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Physicists reveal random nature of metastasis
18 July 2014
The spreading of a cancerous tumour from one part of the body to another may occur through pure chance instead of key genetic mutations, a new study has shown
IOP prizewinners tour Harwell Campus
17 July 2014
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St Andrews host CAPS 2014
This year, the University of St Andrews played host to the annual Institute of Physics Conference of Astronomy and Physics Students (CAPS). On 19 June, undergraduate and postgraduate students from 20 different universities all over the UK descended on the small seaside town on the coast of Fife.
CAPS 2014 - Conference
Registration for the Conference for Astronomy and Physics Students (CAPS) is now OPEN for two weeks
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Physics Meets Biology
Early registration deadline: 30 July 2014
Silicon Quantum Information Processing 2014
Early registration deadline 1 August 2014
Preserving our history: cultural heritage and the science behind it
Early registration deadline: 6 August 2014
Physics of Biopolymer Self-Assembly
Early registration deadline: 14 August 2014
International Conference on the History of Physics
Registration deadline: 15 August 2014
Photon 14
Registration deadline: 25 August 2014
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July 23
- 1995 Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp independently discover the comet now named after both of them
- 1775 Birth of Étienne-Louis Malus, known for Malus’ law relating the intensity of polarized light to the angle of incidence with the polarizer
- 1886 Birth of Walter H Schottky, known for his theories of electron and ion emissions and for his development of semiconductor devices
- 1928 Birth of Vera Rubin, known for her work on galaxy rotation rates
Physics in Perspective
Watch talks from well-renowned physicists at from our lecture series, you may even learn a thing or twoSchools lecture series
The schools lectures feature topics from the Olympics to rock music. Plenty of physics to learn too!
Impact Factor success
The 2012 Impact Factors once again show significant growth for many of the journals published by IOP Publishing.New physicsworld.com service helps to connect research with industry
Physics Connect, an online innovation service that aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry, has been launched on physicsworld.com.
