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Resurfacing urban areas to offset 150 billion tonnes of CO2
Imagine a world where the rooftops and pavements of every urban area are resurfaced to increase the reflection of the Sun’s light rays. Well, this is exactly what a group of Canadian researchers have done in an attempt to measure the potential effects against global warming. In a study published today, 13 April, in IOP […]
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IOP Publishing partners with OCLC
IOP Publishing (IOP) has partnered with the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) to include IOP journal content in WorldCat Local, WorldCat.org and OCLC WorldShare Management Services. As a result of this initiative, WorldCat customers in 170 countries will be able to search the abstracts of the 460,000 plus articles hosted by IOP through WorldCat services. […]
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Handheld probe shows great promise for oral cancer detection
A team of American researchers have created a portable, miniature microscope in the hope of reducing the time taken to diagnose oral cancer. The probe, which is around 20 cm long and 1 cm wide at its tip, could be used by doctors to diagnose oral cancer in real–time or as a surgical guidance tool; […]
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Venus to appear in once–in–a–lifetime event
On 5 and 6 June this year, millions of people around the world will be able to see Venus pass across the face of the Sun in what will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It will take Venus about six hours to complete its transit, appearing as a small black dot on the Sun’s surface, in […]
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North Atlantic storm patterns throw light on 1987 gale
The cyclone that brought about the devastating winds that battered the UK in the great storm of October 1987 was exceptional in both its strength and path across the south of the country. This is the finding of a new study which has analysed the places where sting jets—an area that develops in some cyclones […]
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Award winning week for Physics World
Physics World, the membership magazine of the Institute of Physics, has won two awards in the space of a few days. Physics World has been named best ‘Magazine – Professional Association or Royal College’ at the annual MemCom Awards held in London, UK. The Physics World team also picked up ‘Best Use of Social Media’ […]
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IOP Publishing announces 2012 Library Advisory Boards
2012 IOP Library Advisory boards IOP Publishing is dedicated to perfecting the user experience for all of our customers. To ensure that we achieve this aim, we are delighted to announce a series of library advisory board meetings for 2012. The initiative is designed to help the company develop products and services that are tailor […]
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Physics to tackle how food is cooked in future
In this month’s Physics World, Sidney Perkowitz, Candler Professor of Physics Emeritus at Emory University, explains how applied physics led to the innovation of flameless cooking in the late 19th century and addresses the challenge of feeding a rapidly growing population in a cleaner, more efficient way. In this article, Perkowitz highlights the work of […]
