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April's Physics World: Should physicists work to the sound of silence?
In this month’s issue of Physics World, Felicity Mellor, a senior lecturer in science communication at Imperial College London, questions whether the requirement of the modern physicist to collaborate and communicate is preventing the intellectual progress brought about by silence and solitude. Drawing on the approaches of Newton, Einstein, Cavendish and Dirac, Mellor highlights the […]
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Anti-counterfeit 'fingerprints' made from silver nanowires
Unique patterns made from tiny, randomly scattered silver nanowires have been created by a group of researchers from South Korea in an attempt to authenticate goods and tackle the growing problem of counterfeiting. The nanoscale ‘fingerprints’ are made by randomly dumping 20 to 30 individual nanowires, each with an average length of 10 to 50 […]
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March's Physics World: Feynman's lecture brought to life in science doodle
In this month’s edition of Physics World, professional “science doodler” Perrin Ireland gives her unique take on one of Richard Feynman’s famous lectures, 50 years after it was first delivered. The doodle is made up of an array of small, colourful, cartoon-like pictures that merge into one big collage representing Feynman’s “The Great Conservation Principles” […]
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IOP Publishing's COUNTER4 reports now available
Following IOP Publishing’s (IOP) compliance with COUNTER’s version 4 release, customers can now view additional compliant usage reports. As well as existing journal reports, IOP customers can also run: Journal Report 1 GOA &emdash; successful Gold Open Access article requests by month and by journal Journal Report 2 &emdash full-text access denials by month, journal and […]
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Cancer drugs hitch a ride on "smart" gold nanoshells
Nanoparticles capable of delivering drugs to specifically targeted cancer cells have been created by a group of researchers from China. The multifunctional ‘smart’ gold nanoshells could lead to more effective cancer treatments by overcoming a major limitation of modern chemotherapy techniques—the ability to target cancer cells specifically and leave healthy cells untouched. Small peptides […]
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February's Physics World: NSA pursues quantum technology
In this month’s issue of Physics World, Jon Cartwright explains how the revelation that the US National Security Agency (NSA) is developing quantum computers has renewed interest and sparked debate on just how far ahead they are of the world’s major labs looking to develop the same technology. In 2006 the NSA openly announced a […]
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IOP Publishing staff more than double fundraising target for Children's Hospice South West
Staff at IOP Publishing (IOP) have raised £13,447 for their nominated charity of 2013, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). The money raised more than doubles IOP’s initial fundraising target of £6,000. A fundraising committee of 10 staff organised a variety of events throughout the year to raise money for the charity. Events included pub quizzes, […]
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Advisory Board member receives Brian Pippard Prize
Professor Robert Hadfield of the University of Glasgow and Advisory Board member of IOP Publishing’s Superconductor Science and Technology, is the winner of the 2013 Brian Pippard Prize. Professor Hadfield was considered by the Institute of Physics superconductivity group’s prize selection panel, alongside a range of other strong contenders for the prize, to have made […]
