Author Archives
I am a Managing Editor at IOP Publishing responsible for a number of journals in materials and atomic, molecular and optical physics.
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The Physics of Food in 2016
Christmas is a time for festivities, family, friends, and food. It has been a turbulent year for many, but in the world of food physics there have been some fascinating developments since our post last year. From knives to mince… Read More ›
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Which chemicals are best degraded by electrical plasmas?
Treatability of different chemical contaminants can be estimated simply by evaluating the extent to which they resemble a surfactant.
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Fluid modeling of Resistive Plate Chambers
The impact of transport data on development of streamers and induced signals
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Bactericidal plasma-treated water formed with nitrogen
Peroxynitric acid formed in water by plasma exposure is a key molecule for bactericidal effect.
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Peer Review Week 2016: How many referee reports have we received today?
The total number of referee reports received by the JPhys series during Peer Review Week 2016 so far!
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Peer Review Week 2016: What is peer review?
As part of Peer Review Week 2016, the JPhys team and IOP Publishing are exploring how peer review works and looking at what we do to #RecognizeReview
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Point defects stabilise cubic Mo-N and Ta-N
Does ordering of vacancies and their type play any role on stability of MoN and TaN?
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Image of the Week: GaN/InGaN microdisks, or “micromushrooms”
This week’s image of the week is taken from a recent paper in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics from researchers at the University of Hong Kong, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications and the University of Sheffield. The image… Read More ›
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Magnetism in three-dimensionally curved geometries
Tailoring shape and topology of three-dimensionally curved magnetic thin films for research and applications
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Adsorption and protonation of peptides and proteins in pH responsive gels
How proteins protonate/deprotonate their amino acids to regulate electric charge under different conditions and enhance adsorption
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Spectacularly long range energy transfer to graphene
Can graphene be used as a nanoscopic ruler over a wide range of distances?
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Image of the Week: Dynamical holographic Moirés in a TEM
This week’s image of the week is a phase image simulation of a sphere with a positive charge of 100 e, including experimental phase distortions due to the microscope setup (projector lens and CCD camera). This article is part of… Read More ›
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Origami as the ‘atoms’ of artificial materials
‘Origami’ makes diversified metamaterials with bizarre properties
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Rectifying light
The optical rectenna: where Maxwell meets Einstein
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Shape fluctuations in biomembranes: the physics and the biology
Novel physics-based experimental techniques and concepts from statistical mechanics may help understand why living cells use up precious energy to constantly ‘jiggle’ and ‘twitch’ their membranes.
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On my way to Mars: Plasma sterilization to prevent microbial cross-contamination
Cold plasma discharges as a powerful tool for future space exploration missions?
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Roadmap Reviews: a success story
Back in 2012, the Editorial Board of JPhysD had an idea for a brand new article type: a Roadmap Review. Of course, in several communities, the idea of a roadmap – a perspective article looking at past and future developments… Read More ›
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