Biophysicists are now able to study a whole host of living processes with unprecedented accuracy thanks to a microscope normally associated with surface science
Read article: Single molecules feel the force
There is a long tradition of physicists and physics-based techniques making important contributions to biology and medicine. Harold Varmus argues that this tradition must go on
Read article: The impact of physics on biology and medicine
The exotic quantum phenomenon of Bose–Einstein condensation is the key ingredient in a new type of laser that emits atoms rather than photons, and that promises to revolutionize atom optics
Read article: Atom lasers
In July 1969 Neil Armstrong took man's first steps on another world, yet 30 years on, the Moon still holds many mysteries that we are only just beginning to unravel
Read article: New views of the Moon
Recent advances in lasers, optics and information technology will make biomedical imaging faster and cheaper, and will also reduce the need for surgery
Read article: Biomedical optics
Galaxies have been forming since the universe was less than 10% of its current age – as supercomputer simulations predict and observations have confirmed
Read article: How are galaxies made?
Recent experiments in fluid mechanics are shedding light on the intricate motion displayed by non-spherical objects as they fall, a problem that has puzzled physicists for centuries
Read article: Flutter and tumble in fluids
Two of the most remarkable properties of light – squeezing and solitons – are being combined in a new generation of experiments that could revolutionize optics and communications
Read article: Quantum solitons
The international financial markets are proving profitable for physicists who can apply techniques from theoretical and statistical physics to the complex dynamics of financial products
Read article: Mutual attractions: physics and finance
Andrew Whitaker on how John Bell investigated quantum theory in the greatest depth and established what it can tell us about the fundamental nature of the physical world
Read article: John Bell and the most profound discovery of science
