2013
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Study reveals scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change
A comprehensive analysis of peer-reviewed articles on the topic of global warming and climate change has revealed an overwhelming consensus among scientists that recent warming is human-caused. The study is the most comprehensive yet and identified 4000 summaries, otherwise known as abstracts, from papers published in the past 21 years that stated a position on […]
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New physicsworld.com service helps to connect research with industry
Physics Connect, an online innovation service that aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry, has been launched on physicsworld.com. The new service enables anyone planning a scientific or engineering project to source products, services and expertise from both commercial suppliers and research institutes. Users can search for relevant information, and can also make […]
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Giorgio Benedek appointed as new Editor-in-Chief for EPL
Professor Giorgio Benedek has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of EPL (Europhysics Letters), a journal publishing original, high-quality letters in all areas of physics. Professor Benedek currently works at the Department of Materials Science, University of Milan-Biccoca. His research interests include materials science and the physics of low-dimensional systems. He gained his first degree […]
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IOP Publishing and The Japan Society of Applied Physics announce five year publishing agreement
IOP Publishing and The Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) have today announced a five year agreement for the publication of Applied Physics Express (APEX) and the Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP). These titles are English language journals currently self-published by JSAP. As a result of this agreement, the journals will be published under […]
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Helicopter takes to the skies with the power of thought
A remote controlled helicopter has been flown through a series of hoops around a college gymnasium in Minnesota. It sounds like your everyday student project; however, there is one caveat…the helicopter was controlled using just the power of thought. The experiments have been performed by researchers hoping to develop future robots that can help restore […]
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Physiological Measurement appoints Randall Moorman as new Editor-in-Chief
Professor Randall Moorman has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of Physiological Measurement, a journal published by IOP Publishing in partnership with the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine. Professor Moorman, a clinical cardiologist, is a 1978 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, and trained in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases […]
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Irish chronicles reveal links between cold weather and volcanic eruptions
Medieval chronicles have given an international group of researchers a glimpse into the past to assess how historical volcanic eruptions affected the weather in Ireland up to 1500 years ago. By critically assessing over 40,000 written entries in the Irish Annals and comparing them with measurements taken from ice cores, the researchers successfully linked the […]
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Journals from IOP Publishing show Impact Factor growth for the ninth year running
The 2012 Impact Factors, published by Thomson Reuters, once again show growth for many of the journals published by IOP Publishing (IOP) for the ninth year running. This year, 33 of the titles published by IOP have seen an increase in citations from last year. Additionally, 26 titles have had an increase of over 5% […]
