» Liquid Metal Stirs Itself
04/03/10 18:50 from Physical Review Focus -
Heat and a magnetic field cause liquid lithium to swirl rapidly, an effect that could be useful in fusion reactors. Image: M. A. Jaworski/Univ. of Illinois
» Turbulence Helps Photons Remain Connected
25/02/10 19:10 from Physical Review Focus -
The turbulent atmosphere is better than an equivalent glass fiber when it comes to preserving quantum information in long-distance light signals, according to a new analysis. For brief moments, light can propagate relatively undisturbed. Im..
» Environmental journal promotes openness with publication of raw data
23/02/10 09:20 from Journals News
IOP Publishing\'s open-access journal, Environmental Research Letters, is pleased to announce that it will now provide authors with the ability to publish raw data files alongside their article for free.
» Most Highly Cited Paper Awards 2009
23/02/10 09:17 from Journals News
The award recognises papers which have made a significant, long-term contribution to the journal and to the plasma physics community as a whole. The papers listed below have received the highest number of citations in the five- and 10-year ..
» Single Electron Squats in Graphite Vacancy
19/02/10 18:24 from Physical Review Focus -
Experiments demonstrate that a single electron can inhabit a site on a graphite surface where the carbon atom is missing. Such electrons could lead to new and useful types of magnetism. Image: M. M. Ugeda, et al. , Phys. Rev. Lett. (to be p..
» Astronomer Royal tackles space, politics and scientific advice in physicsworld.com video interview
16/02/10 07:28 from Journals News
The Royal Society is celebrating its 350th anniversary this year. Over the years, the society has had plenty of links with physics – past presidents include Isaac Newton, J J Thomson, Lord Kelvin and Ernest Rutherford and the current ..
» Cracking the Story of Fracture
11/02/10 22:55 from Physical Review Focus -
A crack slices through Plexiglas in three very different ways, depending on its speed, according to experiments that reveal the complexities of crack propagation. Image: D. Bonamy/CEA
» New Subject Section for Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
05/02/10 05:29 from Journals News
We are pleased to announce a change to Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical for 2010.
» Why Leaves Aren't Trees
02/02/10 18:31 from Physical Review Focus -
Three papers explain aspects of the size and structure of natural supply networks such as blood vessels and leaf veins. Image:
» Chemistry Drives Convection
27/01/10 23:54 from Physical Review Focus -
A combination of simulations and experiments explicitly demonstrates that common chemical reactions can drive convection flows in fluids. Image: C. Almarcha/ULB
» January 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of Turpion Ltd
20/01/10 11:19 from Journals News
January 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of Turpion Ltd and many significant milestones for Turpion publications. The Turpion translation project covers critical Russian research in mathematics, physics and chemistry, and provides easy acces..
» Bubbles Break Spherical Mold
15/01/10 23:02 from Physical Review Focus -
Using a new laser technique, researchers can make a wide variety of bubble shapes--such as squares and donuts--some of which may prove useful in manipulating nanoscale objects. Image: Phys. Rev. E 81 , 016308 (2010)
» Landmarks: Teleportation is not Science Fiction
07/01/10 20:31 from Physical Review Focus -
Quantum teleportation, a means of transferring the identity of one particle to another over some distance, made its debut in Physical Review Letters in 1993. Image: mptvimages.com
» A Surface Attraction
28/12/09 10:42 from Physical Review Focus -
Negative ions dissolved in water may be attracted to the surface because of the rearrangement of charges within the ions. Image: L. Poteet/APS
» Inverse Problems: 25th Year Special Issue
21/12/09 10:39 from Journals News
Inverse Problems is delighted to announce a special issue of review articles and one paper that were invited by the Editorial Board to celebrate the journal\'s 25th year.
» Magnetic Fields in Chaos
21/12/09 07:50 from Physical Review Focus -
Electric current flowing through simple wire arrangements can induce chaotic magnetic fields, according to computations, so magnetic chaos is probably common in everyday electronics. Image: Phys. Rev. E 80 , 067202 (2009)
» Journal of Physics A: Special Issue on Entanglement Entropy
16/12/09 05:25 from Journals News
Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical is delighted to announce the publication of a special issue on entanglement entropy in extended quantum systems.
» physicsworld.com video exclusive: Laser fusion and the future of energy
08/12/09 08:47 from Journals News
Over the next decade, a new generation of multibillion-euro \"super lasers\" will give scientists access to unprecedented optical powers and intensities, opening the door to exotic science that will shed light on the origins of the Universe a..
» Nuclear Fusion Award 2009
17/11/09 07:11 from Journals News
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2009 Nuclear Fusion award is Steven A Sabbagh et al for the paper Resistive wall stabilized operation in rotating high beta NSTX plasmas (Nucl. Fusion 46 635-644).
» Progress in Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Biomedicine, Cluster Review in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
16/11/09 05:24 from Journals News
A landmark selection of review articles published this month in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics; \'Progress in Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Biomedicine\', revisits an earlier cluster review by the same group of authors. The..