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2025 is the UN's International Year of Quantum, celebrating 100 years of quantum science and technology. Get involved to find out more about quantum technology and how it could change our future.…
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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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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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Fri 22 Aug 2025
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In-personRead moreMimi’s Tiny Adventure: The exhibition in London
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Wed 23 Jul 2025
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Fri 29 Aug 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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Thu 4 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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Fri 5 Sep 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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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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Thu 11 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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Fri 12 Sep 2025
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Latest updates in physics from Physics World and the IOP
Eight out of 10 physicists believe key net zero target will be missed
Survey published today as part of the Physics Powering the Green Economy report finds 83% of Institute of Physics members believe we are not on track to meet key environmental goal.…
IOP response to the autumn statement 2023
Incentives alone not enough to match other nations on R&D spend, improve diversity in physics and address STEM skills shortages, but apprenticeships funding and quantum missions are to be welcomed…
Shoot-through proton FLASH: a robust approach to brain tumour treatment
Proton therapy using shoot-through FLASH beams reduces LET in critical organs and is robust against density variations…
Physics Content Creators Forum
The IOP has launched the Forum on Discord and it will be an online hub to help underrepresented creators of physics-related content collaborate and share ideas.…
Electroencephalography done in ambulances characterizes strokes
Brainwave cap could allow patients to receive rapid treatment…
Autumn statement 2023: reforms to R&D tax credits missing chance to boost UK science
In this week’s autumn statement, the government has a chance to provide much-needed clarity around R&D tax credits and thus help drive physics innovation, writes John Bagshaw, the IOP’s Vice-Presi…
Weak measurement lets quantum physicists have their cake and eat it
New process returns original quantum entanglement after certifying it, removing onerous “trusted source” requirement…
New chip architecture offers hope for scaling up superconducting qubit arrays
Gate errors fall by nearly an order of magnitude in rearranged control system based on single quanta of magnetic flux …