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 …
‘Hell-like’ exoplanet experiences rocky rain and supersonic wind
Huge temperature gradient on tidally locked exoplanet K2-141b creates complex interactions in its atmosphere …
IOP comments on government’s plan for ‘green industrial revolution’
Number 10's ambition and clarity of vision hailed but IOP urges adequate investment. …
Metal-organic magnets break records
Novel lightweight materials have magnetic ordering temperatures and coercivities comparable to commercially-available inorganic magnets …
Rachel Youngman on Looking Glass: Society
Looking Glass is a new podcast from the Institute of Physics. In this first series, author and journalist Angela Saini hosts challenging conversations about our society, exploring ideas and innovation…
Looking Glass: Society - Serious thinking about who and what we are
Looking Glass is a new podcast from the Institute of Physics. In this first series, author and journalist Angela Saini hosts challenging conversations about our society, exploring ideas and innovation…
Ultrafast camera breaks 3D speed record
Stereo-polarimetric compressed ultrafast photography device takes up to 100 billion frames per second in 3D …
Limit Less: Jamie’s story
Jamie left school at 16 to become a physics apprentice. He explains why teachers and parents need to take apprenticeships seriously, and why for neurodiverse students the classroom isn’t always the be…