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Physiological Measurement appoints Randall Moorman as new Editor-in-Chief
Professor Randall Moorman has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of Physiological Measurement, a journal published by IOP Publishing in partnership with the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine. Professor Moorman, a clinical cardiologist, is a 1978 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, and trained in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases […]
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Irish chronicles reveal links between cold weather and volcanic eruptions
Medieval chronicles have given an international group of researchers a glimpse into the past to assess how historical volcanic eruptions affected the weather in Ireland up to 1500 years ago. By critically assessing over 40,000 written entries in the Irish Annals and comparing them with measurements taken from ice cores, the researchers successfully linked the […]
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Journals from IOP Publishing show Impact Factor growth for the ninth year running
The 2012 Impact Factors, published by Thomson Reuters, once again show growth for many of the journals published by IOP Publishing (IOP) for the ninth year running. This year, 33 of the titles published by IOP have seen an increase in citations from last year. Additionally, 26 titles have had an increase of over 5% […]
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The Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing recognise student science writers through award sponsorship
At last night’s Science Writers’ Awards in London, the Association of British Science Writers (ABSW) announced the addition of a new award which is being sponsored by the Institute of Physics (IOP) and its publishing company, IOP Publishing. The IOP Student Science Publication Award will be launched in 2014 and will reward student journalists who […]
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Researchers strike gold with nanotech vaccine
Scientists in the US have developed a novel vaccination method that uses tiny gold particles to mimic a virus and carry specific proteins to the body’s specialist immune cells. The technique differs from the traditional approach of using dead or inactive viruses as a vaccine and was demonstrated in the lab using a specific protein […]
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Researchers set out path for global warming reversal
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) can reverse the global warming trend and push temperatures back below the global target of 2°C above pre-industrial levels, even if current policies fail and we initially overshoot this target. This is according to a new study, published today, 11 July, in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research Letters, […]
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UK leads the way in race for new temperature definition
Scientists at the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have performed the most accurate measurement yet of the Boltzmann constant. While the impact of such an achievement is not immediately obvious, the measurement could revolutionise the way we define temperature, replacing the standard method that has been used for over 50 years. The new measurement is […]
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Researchers estimate over two million deaths annually from air pollution
Over two million deaths occur each year as a direct result of human-caused outdoor air pollution, a new study has found. In addition, while it has been suggested that a changing climate can exacerbate the effects of air pollution and increase death rates, the study shows that this has a minimal effect and only accounts […]
