2014
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Inverse Problems hosts its first international conference
Inverse Problems will celebrate its 30th anniversary by hosting a special three day conference in Bristol, UK, later this year. The conference, named IPTA2014, will be held on 26-28 August and include plenary lectures from eight of the world’s most prominent inverse problems researchers. The full programme is available online and registration is now open. […]
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IOP Publishing appoints third Publishing Manager
Pernille Hammelsoe has been appointed as Publishing Manager for IOP Publishing and will be based at its head office in Bristol. Pernille has more than fifteen years of experience in medical and life sciences publishing in both Europe and Asia. She previously worked for Wiley Blackwell where she was responsible for developing the biomedical programme […]
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Nature inspires drones of the future
Researchers have been taking tips from nature to build the next generation of flying robots. Based on the mechanisms adopted by birds, bats, insects and snakes, 14 distinguished research teams have developed solutions to some of the common problems that drones could be faced with when navigating through an urban environment and performing novel tasks […]
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IOP Publishing and UK university libraries collaborate on open access offsetting pilot
IOP Publishing (IOP), one of the world’s leading scientific publishers, has today announced the launch of a three-year pilot project under which participating universities will be able to offset the majority of their expenditure on hybrid article publication charges (APCs) in IOP journals against their subscription and licence fees. The agreement follows discussions between IOP, […]
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Shortlist for ABSW’s IOP Student Science Publication Award announced
The Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing are delighted to announce the shortlist of the Association of British Science Writers’ (ABSW) IOP Student Science Publication Award. The Gist Printed magazine – University of Strathclyde Editor: Timothy Revell Spark Magazine Printed magazine – University of York Team Entry: Will Ingram (Editor), Matt Ravenhall (Editor), Ellen Rawlins […]
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Billions of kg of CO2 could be saved by scrapping DVDs, research suggests
A trip down to the local DVD store has slowly become a thing of the past thanks to the rise of video streaming services, which allow viewers to indulge in back-to-back episodes of hit TV series like House of Cards and Breaking Bad at the click of a button. Now, a new study has shown […]
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American Astronomical Society Journals Going Electronic Only
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) and IOP Publishing (IOP) have decided that all AAS research journals published with IOP will become electronic only and will no longer print paper editions. This transition will take effect with the 2015 subscription year and affects The Astronomical Journal (AJ) and The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ), The Astrophysical Journal Letters […]
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Physics in Brazil takes centre stage as World Cup comes to town
As Brazil gets set to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup this month amid concerns about the amount of public money being used to stage the world’s largest sporting event, Physics World’s editorial team reveals in a new special report how physicists are taking full advantage of the four-fold increase in science funding that the […]
