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OnlineRead moreMimi’s Tiny Adventure: Lab in the Library
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Wed 20 Aug 2025
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Neutron Scattering Group Early Career Meeting
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Thu 21 Aug 2025
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Wed 23 Jul 2025
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In-personRead moreQuantum, Atomic, and Molecular Physics (QuAMP 2025)
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Tue 2 Sep 2025
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In-personRead more62nd European High Pressure Research Group Meeting
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Sun 31 Aug 2025
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OnlineRead moreUnlocking the Power of Start-Ups (how start-ups can transform careers and companies): A joint webinar from the IOP and the IET
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Wed 10 Sep 2025
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HybridRead moreUK Space Weather and Space Environment Meeting III
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Mon 8 Sep 2025
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In-personRead moreMedical Physics in the East Midlands
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Fri 12 Sep 2025
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Latest updates in physics from Physics World and the IOP
Tuned ultrasound selectively disrupts the structure of cancer cells
Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound could be used to target blood cancer or circulating tumour cells …
IOP hosts subject CPD summit chaired by Professor Sir John Holman
23 January 2020 - Wednesday 22 January saw the Institute of Physics host a summit focused on the importance of high quality, subject specific CPD for teachers. …
MBE for IOP Teaching & Learning Coach in Wales
23 January 2020 - IOP's Cerian Angharad receives an MBE in the 2020 Queen’s New Year Honours List for services to science promotion and work with young people. …
Invisible dye embeds vaccination records on skin
A microneedle patch containing fluorescent quantum dots invisibly encodes vaccination history in the skin …
Ultrasensitive PET enables sub-second total-body imaging
Combining the uEXPLORER total-body PET/CT scanner with advanced image reconstruction enables real-time capture of blood flow and heart function …
The Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing appoint Professor Qi-Kun Xue as chief scientific advisor for China
The Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing appoint Professor Qi-Kun Xue to the newly created role of chief scientific advisor for China. …
Can a simple sweat sensor replace blood tests?
A new sweat sensor can remove the need for blood draws to monitor levels of metabolites …
Could faster breast cancer radiotherapy replace longer treatments?
A shorter course of higher-dose radiation to part of the breast shows promise for women with localized breast cancer …