Mathematical physics Opinion and reviews A remade tapestry Joshua Socolar examines nature's beautiful patterns Read article: A remade tapestry
Biophysics Feature How people work Roland Ennos offers a new look at familiar human behaviour like walking, chewing and fingernail-breaking Read article: How people work
Soft matter and liquids Research update Physical forces at work in biocomposites Study reveals how single crystals incorporate polymer strands Read article: Physical forces at work in biocomposites
Microscopy Research update Electrons reveal DNA without destroying it Holography uncovers individual biomolecules Read article: Electrons reveal DNA without destroying it
Biophysics Research update Fixing bones with dissolvable glass Magnesium alloy could speed up bone repair Read article: Fixing bones with dissolvable glass
Soft matter and liquids Research update Ultra-strong Velcro-like fastener inspired by birds Steely hook and loop fastener could hold aeroplanes together Read article: Ultra-strong Velcro-like fastener inspired by birds
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Soap films burst like flapping flags High-speed photography reveals how punctures expand in soap films Read article: Soap films burst like flapping flags
Surfaces and interfaces Research update T-shaped probe exposes protein elasticity New microscope technique identifies flexible regions of proteins Read article: T-shaped probe exposes protein elasticity
Nuclear medicine Opinion and reviews Between chance and necessity Andrew Steane reviews Stuart Kauffman's Reinventing the Sacred Read article: Between chance and necessity
Nuclear medicine Opinion and reviews The call of the wild Robert P Crease talks to a former string theorist who found what he wanted in science when he applied the tools of physics to fundamental questions in biology Read article: The call of the wild
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