Reviews of topical problems

V.L. Popov, A.E. Filippov, S.N. Gorb “Biological microstructures with high adhesion and friction. Numerical approach” Phys. Usp. 59 829–845 (2016)

From the current literature

N.F. Bunkin, F.V. Bunkin “Bubston structure of water and electrolyte water solutions” Phys. Usp. 59 846–865 (2016)

Methodological notes

S.M. Stishov “Notes on phase transitions and the role of spin fluctuations” Phys. Usp. 59 866–868 (2016)

A.A. Voronin, A.M. Zheltikov “Nonlinear dynamics of high-power ultrashort laser pulses: exaflop computations on a laboratory station and subcycle light bullets” Phys. Usp. 59 869–877 (2016)

Conferences and symposia

“On the first direct detection of gravitational waves (Scientific session of the Physical Sciences Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2 March 2016)” Phys. Usp. 59 878–878 (2016)

V.B. Braginsky, I.A. Bilenko, S.P. Vyatchanin, M.L. Gorodetsky, V.P. Mitrofanov, L.G. Prokhorov, S.E. Strigin, F.Ya. Khalili “Background to the discovery of gravitational waves” Phys. Usp. 59 879–885 (2016)

E.A. Khazanov “Thermooptics of magnetoactive medium: Faraday isolators for high average power lasers” Phys. Usp. 59 886–909 (2016)

A.M. Cherepashchuk “Discovery of gravitational waves: a new chapter in black hole studies” Phys. Usp. 59 910–917 (2016)

V.M. Lipunov “Astrophysical sense of the discovery of gravitational waves” Phys. Usp. 59 918–928 (2016)

Personalia

A.E. Bondar’, A.P. Derevyanko, N.S. Dikanskii, S.V. Ivanov, G.N. Kulipanov, E.B. Levichev, P.V. Logachev, I.N. Meshkov, R.A. Salimov, A.N. Skrinskii, G.V. Trubnikov, Yu.M. Shatunov “Vasilii Vasil'evich Parkhomchuk (on his 70th birthday)” Phys. Usp. 59 929–930 (2016)

E.P. Velikhov, V.I. Ilgisonis, M.A. Kambolov, V.M. Kanevskii, N.M. Kropachev, N.N. Kudryavtsev, V.A. Matveev, O.S. Naraikin, V.Ya. Panchenko, V.A. Sadovnichii, M.N. Strikhanov, L.A. Feigin “Mikhail Valentinovich Kovalchuk (on his 70th birthday)” Phys. Usp. 59 931–933 (2016)

Zh.I. Alferov, A.L. Aseev, A.G. Zabrodskii, A.A. Kaplyanskii, V.V. Kveder, L.V. Keldysh, I.V. Kukushkin, V.D. Kulakovskii, N.N. Sibel’din, R.A. Suris, A.V. Chaplik, G.M. Eliashberg “Vladislav Borisovich Timofeev (on his 80th birthday)” Phys. Usp. 59 934–936 (2016)

A.F. Andreev, G.D. Bogomolov, S.S. Gershtein, I.E. Dzyaloshinskii, V.V. Kveder, N.M. Kreines, V.I. Marchenko, L.P. Pitaevskii, M.P. Ryutova, L.E. Svistov, A.I. Smirnov, S.S. Sosin “In memory of Lyudmila Andreevna Prozorova” Phys. Usp. 59 937–938 (2016)

Bibliography

Е.В. Захарова “New books on physics and related sciences” Phys. Usp. 59 939–941 (2016)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 59 942–943 (2016)