Stories from February 2009
Eliminating the threat of nuclear arms
President Barack Obama has made his intention of eliminating all nuclear weapons a tenet of his administration’s foreign policy. Professor Sidney Drell, a US theoretical physicist and arms-control expert, explains in February’s Physics World what Obama needs to do to make that honourable intention a reality
International Physics Council meets in London
On Friday 6 February, the Institute of Physics (IOP) in London welcomed physicists from around the world to the first meeting of the new Council and Chairs of Commissions of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
Meet the President
On Wednesday, 28 January Institute of Physics (IOP) staff had the chance to meet new IOP president Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell for an informal drop-in session. Jocelyn began her two year term as president of the IOP in October last year
What did Galileo actually do?
What convinced Galileo 400 years ago that the Earth orbits the Sun and not vice-versa? How did one man make such a startling discovery, armed with just a 2 inch (5 cm) lens telescope?
More support needed for smaller science-based businesses
Entrepreneurs, scientific innovators and members of the Institute of Physics’ Corporate Affiliate Network attended a panel discussion on funding for small science-based enterprises organized by the Institute of Physics
IOP response to Science and Our Economic Future
Dr Beth Taylor, Director of Communications at the Institute of Physics, said, “It's wonderful to have our Prime Minister making a speech so focused on science as the route to recovery and a healthy long-term future for this country"
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