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Analysis highlights failings in US’s advanced nuclear program
Despite repeated promises over the past 18 years, the US Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) is unlikely to deliver on its mission to develop and demonstrate an advanced nuclear reactor by the mid-21st century. That is the conclusion of a new study from the University of California, San Diego and Carnegie Mellon University, published today […]
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Meet Journal of Physics B's Reviewer of the Year 2016: Professor Aurelien Dantan
There are two primary reasons why Professor Aurelien Dantan, from Aarhus University, Denmark, referees for the Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. Firstly, he regards the peer review process as an important service to the scientific community; secondly, he reviews out of curiosity. As a reviewer, he finds it inspiring to be […]
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Introducing Multifunctional Materials – a new multidisciplinary journal from IOP Publishing
The design and manufacture of materials capable of multiple functions – so called “multifunctional” materials – has emerged as a rapidly growing direction within materials science. It is characterised by multidisciplinary research activity, and the significant potential for wide-ranging technological innovation extending to energy, environmental sustainability, healthcare, aerospace, nanoelectronics, soft robotics and semiconductors. Integrating almost […]
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Colour-shifting electronic skin could have wearable tech and prosthetic uses
The ability of some animals, including chameleons, octopus, and squid, to change their skin colour for camouflage, temperature control, or communication is well known. While science has been able to replicate these abilities with artificial skin, the colour changes are often only visible to the naked eye when the material is put under huge mechanical […]
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Meet the Journal of Optics' Reviewer of the Year 2016: Professor Tie Jun Cui
Dedicated to metamaterials and plasmonics research, Professor Tie Jun Cui, from Southeast University, People’s Republic of China, enjoys reviewing manuscripts for the Journal of Optics, a high-standard and high-impact international journal that covers all areas of pure and applied optics. A recent example of a paper that resonated with him was an article entitled “Optical quantum […]
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Networking is key for cells during bone formation
A new study into the way bone cells organise during bone formation could open the door to a better understanding of diseases such as osteoporosis. The research, led by the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, Germany, used an interdisciplinary approach combining biology, medicine and physics to analyse the osteocyte lacuno-canalicular network […]
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IOP Publishing and APS commit to ORCID scheme
IOP Publishing and the American Physical Society (APS) have signed up to the ORCID Open Letter, committing to collecting ORCID iDs for authors submitting to their journals following stated best practices. ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a not-for-profit organisation that provides a unique digital name, or iD, which identifies researchers and scholars, and […]
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Partnership celebrates launch of first ebook collaboration
IOP Publishing and the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) marked a new milestone in their 40-year relationship this week, with the publication of their first ebook together. The book is the first in a new ebooks programme by IPEM and IOP Publishing, specifically designed for the medical physics and biomedical engineering communities […]
