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The Institute of Physics is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland, with an active role in promoting co-operation in physics around the world.
Ever wondered how we look at things way too small for our eyes? 👀

Dr Jessica Walker at @diamondlightsource.bsky.social uses x-rays thinner than a human hair 20 times over to explore everything from batteries to 17th-century art.

Tiny beams, huge discoveries. ✨
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
How thin can you make a coat of paint?
At @warwickuni.bsky.social, Professor Gavin Bell’s lab skips the spray can - they use vacuum chambers to shoot individual atoms onto surfaces, forming the ultra-thin materials inside your phone and PlayStation.

From art to atoms - this is physics in action.
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Do you teach 16-19 physics? Join us on Tuesday evenings for an hour of free online CPD with IOP Education Officer David Farley.

📅 Sessions start from 18 November
🔗 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/47zNLDq

#PhysicsTeaching #PhysicsTeachers #STEMEducation #CPDforTeachers #IOPPhysics
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Last Friday, we had the final events for #QuantumWeek2025 with Innovate UK's Quantum Business Showcase and a Quantum Schools Event at @rigb.org with marketplaces featuring quantum businesses and universities. In the evening, Professor Jim Al-Khalili gave a Discourse lecture to a packed audience.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Yesterday, we hosted our second event 'Our Quantum Future' at @rigb.org where we looked ahead to the next 100 years of quantum science and and its expanding role in technology and society. And we're not done yet 👇
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Today we kicked off the week with our first event of #QuantumWeek2025, 'The First 100 Years', at the historic @rigb.org. Our speakers explored quantum's history, its impact, how its shaped society, and its strangeness. We’ll be back tomorrow with 'Our Quantum Future'.
👉 www.iop.org/events/quant...
November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM