Materials Opinion and reviews Between the lines Books about sand, paradoxes in physics and an ill-fated polar expedition, reviewed by Margaret Harris Read article: Between the lines
Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews One amazing moment Robert P Crease reveals this year's under-the-radar centenary Read article: One amazing moment
Soft matter and liquids Opinion and reviews Web life Celebrating the physics of all that flows Read article: Web life
History Opinion and reviews Science in a dictatorship Gordon Fraser reviews The German Physical Society in the Third Reich Read article: Science in a dictatorship
Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews Crackpots and consequences Margaret Wertheim's account of "outsider physicists" and their theories, reviewed by Margaret Harris Read article: Crackpots and consequences
Everyday science Opinion and reviews Between the lines: innovation and creativity special Books about innovation, curiosity and scientific creativity, reviewed by Margaret Harris Read article: Between the lines: innovation and creativity special
Renewables Opinion and reviews Keeping the lights on after 2100 Paul Michael Grant reviews Robert Laughlin's Powering the Future Read article: Keeping the lights on after 2100
Particles and interactions Opinion and reviews Those puzzling infinities Davide Castelvecchi reviews Frank Close’s The Infinity Puzzle Read article: Those puzzling infinities
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Astrophotography – readers’ pictures A selection of images from the Physics World photo challenge Read article: Astrophotography – readers’ pictures
Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews Sporting knowledge Robert P Crease wonders if athletes really "know" the laws of physics Read article: Sporting knowledge