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Replicating liver cells for fast drug testing
Schematic of the assembled 3D construct device Aleksander Skardal et al 2015 Biofabrication 7 031001 Scientists have developed a new technique that produces a user friendly, low cost, tissue-engineered pseudo-organ. The chip-based model produces a faithful mimic of the in vivo liver inside a scalable fluid-handling device, demonstrating proof of principle for toxicology tests and […]
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Physics World Special Report: Mexico
The foreign media often present a skewed view of modern-day Mexico as a land riddled with violence, drugs and corruption. This new Physics World special report, however, aims to show that as far as science is concerned, many physicists in Mexico are doing engaging and vital work that deserves to be more widely known. After […]
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Back to school with IOP Publishing’s Education Week
To celebrate students returning to schools, colleges and universities around the world, IOP Publishing has collated some of the best research into physics education from across all its journals. From Monday 28th September to Saturday 3rd October, we’ll highlight all kinds of content from our journals European Journal of Physics and Physics Education, covering a […]
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Measuring X-rays created by lightning strikes on an aircraft in-flight
Scientists have recorded measurements of X-rays of energies up to 10 MeV caused by electrons accelerated in the intense electric fields inside a thundercloud. The researchers, based at the Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR), The Netherlands, and Airbus France, report their findings today, Wednesday 30th September, in the Journal […]
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Collaborative behaviours, traditional practices
IOP Publishing and Research Information Network (RIN) release new report on information practices in the physical sciences. While cross-border and cross-disciplinary collaborations are breaking down subject siloes across the physical sciences, a culture of traditional and DIY information practices still holds sway among scientists when it comes to the curation, management and publication of formal […]
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Researchers trap magnetic field in iron-based superconductor
By Kristen Roberts, MagLab TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — An international research team from the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (National MagLab) and the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology is the first to use an iron-based high-temperature superconductor as a strong magnet. Their findings are published this week in the journal Superconductor Science and Technology. After […]
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On soft ground? Tread lightly to stay fast…
Soft steps and large feet can allow animals and robots to maintain high speeds on very loose soil and sand. These findings, reported today, Friday 9th October, in the journal Bioinspiration & Biomechanics, offer a new insight into how animals respond to different terrain, and how robots can learn from them. The researchers, based at […]
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Scientists produce shortest electron bunches ever by surfing plasma waves
Snapshots of 3D bubble formation showing charge density in the plane, and potential. © IOP Publishing Kindly replicated with permission from the University of Strathclyde. The shortest electron bunches ever produced have emerged in research by scientists at the University of Strathclyde. The bunches were produced by focusing a high-power laser pulse into a supersonic […]
