Neutron-rich tantalum offers a view of how heavy elements are forged
First purified beam of tantalum-187 provides insight in the “r-process” …
Single molecules keep to the straight and narrow
Researchers precisely control molecular motion on a flat surface over long distances …
New family of quasiparticles appears in graphene
Researchers identify Brown-Zak fermions in superlattices made from the carbon sheet …
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…
Ultracold atoms put high-temperature superconductors under the microscope
Physicists use a Bose-Einstein condensate to study phase transitions in an iron pnictide superconductor …
Quantum software company tackles big computing challenges
Ilyas Khan of Cambridge Quantum Computing is our guest this week …
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 UK and Ireland - on these pages you can find more information about the IOP’s work in Ireland. …
IOP Scotland
The Institute of Physics is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland. On these pages you can find more information about the IOP’s work in Scotland. …
IOP Wales
The Institute of Physics is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland. On these pages you can find more information about the IOP’s work in Wales. …
DNA origami makes 3D superconducting nanostructures
Complex three-dimensional nanostructures could find use in quantum computing and magnetic field sensing …