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Allan Sandage’s last paper unravels 100-year-old astronomical mystery
Carnegie’s Allan Sandage, who died in 2012, was a tremendously influential figure in the field of astronomy. His final paper, published posthumously, focuses on unraveling a surprising historical mystery related to one of his own seminal discoveries.
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Frequency of extreme heat waves on the increase in Africa: could occur annually by 2040
Climate analysis shows that periods of unusually hot weather are on the rise for one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change, even if the increase in global average temperature remains at a modest level.
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The physics of the walking dead: the scientists studying the spread of zombies
Science writer Stephen Ornes talks with the physicists who mixed modelling with science fiction to predict the success of a zombie invasion, available in May’s issue of Physics World magazine, online now!
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IOP Publishing wins Chinese Academy of Sciences 'Service Star' award for second year running
For two consecutive years, IOP Publishing (IOP) has been given the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) ‘Service Star’ award. It was awarded to IOP for its continued support and service to CAS members. IOP Sales Manager, Peng Guo, accepted the award at the recent CAS 7th e-resources training conference held in Shanghai, China. Rick Liu, […]
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Theoretical tiger chases statistical sheep to probe immune system behaviour
Studying the way that solitary hunters such as tigers, bears or sea turtles chase down their prey turns out to be very useful in understanding the interaction between individual white blood cells and colonies of bacteria. Reporting their results in the Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, researchers in Europe have created a numerical model that explores this behaviour in more detail.
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Small-scale fusion the new way forward, according to new scientific paper
Power from nuclear fusion has today been shown as possible on a smaller scale than expected, paving the way for rapid development of a clean, base-load energy source. In a paper published in the journal Nuclear Fusion, Dr Alan Costley, a scientist working for Oxfordshire-based Tokamak Energy shows the point at which more energy is generated than used is only weakly linked to the size of the reactor, contradicting traditional assumptions that have steered worldwide research efforts towards larger devices until now.
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IOP Publishing partners with Editage to launch new manuscript preparation services for authors
IOP Publishing is partnering with Editage, a leader in English language and publication support services, to provide a range of manuscript support services for authors working in physical sciences and engineering. Launching today, 31 March 2016, IOP Editing Services will provide manuscript services such as English-language editing, translation, plagiarism checks and technical reviews. The services […]
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