The Institute of Physics blog http://www.iopblog.org Physics news and physics updates Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New technology to tackle treatment-resistant cancers http://www.iopblog.org/technology-tackle-treatmentresistant-cancers/ http://www.iopblog.org/technology-tackle-treatmentresistant-cancers/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:54 +0000 Lena http://www.iopblog.org/?p=6634 http://www.iopblog.org/technology-tackle-treatmentresistant-cancers/feed/ 0 Today’s physics news: Scientists sign petition to boycott academic publisher Elsevier, Fourth potentially habitable planet discovered and more http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-scientists-sign-petition-boycott-academic-publisher-elsevier-fourth-potentially-habitable-planet-discovered/ http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-scientists-sign-petition-boycott-academic-publisher-elsevier-fourth-potentially-habitable-planet-discovered/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:49:42 +0000 Lena http://www.iopblog.org/?p=6642 http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-scientists-sign-petition-boycott-academic-publisher-elsevier-fourth-potentially-habitable-planet-discovered/feed/ 0 Today’s physics news: Scientists uncover strength of spider web design, Earth in for bumpy ride as solar storms hit and more http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-scientists-uncover-strength-spider-web-design-earth-bumpy-ride-solar-storms-hit/ http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-scientists-uncover-strength-spider-web-design-earth-bumpy-ride-solar-storms-hit/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:02:03 +0000 Lena http://www.iopblog.org/?p=6632 http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-scientists-uncover-strength-spider-web-design-earth-bumpy-ride-solar-storms-hit/feed/ 0 Funding gap should be bridged to help scientists in developing countries http://www.iopblog.org/funding-gap-bridged-scientists-developing-countries/ http://www.iopblog.org/funding-gap-bridged-scientists-developing-countries/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:48:28 +0000 Lena http://www.iopblog.org/?p=6626 http://www.iopblog.org/funding-gap-bridged-scientists-developing-countries/feed/ 0 Today’s physics news: Ancient Islamic architects created perfect quasicrystals, NASA satellite sniffs ‘alien’ atoms from beyond the Solar System http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-ancient-islamic-architects-created-perfect-quasicrystals-nasa-satellite-sniffs-alien-atoms-solar-system/ http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-ancient-islamic-architects-created-perfect-quasicrystals-nasa-satellite-sniffs-alien-atoms-solar-system/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:50:20 +0000 Lena http://www.iopblog.org/?p=6622 http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-ancient-islamic-architects-created-perfect-quasicrystals-nasa-satellite-sniffs-alien-atoms-solar-system/feed/ 0