IOP Publishing is a society-owned scientific publisher, providing impact, recognition and value for the scientific community. IOP Publishing’s portfolio includes more than 90 journals.https://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mmcboh6r772xWe present a community paper developed out of the National Science Foundation Workshop on the Future of #AI and the MPS ⚛️, detailing how these domains can best capitalize on and contribute to the future of AI. Explore the findings here: https://ow.ly/jnYj50Z1gTw #physics #mathematics20 May 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcboh6r772xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mmbubhiwjh2iHow can we neutralize whole life carbon and improve wellbeing in our built environment? Find out what the experts at SBE25 Tokyo: Sustainable Built Environment Conference had to say on this topic. #SustainableBuilding 👉 Read the open access proceedings: https://ow.ly/3Q0050Z0Z6i 20 May 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbubhiwjh2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mmbk5pcz5u2xNew #CondensedMatterPhysics research reveals that ferroelectric band gaps are not what we thought. ⚡ 👉 Quick overview: https://ow.ly/Vmfn50Z075t 📝 Go in-depth: https://ow.ly/ganE50Z075u 20 May 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbk5pcz5u2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mmbgt2as7a2x🔬 Happy #WorldMetrologyDay! Today we celebrate the researchers, authors, and innovators driving advances in instrumentation and measurement. Explore the latest work shaping measurement science: 📐 https://ow.ly/hE5350Z1Hyp20 May 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbgt2as7a2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mm7xvm7o5z2bAre you familiar with the travelling-salesman problem? This problem is one of the most often-used examples to demonstrate the advantage of #quantum computers over conventional ones - but new research shows it may be futile ⚛️. Get the full story: https://ow.ly/fWxA50Z1gN5 #quantumphysics19 May 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7xvm7o5z2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mm7dq5unfq2zHelp shape the research driving #MachineLearning forward. We have #EditorialBoard Member opportunities across some of our Machine Learning journals. ➡️ Visit our Editorial Board #vacancies page to learn what’s involved and how to apply: https://ow.ly/5yZW50YKuGI 19 May 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7dq5unfq2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mm7c2mrqv523How has medical physics evolved over 70 years? 🫀🔬 Join current & former Editors-in-Chief of Physics in Medicine & Biology (PMB) as they reflect on the journal’s 70th anniversary, key breakthroughs, and how research sharing has changed. 📅 1 July | 14:00 BST 👉 https://ow.ly/th0n50YYftU19 May 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7c2mrqv523https://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mm4fuvk36v2kWomen are driving the future of clean energy ⚡ Explore JPhys Energy’s Women Leaders in Sustainable Energy focus collection, highlighting global research, amplifying voices, and inspiring the next generation. 🔗 https://ow.ly/w8p850YZuBz #EnergyResearch18 May 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4fuvk36v2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mm2jjujqaf2iA massive new survey has revealed that the #MilkyWay's core may not be the ancient stellar graveyard astronomers previously thought it to be 🌠. The results indicate that stars near the galaxy's center are much younger than previously thought. Find out more here: https://ow.ly/l9SN50YYrAE #astronomy17 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2jjujqaf2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlxz3giq622x🔆Happy International Day of Light! Today we celebrate the researchers and authors advancing innovation in optics and photonics. Join the celebration and explore the Optics & Photonics collection: https://ow.ly/4rij50YZz8u16 May 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxz3giq622xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlxsebj7bq2bJoin us in celebrating the #InternationalDayofLight 💡! This global initiative provides an annual focal point for the continued appreciation of light and the role it plays in our everyday lives. Celebrate by exploring the latest development in #laserphysics: https://ow.ly/OAo150YYrt8 #lightday202616 May 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxsebj7bq2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlvpeb4ayu23This week's #FunPhysicsFriday uses blowing bubbles to teach #fluidmechanics in a way your students will never forget 🫧! By using a cell phone camera to capture and analyze air bubbles, this experiment asks students to determine vectorial movement and much more: https://ow.ly/SCmy50YYrjx #education15 May 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvpeb4ayu23https://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlvfbq437x2xNew research in Physical Biology explores how moving particles inside cells actually find each other 👀 The study opens up new possibilities for more accurate analysis and modelling in areas where direct observation isn’t feasible. 👉 For a quick overview, read the article: https://ow.ly/2rUZ50YYfzZ15 May 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvfbq437x2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mltmat2ssn2k🚀 We're pleased to welcome Dr. Andréa Kalendová, Dr. Anandhan Srinivasan, and Dr. Radu-Emil Precup to the ERX Editorial Board! ⚙️ Meet the full editorial board: https://ow.ly/QKF050YXTwY ⚙️ Learn more about ERX: https://ow.ly/2IvB50YXTwZ 14 May 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltmat2ssn2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlt6v5claa2z#AI systems such as ChatGPT are extraordinarily powerful, but their inner workings have largely remained a "black box" - until now. To better understand how these systems produce responses, a team of physicists have developed a simplified mathematical "toy model": https://ow.ly/Au4450YYqV2 14 May 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt6v5claa2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlsrglkzpr2bNew simulations and ultraclean films reveal the clearest picture yet of polaron transport in TiO₂ 🔬 This unified framework will help guide the design of electronic & energy materials in the future. #CondensedMatter 👉 Quick overview: https://ow.ly/WXGz50YW4tO 📝 In-depth: https://ow.ly/nUvy50YW4tN 14 May 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsrglkzpr2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlskpjwvnn2g🌟 Play your part in strengthening the research community. ✔️ Advance your career through recognised scholarly service. ✔️ Stay at the forefront of the latest discoveries. ✔️ Gain rewards & recognition for your contribution. Discover how ➡️ https://ow.ly/tpQN50YWvua #PeerReview #EarlyCareerResearcher14 May 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlskpjwvnn2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlqogrjfof2b#HappyBirthday to Inge Lehmann, a Danish seismologist and geophysicist! Lehmann is best known for her discovery of the solid inner core that exists within Earth's molten outer core 🌍. Read more about this pioneer among scientists in #seismology research here: https://ow.ly/KL0850YYqkh #womeninSTEM13 May 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqogrjfof2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlq5ltbmft2x🆕 Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express has recently expanded its Board through a series of new appointments supporting our strategic direction. 👉 Meet the full Editorial Board here: https://ow.ly/E9HW50YXFlh13 May 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlq5ltbmft2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlpv6zwnlr2cCelebrating #WomenInPhysics in #India. Sign up and watch a free recorded webinar with leading women physicists on the real impact of #physics on society, the barriers women still face in science, and what institutions can do to drive lasting change: https://ow.ly/1lv850YSyE4 13 May 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpv6zwnlr2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlnxa6s75g2z#OnThisDay Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was born! This English chemist is best known for advancing the technique of X-ray crystallography to determine the structure of biomolecules🧪. Fun fact: One of Hodgkin's chemistry students was Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister!12 May 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnxa6s75g2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlnqjwke2x2hWe’re pleased to welcome Dr. Stephen Gliske University of Nebraska Medical Center to the BPEX Board, following a series of recent appointments that are strengthening the Board’s breadth of experience. Learn more: https://ow.ly/54Ws50YXEfo 12 May 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnqjwke2x2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlngg5gd2w2iNew condensed matter #physics research has discovered that tuning Co₃Sn₂S₂’s surface switches the sign of its nonlinear transport. 🌀 👉 Quick overview: https://ow.ly/i0ef50YW3th 📝 Go in-depth: https://ow.ly/2JAh50YW3ti12 May 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlngg5gd2w2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mliwcaifc32xToday we wish a #HappyBirthday to Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin! Payne-Gaposchkin's work on the cosmic makeup of the universe and the nature of variable stars was foundational to modern #astrophysics 🌠. Explore some of her groundbreaking research: https://ow.ly/A3bh50YVeOr #WomeninSTEM #astronomy10 May 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mliwcaifc32xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlgfsik2v22iA team of researchers created an LLM capable of generating classes of blueprints for #quantumoptics setups ⚛️. The result? Several experimental configurations that successfully generated desired, and in some cases previously unknown, constructions: https://ow.ly/xmoH50YVeA6 #artificialintelligence09 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgfsik2v22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mldvf5vxmy2zDid you know that you can use your morning cup of coffee to teach porous media flow and mass transfer principles ☕? This week's #FunPhysicsFriday experiment uses coffee brewing as an engaging example of Darcy's Law, mass conservation, and more: https://ow.ly/qThm50YVem5 #physicseducation08 May 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldvf5vxmy2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlcvh7eig22xLeading #WomenPhysicists from #India come together for a free international webinar on barriers in #science and the real‑world impact of #physics. Hear Prof Shoba Shukla and voices from academia and industry on turning research into solutions. Sign up to watch: https://ow.ly/VLjZ50YSyg3 08 May 2026 04:30 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcvh7eig22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlblmolqnp2mThe discovery of an X-Ray signal coming from one of the "little red dots" may have solved a years-old astrophysical question - what are these mysterious structures? Explore the future of #astrophysics here: https://ow.ly/RHXC50YVefG #astronomy #blackholes07 May 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlblmolqnp2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlbetz7u6p2mInterested in shaping the research that defines your field? Explore our current Editorial Board vacancies to learn more about becoming an Editorial Board Member across a range of our journals: https://ow.ly/rf6k50YKqaG 07 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbetz7u6p2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ioppublishing.bsky.social/post/3mlbdyt4azh2xAt World Conferences on Research Integrity in Vancouver, Lauren Flintoft (IOPP) unveiled a new in‑house tool to detect duplicate peer review reports. Analysing ~500k reviews, the session showed how technology and expert judgement can protect research quality. #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 ✨07 May 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:kohw3xsd6x6dsjzbr24ls2wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbdyt4azh2x