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Graphene sensor tracks down cancer biomarkers
An ultrasensitive biosensor made from the wonder material graphene has been used to detect molecules that indicate an increased risk of developing cancer. The biosensor has been shown to be more than five times more sensitive than bioassay tests currently in use, and was able to provide results in a matter of minutes, opening up […]
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Update for library customers ordering via Swets
The team at IOP Publishing (IOP) is saddened by the news of the Swets Information Services B.V. bankruptcy. We appreciate that this will be a challenging period for both the staff at Swets and for many of our customers who will be directly affected by this news. We are posting this update on our immediate […]
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CERN Courier 60th-anniversary special issue published
This year marks the 60th anniversary of CERN, one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research. To celebrate this anniversary, CERN and IOP Publishing have produced a special issue of CERN Courier, a magazine published 10 times a year for the international particle-physics community. The special October 2014 issue includes a […]
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Brazil shows that materials matter
A new report highlighting the extraordinary growth of materials research in Brazil was launched today at the annual conference of the Brazilian Materials Research Society (B-MRS). The report, produced by IOP Publishing on behalf of the B-MRS, reflects the rapid expansion in the field over the last two decades, with more than 2000 delegates registered […]
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Nanoparticles give up forensic secrets
A group of researchers from Switzerland has thrown light on the precise mechanisms responsible for the impressive ability of nanoparticles to detect fingermarks left at crime scenes. Publishing their results today, 2 October, in IOP Publishing’s journal Nanotechnology, the researchers have provided evidence contesting the commonly accepted theory that nanoparticles are attracted to fingermarks electrostatically. […]
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Rhapsody in blue: Japanese trio scoop the 2014 physics Nobel
The Swedish Academy of Sciences yesterday announced the winners of the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics ending year-long speculation and recognizing a discovery that they said was in the “spirit of Alfred Nobel” as an inventor. IOP Publishing (IOP) congratulates Japanese-born scientists Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura on becoming the latest Nobel prize […]
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IOP ebooks celebrates anniversary at Frankfurt Book Fair
IOP Publishing is celebrating the anniversary of its award-winning IOP ebooks programme at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. IOP’s born-digital programme was first announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2012 and just a year later its first titles were published. Fast forward another year to 2014 and the ebooks team have published a further […]
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Fruit flies show ability to sniff out chemical hazards
The ‘nose’ of the common fruit fly could soon be used to detect drugs and explosives thanks to new research that has revealed the fly’s impressive ability to sniff out a range of hazardous chemicals. In a study published today, 15 October, in IOP Publishing’s journal Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, an international team of researchers has […]
