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Friction reduction breakthrough is no snake oil
Snake skin inspired surfaces smash records, providing an astonishing 40% friction reduction in tests of high performance materials.
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JPhysD Section Editor wins IEEE Nanotechnology Pioneer Award
Congratulations to Professor Chennupati Jagadish, Section Editor of Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (JPhysD), who has been awarded the IEEE Nanotechnology Pioneer Award. The award has been given to Professor Jagadish for “pioneering and sustained contributions to compound semiconductor nanowire and quantum dot optoelectronics”. Professor Jagadish is Distinguished Professor and Head of the Semiconductor […]
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IOP Publishing appoints Elwin Gardeur as Senior Regional Corporate Sales Manager
IOP Publishing (IOP) has today announced the appointment of Elwin Gardeur as Senior Regional Corporate Sales Manager. Elwin will work with IOPcorporate customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Elwin’s recent role was On-site Manager Telesales at Springer Science+Business Media, the Philippines. Prior to that he worked as Licensing Manager, Corporate Library Sales at […]
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A cost-effective solution to tuned graphene production
Graphene has been called the miracle material but the single-atomic layer material is still seeking its place in the materials world. Now a method to make ‘defective’ graphene could provide the answer. Today (30 July 2015), in the journal Nanotechnology, a team of researchers report that they have developed a simple electrochemical approach which allows […]
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A new way to discover the brightest research in astronomy and astrophysics
A new way to discover the brightest research in astronomy and astrophysics We are pleased to announce that our publishing partner, the American Astronomical Society (AAS), has introduced a new service for the astronomy community – AAS Nova. This new site, curated by Susanna Kohler PhD, provides highlights of recently published articles from the AAS […]
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In August’s Physics World: Overcoming the ‘Curie Complex’
In this month’s issue of Physics World , French physicist Hélène Langevin-Joliot – the granddaughter of Marie Curie – talks to reporter Tushna Commissariat about the scientific legacy of her family, delves into what’s known as the "Curie complex" and gives her own tips for scientific success. As the first woman to win a Nobel […]
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Robo-whiskers mimic animals exploring their surroundings
Scientists, inspired by seals and rats, have developed a robotic 'whisker' tactile sensor array designed to produce tomographic images by measuring fluid flow.
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UK bottom of European avoidable food waste league
The UK produces the highest amount of avoidable food waste in Europe—equivalent to a tin of beans per person per day. Those are the findings from a team of researchers based at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission. The study, published today (12 August 2015) in the journal Environmental Research Letters, looked […]
