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IOP Publishing expands customer service department
IOP Publishing (IOP) has announced today that it is expanding its customer service provision with the appointment of a full time representative in its Philadelphia headquarters. “This move is the start of a comprehensive review of our infrastructure to ensure that we are providing the best service in the industry” said Steve Moss, President of […]
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IOP Publishing and China National Science and Technology Library sign national license agreement
The China National Science and Technology Library (NSTL) and IOP Publishing (IOP) have today announced the signing of a three year national agreement. The new arrangement will make 14 titles from seven major scientific societies available to Chinese researchers in 2012-2014. The new deal includes journals published in partnership by IOP and several global scientific […]
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IOP Publishing joins GakuNin Japanese Shibboleth Federation
IOP Publishing (IOP) has expanded its Shibboleth compliance to include the Japanese Federation GakuNin. Users in Japanese institutions who are members of GakuNin can now access subscribed content from multiple resources using just one ID and password, whether they are on or off-campus. Shibboleth is an open-source software package for single web sign-on which simplifies […]
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Measurement Science and Technology appoints David Birch as Editor-in-Chief
Professor David Birch has today been announced as the new Editor-in-Chief of the leading international journal Measurement Science and Technology. Published by IOP Publishing, Measurement Science and Technology covers new advances in measurement techniques and associated instrumentation. David Birch is Professor of Photophysics in the Department of Physics at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow […]
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Kornelius Nielsch appointed as new Editor-in-Chief of Semiconductor Science and Technology
Professor Dr Kornelius Nielsch has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of Semiconductor Science and Technology, a leading international journal on semiconductor physics. Kornelius Nielsch is Professor of Experimental Physics at the Institute of Applied Physics of the University of Hamburg, Germany, and has tremendous research experience as coordinator of the Priority Program of the […]
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IOP Publishing and Astro Ltd announce publishing partnership
IOP Publishing and Astro Ltd have announced a new five-year partnership to publish two established journals in the field of laser physics, Laser Physics and Laser Physics Letters. As a result of this new deal, IOP will begin publishing Laser Physics and Laser Physics Letters in January 2013. In addition, Laser Physics Letters will be […]
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Delivering solar geoengineering materials may be feasible and affordable
A cost analysis of the technologies needed to transport materials into the stratosphere to reduce the amount of sunlight hitting Earth and therefore reduce the effects of global climate change has shown that they are both feasible and affordable. Published today, 31 August 2012, in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research Letters, the study has shown […]
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Squid and zebrafish cells inspire camouflaging smart materials
Researchers from the University of Bristol have created artificial muscles that can be transformed at the flick of a switch to mimic the remarkable camouflaging abilities of organisms such as squid and zebrafish. They demonstrate two individual transforming mechanisms that they believe could be used in ‘smart clothing’ to trigger camouflaging tricks similar to those […]
