Natural gas production has a long and rich history, but until recently, unconventional reservoirs have been a rounding error in terms of supporting global demand. Now these “tight” gas wells are an essential part of U.S. energy policy. And yet, many fundamental questions about the physics...

Access to and from the nucleus is of vital importance to cellular life, as information, material and information need to be exchanged between nucleus and cytoplasm of the cell. High resolution imaging in space and time has opened a window into the dynamics of the cellular life of bio-molecules. These...

Biological physics is the exploration of biological systems by physicists. The goal is to find general concepts and principles. Stan Ulam, a famous mathematician, once said to me: "Ask not what physics can to for biology, but what biology can do for physics." The challenge comes not only from the complexity...

Embryogenesis and regeneration are among the most striking and beautiful phenomena in nature. For a physicist, this brings together many major themes’pattern formation, information processing, the mechanics of complex fluid-like materials’that are essential for our understanding of life more...