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Three new journals to launch in 2014
IOP Publishing is to introduce three new journals in the field of materials science to its journal publishing programme. The three new journals will enable IOP Publishing to respond to author and reader demand across the materials research community, while also supporting the company’s broader physical sciences remit and established materials science programme. The three […]
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Argentinean Bioengineering Society and IOP Publishing sign agreement to publish conference proceedings
The Argentinean Bioengineering Society (SABI) and IOP Publishing (IOP) have signed an agreement to publish the conference proceedings from the Argentine Congress of Bioengineering and Clinical Engineering Conference VIII (SABI 2013) for the fourth time running. SABI 2013, being held on 4 – 6 September in Tucumán, Argentina, will bring together students and science professionals […]
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IOP Publishing introduces ebooks collection to Latin America
IOP Publishing (IOP) presented its new ebooks program for the first time in Latin America, showcasing unique features and benefits to librarians and scientists and encouraging regional authors to submit their own book ideas. During the reception, held at Mexico’s Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, the IOP team, together with their ebook publishing partner Morgan […]
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Atmospheric rivers set to increase UK winter flooding
The prolonged heat wave that has bathed the UK in sunshine over the past month has given the country an unexpected taste of summer that has seemed to be missing in recent years. However, a new study published today, 24 July, in IOP Publishing’s Environmental Research Letters, has provided warnings that will chime with those […]
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Pocket-sized sensor gives instant fat burning updates
Fitness fanatics may soon be able to gauge if their hard work is paying off without the need for weighing scales thanks to a new device that can instantly tell if your body is burning fat. The portable, pocket-sized sensor, produced by a group of researchers in Japan, works by measuring increased levels of acetone […]
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Scientists model extraordinary performance of Bolt
As the world’s best athletes descend on London today to take part in the Olympic Anniversary Games, a group of researchers from Mexico has provided an insight into the physics of one of the greatest athletic performances of all time. In a new paper published today, 26 July, in IOP Publishing’s European Journal of Physics, […]
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Vision Prize collaborates with environmentalresearchweb
Vision Prize, an online research platform for capturing expert opinion, and IOP Publishing’s community website, environmentalresearchweb, have signed an agreement that recognises a shared mission to communicate as widely as possible the views of scientists on issues concerning the environment. Through inviting scientists to complete short polls on key topics on climate, Vision Prize aims […]
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Heat waves to become more frequent and severe
Climate change is set to trigger more frequent and severe heat waves in the next 30 years regardless of the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) we emit into the atmosphere, a new study has shown. Extreme heat waves such as those that hit the US in 2012 and Australia in 2009 – dubbed three-sigma events […]
