What the Spending Review means for physics in the UK
The IOP responds to the UK government’s one-year Spending Review, announced this week. Here we consider how this latest financial settlement is likely to affect our sector in the UK, including researc…
Magnetic perovskite gets the lead out
New material could be used to make spintronics devices without the hazards of its lead-based cousin …
UK on track for science superpower status, says Institute of Physics
Responding to the publication of the one-year Spending Review, IOP chief executive Professor Paul Hardaker comments on the government’s commitment to invest £14.6bn over 2021 and 2022 into resear…
IOP Ireland
The Institute of Physics is the professional body and learned society for physics in the Ireland and Northern Ireland, inspiring people to develop their knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of …
DNA origami makes 3D superconducting nanostructures
Complex three-dimensional nanostructures could find use in quantum computing and magnetic field sensing …
Helen Berman: the crystallographer who pioneered the Protein Data Bank
Robert P Crease talks to the driving force behind our understanding of protein structures …
Perovskites could be platforms for exciton condensates
Appearance of exciton vortices in hybrid halides suggests a possible route to Bose-Einstein condensates of electron-hole pairs at liquid nitrogen temperatures …
Delivering IOP strategy – call for proposals
Could your idea hold the key to the delivery of the IOP's strategy? …
Imaging spectrometer slims down
High-performance instrument is small enough to fit on drones and satellites and could even fly on planetary exploration missions …
Fish save energy by swimming in schools
Kármán vortices shed by leading fish help followers generate thrust …