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3D printing technique explored to help treat type 1 diabetes
Researchers from the Netherlands have explored how 3D printing can be used to help treat type 1 diabetes in results presented today, Thursday 28 May, in IOP Publishing’s journal Biofabrication. The 3D printing technique, known as bioplotting, has taken researchers one step closer to being able to help patients who experience severe hypoglycaemic events, commonly […]
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Improving the delivery of chemotherapy with graphene
Credit: National Cancer Institute/Linda Bartlett (Public Domain) A new study published in IOP Publishing’s journal 2D Materials has proposed using graphene as an alternative coating for catheters to improve the delivery of chemotherapy drugs. The research suggests that placing graphene – an extremely thin sheet of carbon atoms – on the internal surfaces of intravenous […]
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New Editor-in-Chief for Journal of Breath Research announced as Dr. Joachim Pleil
Dr. Joachim Pleil has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Breath Research. Dr. Pleil is a Research Physical Scientist with the Office of Research and Development of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (ORD/EPA). He currently works in the Human Exposure and Atmospheric Sciences Division of the National Exposure Research Laboratory located […]
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Climate change won’t reduce winter deaths
In a study that contradicts the received wisdom on health impacts of climate change, scientists say that we shouldn’t expect substantial reduction in winter deaths as a result of global warming. This new research is published today (Friday 19 June) in IOP Publishing’s Environmental Research Letters journal. The research team was led by Professor Patrick […]
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Congratulations to the 2015 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. The awards were presented by Margaret Harris, Section Editor of Physics World, as follows: Winner: Broadsheet, Imperial College Editor-in-Chief: Ben Stockton Sub Editors: Sophie Reid and […]
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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 […]
