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In April's Physics World: "Amazing" physics demos to keep practical science alive
With school students in England bracing themselves for new-style GCSE science exams that are based entirely on written tests, Physics World has teamed up with Neil Downie to put together “five amazing physics demonstrations” that highlight the value and importance of keeping experimentation at the centre of the science classroom. Downie, who is head of […]
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Scientists map "unprecedented" urbanization in East-Southeast Asia
Researchers have, for the first time, mapped the rapid urban expansion that has occurred across the whole of East-Southeast Asia in the last decade. In a study published today, 4 March, in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research Letters, the researchers provide evidence to suggest that urban populations have grown more rapidly than the expansion of […]
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In March's Physics World: Throwing light on a mysterious human "superpower"
Most people, at some point in their lives, have dreamt of being able to fly like Superman or develop superhuman strength like the Hulk. But very few know that we human beings have a “superpower” of our own, which almost anybody can perform by simply staring at the computer screen in front of them. As […]
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Laser "ruler" holds promise for hunting exoplanets
The hunt for Earth-like planets around distant stars could soon become a lot easier thanks to a technique developed by researchers in Germany. In a paper published today, 18 February, in the Institute of Physics and German Physical Society’s New Journal of Physics, the team of researchers have successfully demonstrated how a solar telescope can […]
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IOP Publishing celebrates staff fundraising and volunteering efforts
IOP Publishing (IOP) has a long history of philanthropy. From the very beginning we have gift-aided our operating profit to the Institute of Physics, a thriving learned society that today has more than 50,000 international members, to directly support physics and the global scientific community. We also make many of our journal titles available at […]
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In February's Physics World: Mining the Moon becomes a serious prospect
With an estimated 1.6 billion tonnes of water ice at its poles and an abundance of rare-earth elements hidden below its surface, the Moon is rich ground for mining. In this month’s issue of Physics World, science writer Richard Corfield explains how private firms and space agencies are dreaming of tapping into these lucrative resources […]
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In December's Physics World: Physicists create new kind of pasta to explain mysterious, ring-shaped polymers
Two physicists from the University of Warwick have taken to the kitchen to explain the complexity surrounding what they say is one of the last big mysteries in polymer physics. As a way of demonstrating the complicated shapes that ring-shaped polymers can adopt, the researchers have created a brand new type of ring-shaped pasta, dubbed […]
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Sun's rotating 'magnet' pulls lightning towards UK
The Sun may be playing a part in the generation of lightning strikes on Earth by temporarily ‘bending’ the Earth’s magnetic field and allowing a shower of energetic particles to enter the upper atmosphere. This is according to researchers at the University of Reading who have found that over a five year period the UK […]
