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Congratulations to the ABSW IOP Student Science Publication Award winners
IOP Publishing and the Institute of Physics congratulate the winners of the IOP Student Science Publication Award, announced at last night's Association of British Science Writers' (ABSW) Awards Ceremony.
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Researchers target smartphone cameras with “smart glass” micro-iris
A small, low-powered camera component made from a “smart glass” material has been created by a group of researchers in Germany with the hope of inspiring the next generation of smartphone cameras. The micro-iris is an electro-chemical equivalent to the bulky, mechanical blades that are usually found in cameras and has very low power consumption, […]
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Five journals to switch to electronic only
IOP Publishing (IOP) has announced that five of the company’s research journals will become electronic only and will no longer print paper editions. This transition will take effect with the 2015 subscription year and affects Biofabrication, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, Biomedical Materials, Journal of Breath Research and Physical Biology. This decision has been prompted by a […]
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Notorious pathogen forms slimy “streamers” to clog up medical devices
A group of researchers from the US has moved a step closer to preventing infections of the common hospital pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus, by revealing the mechanisms that allow the bacteria to rapidly clog up medical devices. In a study published today, 27 June, in the Institute of Physics and German Physical Society’s New Journal of […]
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Editor-in-Chief of Superconductor Science and Technology awarded IEEE Award
Congratulations to Dr Cathy Foley, Editor-in-Chief of Superconductor Science and Technology (SUST) who has been awarded the IEEE Award for Continuing and Significant Contributions in the Field of Applied Superconductivity. The award has been given to Dr Foley specifically for: the development of a novel form of YBCO, grain boundary Josephson junction and its incorporation […]
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Journals from IOP Publishing show Impact Factor growth
The 2013 Impact Factors, published by Thomson Reuters, once again show growth for many of the journals published by IOP Publishing (IOP). Dr Nicola Gulley, Editorial Director of IOP said: “We would like to thank our authors, referees and editorial board members who have contributed to the continued success of the journals. “While the Impact […]
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Used-cigarette butts offer energy storage solution
A group of scientists from South Korea have converted used-cigarette butts into a high-performing material that could be integrated into computers, handheld devices, electrical vehicles and wind turbines to store energy. Presenting their findings today, 5 August 2014, in IOP Publishing’s journal Nanotechnology, the researchers have demonstrated the material’s superior performance compared to commercially available […]
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Six months in, and 80% of UK library services sign up to Access to Research
10 million academic articles, including content from IOP Publishing, now included in the initiative. Since launching earlier this year, the Access to Research initiative has grown quickly to include the majority of local authorities across England, Scotland and Wales. This means that researchers, students and members of the public across the UK can now access […]
