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Optical spectroscopy technique originally developed for the steel industry now offers fast-track analysis of next-generation device structures
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Attendees at a meeting on gender equality in medical physics took a look at what the profession is getting right and where there's still room for improvement
Read article: Optical micromirrors reveal the secrets of cell membranes
A novel and flexible fluorescence microscope enables scientists to probe the dynamics of mysterious proteins in the protective lipid bilayer
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Automated system exploits real-time beam analysis to optimize workflows and streamline the commissioning process
Read article: Getting engaged: what encourages the public to marry up with environmental research?
From noisy seaweed to climate change poetry, there have been many approaches, as the Engaging Environments symposium in Bristol revealed
Read article: Focused ultrasound opens the blood-brain barrier
Using focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier could improve treatments for medical conditions from brain tumours to Alzheimer's disease
Read article: Journal editors share their views on the future of open-access publishing
Senior editorial board members of IOP Publishing’s open-access journals give their views on open access
Read article: IPCC Special Report on 1.5 °C: the reaction
From The Hunger Games and Mad Max to politely screaming scientists, we round up comments on the latest climate change report
Read article: Thirty years of the IPCC
The IPCC has achieved plenty since 1988, including winning a Nobel Peace Prize. Kate Ravilious reports on where it could focus now
Read article: The IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C: the why, the what and the how
Following the 1.5 °C aim agreed in Paris in 2015, the IPCC came together once more to assess the ramifications. Kate Ravilious investigates the background
