts for ‘sono-fusion’
Transport properties Research update DNA goes spintronic The molecules that carry genetic data notch up another surprising property Read article: DNA goes spintronic
Ultrafast science Research update Laser lights up water droplets New technique could monitor the composition of pollutants in the atmosphere Read article: Laser lights up water droplets
Transport properties Research update Multi-talented material signals new devices Carbon compound combines electronics, optics and magnetism for the first time