Surfaces and interfaces Research update Physicist models Spiderman suit Web of nanotubes could capture villains
Nuclear medicine Research update Hospital scanners could control cell-sized medical devices Physicists remotely control metal beads in blood vessels
Biophysics Research update Stresses determine the shape of life The physics of microtubules could explain why patterns form in living organisms Read article: Stresses determine the shape of life
Nanomaterials Research update New look for nanocomposites Scientists have combined spider silk with biological silica to make an extremely strong nanomaterial Read article: New look for nanocomposites
Structure and dynamics Research update Silver clusters go magnetic Simulations suggest that silver atoms become magnetic when arranged into clusters Read article: Silver clusters go magnetic
Optical physics Research update Insects inspire artificial eyes Scientists have made the first artificial eye using 3D polymer structures Read article: Insects inspire artificial eyes
Surfaces and interfaces Research update A new look for bifocals Optical scientists develop spectacles that can change focus Read article: A new look for bifocals
Diagnostic imaging Research update Live cells jetted with electric fields Biophysicists develop technique to create jets of living cells Read article: Live cells jetted with electric fields
Soft matter and liquids Research update DNA pyramids make their debut Physicists develop DNA tetrahedra that can be used as building blocks for nanostructures Read article: DNA pyramids make their debut
Soft matter and liquids Research update Optical devices get fishy Fish waste has attractive optical properties Read article: Optical devices get fishy
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