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…
g-wave superconductor comes into view
Researchers discover an unexpected new class of superconducting material …
Microchip produces laser light of different colours
Nonlinear material exploits third-order optical parametric oscillation …
Electrically tuneable network learns fast
Researchers used a deep learning approach to optimize complex multi-terminal nanoelectronics devices for the first time …
Inside the quantum bubble
The UK’s annual Quantum Technology Showcase went virtual in 2020, but the pandemic hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm for quantum start-ups …
Optical matter machine steps up a gear
New device converts twisted laser light into mechanical work …
Big Bounce 2020 turns East Glasgow’s iconic ballroom into science lab
The IOP’s Big Bounce festival brought physics to life in Glasgow’s iconic Barrowland Ballroom over the Halloween weekend. …