Physics Lives films: Watch four physicists in their working lives Physics Lives films: Watch four physicists in their working lives

Physics Lives films: Watch four physicists in their working lives

Physics Lives is a four part video series intended to showcase the rich variety of life as a university research physicist. The films demonstrate fascinating aspects of physics, while also making often complex themes accessible to a wider audience. Air Apparent: Mapping air pollutants Dr. Mark Richards investigates a problem that is linked to over [...]

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Tell us what you think about the IOP Blog and win a Kindle! Tell us what you think about the IOP Blog and win a Kindle!

Tell us what you think about the IOP Blog and win a Kindle!

We would love to get your feedback on the IOP Blog – tell us what you like and dislike, which aspects of physics interest you most and what you would like to see in the future. All you need to do is fill in our quick ten-question survey. If you would like, you can opt in to [...]

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How advances in computing will change our society How advances in computing will change our society

How advances in computing will change our society

Manik Surtani is a senior software engineer at Red Hat Inc. Involved in the creation of open source technology, he is well placed to tell students at the Royal Institution about the social impacts of new technologies. The talk includes cloud computing, smart phones and social networks. The talk was part of a series from [...]

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Most detailed maps yet of Africa’s groundwater Most detailed maps yet of Africa’s groundwater

Most detailed maps yet of Africa’s groundwater

A scattergun approach to borehole drilling in Africa is likely to be unsuccessful. This is the message from a group of UK researchers who have, for the first time, quantified the amount, and potential yield, of groundwater across the whole of Africa.   They estimate the total volume of groundwater to be around 0.66 million km3 [...]

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Daily news

Today’s physics news: Soyuz astronauts arrive at International Space Station, pulsar heavyweight champ challenges Einstein and more

By Lena | 17 May, 2012 | 0

Today’s physics news: Soyuz astronauts arrive at International Space Station, pulsar heavyweight champ challenges Einstein and more

Today’s physics news: Geoengineering experiment cancelled amid patent row, Milestone for wi-fi with ‘T-rays’ and more

By Lena | 16 May, 2012 | 0

Today’s physics news: Geoengineering experiment cancelled amid patent row, Milestone for wi-fi with ‘T-rays’ and more

Today’s physics news: So you want to be the new Brian Cox? … How to become a celebrity academic, and more…

By Lena | 15 May, 2012 | 0

Today’s physics news: So you want to be the new Brian Cox? … How to become a celebrity academic, and more…

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Lectures & events

New pod-cast: quantum mechanics in popular-science books

By Lena | 16 May, 2012 | 0
New pod-cast: quantum mechanics in popular-science books

Since its inception in the early part of the 20th century, the theory of quantum mechanics has consistently baffled many of the great physicists of our time. But while the ideas of quantum physics are challenging and notoriously weird, they seem to capture the public imagination and hold an enduring appeal. Evidence of this comes [...]

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Education

IOP Scholarships – meet one of our outstanding teachers-to-be

By Lena | 14 May, 2012 | 0
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Last year the IOP launched its Teacher Training Scholarships, exclusive awards for just 100 outstanding individuals wishing to embark on a physics initial teacher training course. Meet one of our scholars, Lieke, and find out how the scholarship has helped her achieve her career goal. Could you follow in her footsteps and join her? Lieke, [...]

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Physics around the UK

New interview: we meet Helen Keen the woman behind BBC Radio 4′s It Is Rocket Science!

By Lena | 15 May, 2012 | 0
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Writer and comedian Helen Keen is the woman behind It is Rocket Science!, a stand-up comedy lecture about the history of the space rocket, which made its debut at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2008. An instant hit, the show has been turned into a successful BBC Radio 4 series. We’ve met up with Helen to chat [...]

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Physics around the world

IOP for Africa in Ghana

By Lena | 17 Apr, 2012 | 0
IOP for Africa in Ghana

Watch this new video about our IOP for Africa project in Ghana.

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