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Lucy Smith, Publisher, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matterjpcm@iop.org

• Solving quantum riddles with neutron scattering

  By Lucy Smith on May 16, 2017

  

  Employing state-of-the-art neutron scattering techniques, Fobes et al quantify the atomic-scale interactions responsible for the emergence of quantum matter.

• Complex fluids at structured surfaces

  By Lucy Smith on May 9, 2017

  

  Find out more about liquid crystals, ionic liquids, colloids and active matter in JPCM’s latest special issue.

• How has the condensed matter landscape changed over the past 50 years?

  By Lucy Smith on April 13, 2017

  

  We explore the range of topics covered by JPCM and see how these have evolved over the years

• Celebrating 50 years of the JPhys series

  By Lucy Smith on March 29, 2017

  

  2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the prestigious JPhys series. Find out more about how we are marking the occasion…

• Ferroelectric KH2PO4 (KDP) Shows ‘Displacive’ Characteristics

  By Lucy Smith on March 21, 2017

  

  Is KDP a model order-disorder lattice without any displacive component? Not according to NMR.

• Are you going to APS March?

  By Lucy Smith on March 9, 2017

  

  Join us in New Orleans for the annual APS March meeting

• Superconductivity in 12442-type iron pnictides

  By Lucy Smith on February 22, 2017

  

  Expanding the family of iron-based superconductors by structural design

• Magneto photoluminescence measurements of WS2 monolayers

  By Lucy Smith on January 25, 2017

  

  Correlation between the Zeeman-effect and localization of 2D excitons

• Ultrasound measures surface stress in nanopores

  By Lucy Smith on January 11, 2017

  

  How can adsorption-induced changes of surface stress in nanopores be determined experimentally?

• JPCM’s five most-read

  By Lucy Smith on November 23, 2016

  

  Find out which five JPCM articles from 2016 have received the most downloads…

• New section headings for JPCM

  By Lucy Smith on November 2, 2016

  

  It’s all change for JPCM in 2017 as we introduce some exciting new subject sections.

• Solar energy and the sunshine map

  By Lucy Smith on February 2, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  How sunny is your part of the world? Find out, and also learn more about the theory of solar energy materials, here.

• Taking a look at surface segregation

  By Lucy Smith on January 27, 2016

  

  Find out more about the topic of surface segregation with this special issue in JPCM.

• JPCM workshop for young researchers

  By Lucy Smith on November 3, 2015

  

  Find out about the first IOP young researchers workshop, held in late October in Beijing.

• JPCM’s new methods section – some early highlights

  By Lucy Smith on August 26, 2015

  

  In March this year JPCM launched a new section: Computational and experimental methods. Here we highlight some of the papers published so far.

• Old vs new – the changing face of journal articles

  By Lucy Smith on July 17, 2015

  

  How has a journal article changed over the past 50 years? Using JPCM as an example we investigate…

• JPCM’s Top Five – new chart positions

  By Lucy Smith on May 21, 2015

  

  Our monthly popularity chart returns showing the topics covered most frequently in JPCM April issues.