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Today is the start of National Robotics Week, an opportunity to showcase the robotics industry and its real-world impact while inspiring the future workforce 🤖. To kick off #RoboWeek2026, check out this article on Tunabot Flex, a tuna-inspired robot with increased flexibility that provides higher speeds and more efficient movement than previous models, revolutionizing underwater vehicle design 🐟: https://ow.ly/X1TX50YBu2x #robotics #biomimetics #RoboWeek

It's #FunPhysicsFriday - let's dance 💃! This week's article uses instructional dance videos to teach electron behavior in metals, insulators, semiconductors, and superconductors. Not only does this approach offer an exciting new approach to teaching abstract concepts that has been shown to increase conceptual understanding in students. Boogie over to this link for more: https://ow.ly/zrtI50YBtVK #edutainment #physicseducation #scienceexperiments

Could lead-free #quantumdot glass pave the way for a more stable and eco-friendly version of this technology ⚛️? By using the manganese-based perovskite CsMnBr₃ and introducing Eu3+, scientists were able to create a sample that demonstrated improved #quantum efficiency and about 97% of its emission intensity after 450 days of storage in water. Discover what this could mean for the future of #materialsscience here: https://ow.ly/8vAl50YBtNN #quantumphysics

Explore the latest Editor’s Choice articles from Physiological Measurement (PMEA), featuring cutting‑edge research advancing physiological monitoring, modelling, and clinical translation: 🧠 Development and evaluation of a prediction model for adult ICU hemorrhage using only continuous cardiorespiratory data - Andrew Barros et al. 👉 https://ow.ly/22tP50YBLQn 💓 Continuous multimodal physiological monitoring during the Race Across America (RAAM) of a 58-year-old athlete - Leon Fesseler et al. 👉 https://ow.ly/cqs250YBLQo 🩺 Estimating blood pressure from the electrocardiogram: findings of a large-scale negative results study - Seyedeh Somayyeh Mousavi et al. 👉 https://ow.ly/lItr50YBLQm PMEA is a peer‑reviewed journal from the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM), publishing interdisciplinary research on sensing, modelling, and analysing physiological functions to advance healthcare.

We had a great time attending the American Physical Society Global Physics Summit in Denver 🎉 The largest physics research conference in the world, the #APSGlobalPhysicsSummit brought together over 14,000 researchers across all areas of physics, united by this year’s theme, Science for a Shared Future. The event also streamed satellite events helping make the Summit accessible to more scientists globally hosted by Purpose-Led Publishing. 🌍 Thanks to everyone who stopped by and joined the conversation! #ScienceForASharedFuture #PurposeLedPublishing #IOPPublishing #PhysicsCommunity

Curious where your neuromorphic research fits best? 🚀 If you’re working at the edge of computing, neuroscience, devices, or intelligent materials, Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering (NCE) is the perfect home for your research. ✅ Multidisciplinary scope and community ✅ Fast, rigorous peer review ✅ Flexible article types ✅ Society publisher with a strong community mission Take a look at NCE's full scope; it’s broader than you think! : https://ow.ly/lTOf50YAM0b

⚛️ New quantum research alert! What happens when residual impurities induce behaviour that is atypical for a well‑known material? In their latest article, Zijun C Zhao, Jeremy F Bourhill, Maxim Goryachev, Aleksey Sadekov and Michael E Tobar uncover behaviour previously unseen in pure KTaO₃, offering fresh insights for anyone working in materials science, quantum devices or advanced electronics. Here's what the authors had to say about their research: “New research shows that tiny amounts of residual niobium impurities can trigger a genuine paraelectric-to-ferroelectric phase transition in potassium tantalate (KTaO₃) — a material normally known as a quantum paraelectric that doesn’t become ferroelectric on its own. By carefully analysing KTaO₃ crystals with trace niobium, the study demonstrates how impurity-driven local distortions stabilize a ferroelectric phase that’s absent in pure KTaO₃, revealing a clear link between defect chemistry and emergent polar order. These results deepen our understanding of how subtle materials tuning can unlock new phases in complex oxides, with potential implications for ferroelectric devices and quantum materials design.” ✨ Read the full article in Materials for Quantum Technology: https://ow.ly/5we750YyTF1

Day 2 at the UKSG 2026 conference in Glasgow and the energy is still going strong! A huge thank you to everyone who joined the breakout session yesterday - Trust but Verify: Preventing Fakesters in the Research Ecosystem with Lauren Flintoft and Armin Glatzmeier from Freie Universität Berlin. Don't worry if you missed it! You still have a chance to join us! We will be hosting this session again on Wednesday 1 April at 10:00 am. Come along, bring your questions and lets keep the conversation going! #UKSG #Conference #Library

🎉With 35,000 reviewers submitting reports to IOP Publishing journals in 2025, we celebrate more than 1,600 recipients, highlighting their timeliness, quality, and quantity of completed reports. A big thank you to all our reviewers for your invaluable contributions! ✨ Explore more 👉 https://ow.ly/J4rB50YwnoZ #ResearchIntegrity #PeerReview

🆕📢 With 4500+ downloads already, the must-read roadmap now published in 2D Materials is available to read and download now! This Roadmap brings together many of the world's leading experts to evaluate the key challenges and opportunities ahead for 2D materials. With special thanks to the Editor-in-Chief of 2D Materials, Wencai Ren (Chinese Academy of Sciences) as well as Peter Bøggild (DTU - Technical University of Denmark) and Joan Redwing (Penn State University) for their contributions. Unlock the full roadmap 👉 https://ow.ly/xyT450Yz3hT