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📢 Call for papers: the SBE Montreal 2027 conference, part of the Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) series, is looking for contributions on the theme “Building a Regenerative Future”. 👉 Submit your abstract by 1 December 2026: https://ow.ly/wJVn50ZZCOR

New #RenewableEnergy research reveals a simpler method to sample and analyse biogas to assess impurities. 🧑‍🔬 👉 Research Highlight: https://ow.ly/y35A50ZZ0uo 📝 Full Article: https://ow.ly/UTmk50ZZ0un

Exciting new #physics research focuses on voltage switches exciton transport in 2D hybrid material. ⚛️ 👉 Research Highlight: https://ow.ly/hihP50ZZCW9 📝 Full Article: https://ow.ly/Ji7p50ZZCW8

Our Universe's instability is a great concern underlying the #physics of our existence. However, a new mathematical model of our Universe's expansion shows that surrounding fields can limit the possibility of quantum effects in #quantum fields ⚛️: https://ow.ly/80aM5100F3W #QuantumPhysics

Bring the water consumption of #AI hardware to life in this week's #FunPhysicsFriday experiment! This activity uses a power resistor as a miniature, table-top model of an AI data center to demonstrate this often-overlooked environmental issue 🌎. Read the full article here🔗: https://ow.ly/RGvO50ZZvgu

JPhys Photonics is now accepting submissions to its Focus Collection on Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Photonics! The collection highlights recent breakthroughs, emerging applications, and interdisciplinary advances in the field. Learn more 👉 https://ow.ly/YaYJ50ZZ6YF

Happy Birthday, Clinton Davisson! This experimental physicist shared the 1937 #NobelPrize in Physics with George Paget Thomson "for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals". Fun Fact: Davisson, a crater on the far side of the moon, was named after him in 1970!

Thank you to the authors, reviewers, and readers helping ERX continue to grow 🎉 Why publish in ERX?: • Journal Impact Factor: 1.8 • Citescore: 2.1 • 8 days median submission to first decision before peer review • Global visibility Learn more: https://ow.ly/c2IZ50ZYcNk

Noteworthy new #physics research seeks to find the signatures of chiral spin liquids. 😵‍💫 Identifying characteristic experimental signatures could help uncover these elusive quantum states. 👉 Research Highlight: https://ow.ly/XYZO50ZY6cp 📝 Full Article: https://ow.ly/px2N50ZY6co

🙌 An amazing 25,000 researchers worldwide have achieved IOP Trusted Reviewer status, helping to strengthen research through high-quality constructive #PeerReview. Explore their stories and what this recognition means to them 🔗 https://ow.ly/e2vX50ZX8QJ

Research has the greatest impact when everyone can access it. This #OpenAccessWeek, we're celebrating the benefits of open access for our researchers: 🔓 70% more downloads 📚 12% more citations 🌍 28% higher Altmetric scores #OpenAccess #OpenScience #AcademicPublishing

Researchers have discovered metal-rich gas around the Milky Way's central black hole 🔭! The team used JWST observations to distinguish the heat signatures of multiple gas clouds orbiting Sgr A* and to measure the metal composition of each cloud. Get the full story here🔗: https://ow.ly/S3am50ZZv1M

🌟Who are the rising stars of inverse problems research? Inverse Problems is seeking submissions for its Emerging Talents 2026 collection, showcasing outstanding early-career researchers from across the field. Submit your work: https://ow.ly/FEHn50ZoOR4

📢 AI Horizons is now open for submissions. A diamond open access journal, removing barriers for readers and authors, ensures research can be shared as widely as possible. Submit your work: https://ow.ly/32CA50ZVJeO #OpenAccessWeek #OpenAccess #DiamondOpenAccess #ArtificialIntelligence

How will #ArtificalIntelligence revolutionize LMAM? Explore the answers in our latest review, which differs from existing literature by presenting a multi-scale, process-structure-property centered analysis of #MachineLearning applications in LMAM: https://ow.ly/LvEy50ZZ6l8 #LaserPhysics #AI

Exciting new #EnergyResearch offers a powerful way to improve one of the most promising next‑generation battery technologies. 🔋 👉 Research Highlight: https://ow.ly/LhnU50ZRmQf 📝 Full Article: https://ow.ly/nO0u50ZRmQe

🔍 Could a quasi-1D TaNi₂Se₂ monolayer open new possibilities for low-dimensional electronics? A new study reports the epitaxial growth of TaNi₂Se₂ monolayers and investigates their anisotropic electronic and mechanical properties. 👉 Read the full paper: https://ow.ly/E6YI50ZSfi9

Last chance to register for this free-to-attend webinar on nuclear fusion. ⚛️ 📅 Thursday 22 October | ⏰ 3 PM BST 👉 Reserve your free place today: https://ow.ly/73Q450ZTqZj

Today, over 51% of the content we publish is open access, giving access to trusted scientific research. As we mark #OpenAccessWeek, we're proud to support an open and equitable research ecosystem through our Open Physics programme. 🔗 Learn more: https://ow.ly/2tMa50ZVJcQ #OpenScience #Research

Remarkable new #physics research demonstrates how graviton modes survive on the lattice. ⚛️ A hallmark excitation of Fractional Quantum Hall states persists in Fractional Chern Insulators. 👉 Research Highlight: https://ow.ly/gtXM50ZY5TK 📝 Full Article: https://ow.ly/VoN450ZY5TJ

This #OpenAccessWeek, we're celebrating the power of making research accessible. Hear from Professor Shiyi Chen, Editor-in-Chief of AI Horizons, our new diamond open access journal, about the future of AI and interdisciplinary research: https://ow.ly/XxGS50ZX5zG #OpenAccess #ArtificialIntelligence

Did you know that #QuantumMechanics limits how quickly your refrigerator can cool down a bottle of beer⚛️? A team of researchers has created an equation to determine the fastest possible thermalization time of a system, which would dictate its fastest possible cooling time🔗: https://ow.ly/ZVtW50ZYBoz

An international team of scientists has found hidden order inside the chaos of solar wind 🔭! After reviewing high-precision data, researchers discovered that magnetic fields in the Sun's turbulent outflow reverse their direction of rotation at a particular scale: https://ow.ly/bJ2q50ZYBbX #astronomy

This week's #FunPhysicsFriday experiment lets students investigate cosmic-ray particles ⚛️! Using a device called CosmicWatch that turns passing particles into electrical signals, this activity teaches students how to assemble electronics, learn #programming, and more 🔗: https://ow.ly/7KpG50ZXngx

IOP Publishing and China Science Publishing & Media Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand the Discovery and Reach of Global Research Content in China

New research shows that #LLMs favor the status quo when asked for advice - which could be bad news for the #environment. After assessing 11 different LLMs, researchers found that their recommendations were often the opposite of what is needed for climate action 🔗: https://ow.ly/TJNW50ZXmZH #AI

Are complex or ‘imaginary’ numbers just a convenience, a trick, or are they necessary to understand complicated #quantum systems? 🕵️ A team of researchers have come up with an answer. 👉 Research Highlight: https://ow.ly/KFui50ZWNk1 📝 Full Article: https://ow.ly/HHGa50ZWNk2

#OnThisDay in 1869, Georges Sagnac was born! This French physicist lent his name to the Sagnac effect, a phenomenon encountered in #interferometry that is elicited by rotation. Learn how to build an inexpensive interferometer which exhibits the Sagnac effect 🔗: https://ow.ly/sswA50ZXmrJ #Optics

Get to grips with cutting-edge trends in energy and environment research. 🌍 All the research presented at the Innovations in Energy and the Environment (InnoEE) Conference 2026 is now available to read open access. 🔓 👉 Read now: https://ow.ly/qXNU50ZWT6Y

New from MST: The 2026 Editor-in-Chief Curated Collection Andrew Yacoot highlights research showcasing the diversity of topics covered in MST, with insights on the communities and institutions advancing measurement science. 🔗 Read the collection: https://ow.ly/78rT50ZWoet

Today is #AdaLovelaceDay, an international celebration of the achievements of #WomenInSTEM . Celebrate by exploring the effectiveness of STEM enrichment programs on girls' interest to pursue #physics studies and STEM careers 🔗: https://ow.ly/B9PZ50ZWqMH Ada Lovelace Day #STEMEducation

How do we ensure trust remains at the heart of scholarly publishing? New interview with Laura Feetham-Walker shares how we're using AI to support research quality, strengthen peer review and maintain trust in the scholarly record. 📖 https://ow.ly/rHEc50ZX8IU #AI #OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity

Is it possible to improve the efficiency of quantum dot LEDs (QLEDs) using machine learning? 📈 Here's what was revealed in this exciting #physics study by a research team in Korea... 👉 Research Highlight: https://ow.ly/Icen50ZWNfQ 📝 Full Article: https://ow.ly/VHxO50ZWNfR

Is it possible to plan a sustainable water future using desalination? 💧 New research from the USA has found that advanced desalination can supply fresh water cheaply while managing brine responsibly. 👉 Research Highlight: https://ow.ly/EhOU50ZRmJH 📝 Full Article: https://ow.ly/OGgU50ZRmJG

Can a passing #BlackHole disturbance leave a trace in Hawking radiation ⚛️? To answer this question, researchers followed outgoing light rays from a black hole back through spacetime, paying special attention to their peeling field. What they found may surprise you: https://ow.ly/Ws6q50ZWq24 #Quantum

For the first time, researchers have realized clocks based on transitions within atomic nuclei ⚛️! Two independent teams of researchers have realized working #nuclear clocks based on transitions of nuclei of Thorium-229. Discover the possibilities here: https://ow.ly/Xzjk50ZW55B #NuclearPhysics

Blast off with this week's #FunPhysicsFriday experiment! This activity analyzes data recorded during the takeoff of a commercial aircraft to provide an authentic classroom context for teaching vector decomposition, specific force, and more. Read the full instructions here: https://ow.ly/FgIJ50ZW4Wf

A new study shows that our Solar System will fall apart sooner than previously predicted! Researchers now estimate that the outer planets of the Solar System will be thrown into disorder roughly one billion years after the Sun becomes a white dwarf: https://ow.ly/He3l50ZV8ra #Astrophysics #Astronomy

🩺 Progress in Biomedical Engineering (PRGB) has a new look, a new Impact Factor, and new opportunities for publication. We’re looking for original research into exciting areas of #BiomedicalEngineering, plus high-quality reviews and opinion pieces. 👉 Learn more: https://ow.ly/oPT550ZTRge

Red Tape Carries €110m Price Tag for Single Offshore Wind Projects 

New research suggests that delays in deploying offshore wind projects can cost €110 million. The study shows how planning permission and grid connection delays add costs and slow progress towards clean energy goals. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aea6f2 IOPP Environment and Energy

🎊 We are delighted to announce the winners of the Journal of Physics A 2026 Best Paper Prize! Discover the '2026 Early Career Researcher Best Paper Prize' and the '2026 Best Paper Prize' winning articles and take a look at all the previous winners here: https://ow.ly/50ys50ZUrI3

Are you at the 2026 Frankfurt Book Fair? Pop by and say hello to the IOP Publishing team at the Purpose-Led Publishing stand, Hall 4.1, D56. We'd love to see you. #FrankfurtBookFair #AcademicPublishing

Could optical vortices provide a natural way to create topologies? 🌀 New #physics research suggests that building nontrivial topologies around optical vortices could offer a better strategy... 👉 Research Highlight: https://ow.ly/mehX50ZT9au 📝 Full Article: https://ow.ly/y2ax50ZT9av

🌍Research is stronger when it reflects the knowledge and expertise of the people closest to the work. IOPP is joining organisations in adopting the TRUST Code, reinforcing our commitment to fair and inclusive global research collaboration. https://ow.ly/Jjjw50ZUTqo #ResearchIntegrity #OpenScience

IOP Publishing strengthens equitable research partnerships by signing up to the TRUST Code

A great day at the STM Frankfurt Conference with conversations on the future of trusted research in an increasingly AI-enabled world. With Violeta Ribarska, Kim Eggleton and Adam Sewell helping shape the conference agenda as a member of the programme committee. Thanks @stmassoc.bsky.social!

Today we wish a Happy Birthday to Meghnad Saha, an Indian astrophysicist and politician who helped devise the theory of thermal ionization. Explore some of Saha's groundbreaking research from our historic archive 🔗: https://ow.ly/532r50ZTgr8 #OnThisDay #HistoryofScience #Astrophysics

🏆 The Institute of Physics and IOPP congratulate Professor Francis Halzen on being awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics. See Physics World's coverage of his research and discoveries. https://ow.ly/39i350ZUSWG #NobelPrize #Physics #Science #ResearchImpact #PhysicsResearch

Does using hydrogen as fuel come with a hidden environment footprint? 🌿 A team of researchers from the USA discovered that leaked hydrogen boosts methane’s lifetime, yet its overall impact remains small. 👉 Research Highlight: https://ow.ly/LsGt50ZRmrB 📝 Full Article: https://ow.ly/b1LY50ZRmrA