2012
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IOP Publishing opens office in Munich
IOP Publishing (IOP) has today announced that it has opened a new office in Munich. The office will open from 1 August 2012 and will provide an ideal central meeting place for IOP’s customers, authors, referees, librarians in Europe. Olaf Ernst, Commercial Director said “Munich is one of the research and publishing capitals in the […]
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Physicists study the classics for hidden truths
The truth behind some of the world’s most famous historical myths, including Homer’s epic, the Iliad, has been bolstered by two researchers who have analysed the relationships between the myths’ characters and compared them to real-life social networks. In a study published online today, 25 July, in the journal EPL (Europhysics Letters), Pádraig Mac Carron […]
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Mervyn Miles announced as new Chief Scientific Advisor for IOP Publishing
Professor Mervyn Miles has today been announced as the new Chief Scientific Advisor for IOP Publishing (IOP). IOP is a leading global scholarly publisher, specializing in the physical sciences and home to the renowned Journal of Physics series, New Journal of Physics and Physics World magazine. The company is the publishing arm of the Institute […]
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100 years of cosmic rays mystery
As physicists gather in early August to celebrate a century since the initial discovery of cosmic rays, Alan Watson, emeritus professor of physics at the University of Leeds, explains in this month’s Physics World how physicists have gradually revealed the nature of these mysterious objects and examines the progress being made in understanding where they […]
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The power to heal at the tips of your finger
John Rogers/University of Illinois The intricate properties of the fingertips have been mimicked and recreated using semiconductor devices in what researchers hope will lead to the development of advanced surgical gloves. The devices, shown to be capable of responding with high precision to the stresses and strains associated with touch and finger movement, are a […]
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Wireless power for the price of a penny
The newspaper-style printing of electronic equipment has led to a cost-effective device that could change the way we interact with everyday objects. For a price of just one penny per unit the device, known as a rectenna, which is presented today, Friday 10 August, in IOP Publishing’s journal Nanotechnology, can be placed onto objects such […]
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New Head of Business Development and Sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa for IOP Publishing
Brett Rubinstein has today been announced as the new Head of Business Development and Sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa for IOP Publishing. Mr Rubinstein will take up his new role at the Bristol office of IOP Publishing in mid-September. He has over ten years’ experience in scientific, technical and medical publishing and […]
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IOP Publishing announces its new journal, Methods and Applications in Fluorescence
From left to right: Yves Mély, Editor-in-Chief; Jane Roscoe, Head of Partner Development; David Birch, Editor-in-Chief; Otto Wolfbeis, Editor-in-Chief; Sharon d’Souza, Publisher. IOP Publishing (IOP) has announced the launch of a new journal, Methods and Applications in Fluorescence. This brings IOP’s existing journals portfolio to 69 titles. An electronic-only journal, Methods and Applications in Fluorescence […]
