2016
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KM3NeT unveils detailed plans for largest neutrino telescope in the world
KM3NeT – a European collaboration pioneering the deployment of kilometre cubed arrays of neutrino detectors off the Mediterranean coast – has reported in detail on the scientific aims, technology and costs of its proposal in the Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics.
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AAS Nova Wins Online Media Award
AAS Nova, a 10-month-old website featuring research highlights from the Astronomical Journal (AJ) and the Astrophysical Journal (ApJ) family, won “Best Health / Education News Site” at the Drum Online Media Awards.
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2015 Impact Factors for IOP Publishing journals
The 2015 Impact Factors, published by Thomson Reuters, once again show significant growth for journals published by IOP Publishing with more than half of the portfolio seeing an increase from last year.
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Radical pair analysis overcomes hurdle in theory of how birds navigate
Reporting their results in the New Journal of Physics, scientists have taken a step forwards in unravelling the inner workings of the avian compass – a puzzle that has captivated researchers for decades.
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Addressing antibiotic resistance: breath analysis aims to reduce unnecessary prescriptions
The overuse of antibiotics gives harmful bacteria the opportunity to evolve into drug resistant strains that threaten health care. To help tackle the problem, scientists in China have begun a pilot study examining biomarkers exhaled by patients.
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New analysis provides “proof of concept” for real-time extreme event attribution
A new analysis establishes that seasonal forecast sea surface temperature (SSTs) can be used to perform probabilistic extreme-event attribution, thereby accelerating the time it takes climate scientists to understand and quantify the role of global warming in certain classes of extreme weather events.
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Prodding leukemia cells with nanoprobes could provide cancer clues
Miniature mechanical testers have the potential to chart cell degradation in the body.
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Celebrating 150 years of Matematicheskii Sbornik: An interview with Editor-in-Chief Professor Boris Kashin
We speak to Professor Boris Kashin, Editor-in-Chief of Matematicheskii Sbornik to find out more about the journal and its English translated journal Sbornik: Mathematics.
