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Scientists pioneer 3D-printed drug delivering micro-needles
Researchers have developed a new technique to produce a 3D ‘micro-printed’ array of needles capable of drug delivery. The technique would offer a pain-free drug delivery device that would allow drugs to diffuse within the body as the biomaterial device degrades in the body. This offers treatments for a wide range of diseases, including melanoma […]
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In October’s Physics World: Taking the rigour of physics to the netherworld…
A handful of scientists are combining their favourite hobby with their day job, to form the emerging field of “speleophysics” – exploring how underground caves form, evolve and move water from one place to another. Writing in October the 2015 issue of Physics World magazine Stephen Ornes describes how a small group of physicists from […]
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Congratulations to the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics laureates
After all the recent excitement and speculation about who will be crowned the winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, the wait is over! IOP Publishing congratulates Takaaki Kajita in Japan and Arthur B. McDonald in Canada on becoming the latest Nobel Prize laureates. The scientists were awarded for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, […]
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Forecasters look higher for clues to winter weather
By Pete Castle, University of Reading Long-range winter weather forecasts could be twice as accurate by taking account of unusual winds miles up in the stratosphere, scientists have found. Meteorologists at the University of Reading, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and Environment Canada found that by taking account of changing winds in the […]
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3-D printed ‘building blocks’ of life
Scientists have developed a 3-D printing method capable of producing highly uniform ‘blocks’ of embryonic stem cells. These cells – capable of generating all cell types in the body – could be used as the ‘Lego bricks’ to build tissue constructs, larger structures of tissues, and potentially even micro-organs. The results are published today, Wednesday […]
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IPEM and IOP extend partnership to create book programme
The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) and IOP Publishing (IOP) have been journal-publishing partners for more than 40 years. The organisations are today announcing an exciting new development in their partnership. Together, IPEM and IOP will create a new ebook programme specifically designed for the medical physics and biomedical engineering communities. Professor […]
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New article reprint service on IOPscience
IOP Publishing has introduced a new reprint ordering service accessed via IOPscience, enabling authors and other content users to easily purchase high quality printed copies of published articles. The new simple to use service is available for the majority of journal titles, including the conference series, and is available across archive content. Customers can order […]
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Stretch the new flex for programmable rubber keyboard
Scientists at the University of Auckland have developed a soft, flexible, stretchable keyboard using a type of rubber known as a dielectric elastomer. The results are reported today, 25th November 2015, in the journal Smart Materials and Structures. “Imagine a world where you drop something, and it bounces back without any damage” says Daniel Xu, […]
