2018
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Tracking tool allows authors to follow their article’s progress
Authors for IOP Publishing journals can now quickly and easily find out what is happening to their submission throughout the publication process, using the Track my article page on our Publishing Support site. In response to feedback from our authors, IOP Publishing has designed the system to be simple and easy to use. Authors can […]
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Physics World science communication award 2018
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Physics World, IOP Publishing and several Chinese partner organizations have established a new science-writing award focusing on the advances China is making in science, technology, engineering and medicine. The award aims to communicate research advances to a global scientific audience, and is open to early-career researchers from China working […]
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Quantum is key to securing blockchain, say Russian researchers
Although blockchain is traditionally seen as secure, it is vulnerable to attack from quantum computers. Now, a team of Russian researchers has developed a solution to the quantum-era blockchain challenge, using quantum key distribution (QKD). Writing in the journal Quantum Science and Technology, the researchers set out a quantum-safe blockchain platform that uses QKD to […]
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Robot measurement system puts wind tunnel testing into top gear
A new method for measuring the aerodynamics of anything from an F1 car to a new aircraft design has been unveiled by a team of German scientists. Their system, known as RoboPIV, uses a combination of robotic automation and particle image velocimetry to give a large increase in the efficiency of measuring flow velocity. Writing […]
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Plasma Research Express – a new journal from IOP Publishing
IOP Publishing is introducing Plasma Research Express (PREX) as a new addition to its plasma physics portfolio. Led by Editor-in-Chief Professor Hae June Lee (Pusan National University, Republic of Korea), PREX is a broad, multidisciplinary journal publishing new experimental and theoretical research covering all areas of fundamental, engineering, and applied plasma science at low and […]
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IOP Publishing unveils new company website
IOP Publishing has launched a fully redesigned company website. The new site features improved navigation, allowing users to find content with ease, while the content itself is tailored to focus on the customer’s needs. Head of marketing Jo Allen said: “The new site has been designed with our customers at the forefront. It has a […]
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Electric vehicles could help save billions on energy storage
Using electric vehicles (EVs) as mobile power storage could eliminate the need to build costly stationary grid storage for energy from renewable sources. That is the key finding of a new study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) in California, published this month in Environmental Research Letters. Using California as a case study, […]
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Drones could benefit from animals’ magnetic navigation techniques
Research by the US Air Force has found that magnetic navigation techniques used by some animals could allow autonomous vehicles to find their way without maps or GPS. The study, published today in the journal Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, used computer modelling to investigate the feasibility of animals using rare and/or unique combinations of magnetic properties […]
