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IOP welcomes £290 m investment in international science projects
11 March 2014
The government is set to invest nearly £290 m in three major science projects over the next seven years – a move that has been warmly welcomed by the IOP.
Sea-level rise threatens UNESCO World Heritage sites
5 March 2014
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41st IOP Plasmas Physics Conference
Early registration deadline: 14 March 2014
IOP Nuclear Physics Group Conference 2014
The scientific programme for this meeting is available on the web site.
Early registration deadline: 11 March 2014
Photon14
Abstract submission deadline extended: 21 March 2014
Physics teacher training
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Classroom Physics
The latest issue now available to download
Physics in Perspective - London
Physics in Perspective
Sixth formers' enrichment course is now open for bookings.
Magnetism 2014
Early registration deadline: 28 March 2014
Plasmas, Surfaces and Thin Films
Abstract submission deadline: 21 April 2014
Applied Physics Seminar Series (APSS) Mobile Healthcare: Opportunities, challenges and prospects.
APSS - Mobile Healthcare Prof Chris Lowe opened the series with a very intersting and thought provoking talk
Best Practice in Professional Development awards
nominations now open
March 12
- 1824 Birth of Gustav Kirchoff, who coined the term “blackbody radiation” and who worked on spectroscopy and electrical circuits
- 1881 Birth of Gunnar Nordström, the first physicist to introduce an extra dimension to a theory of gravity to couple it with electromagnetism
- 1907 Birth of Dorrit Hoffleit, author of the Bright Star Catalogue, containing information on more than 9000 of the brightest stars in the sky
- 1925 Birth of Leo Esaki, who was awarded the 1973 Nobel Prize along with Ivar Giaever and Brain Josephson for the discovery of quantum tunneling of electrons. He also invented the Esaki diode, which takes advantage of electron tunneling
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.
