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PV: Plenarvorträge

PV XV

PV XV: Lunch Talk

Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 13:15–13:45, HSZ 02

Physics Crossing Boundaries: From Nanoscience to Bio and IT Spin-Off Companies and a New Open-Access Journal — •Richard Palmer — Editor-in-Chief, Advances in Physics: X, Taylor & Francis Group, Milton Park, Oxford OX14 4RN, UK

Physics lies at the intellectual heart of science and technology, but some of its greatest achievements derive from crossing over traditional boundaries. To be a little poetic, it is a fertile tree which bears a multitude of fruits. In this talk I will share some experiences of translating my basic physics research, specifically nanoscale physics, into a variety of advanced technology sectors - early stage cancer detection, semiconductor device fabrication, novel catalyst production - via the creation of spin-off companies and international licensing. I will also talk about the creation of a new, open access journal, Advances in Physics: X (launched 2016, but related to the Philosophical Magazine, published since 1798), whose aims are to demonstrate the connectivity of Physics, i.e. the intellectual relationships between one branch of Physics and another, and the pervasiveness of Physics, that is, the influence of Physics across (hence the *X*) the boundaries into other disciplines, including chemistry, materials science, engineering, biology and medicine. Thus the journal seeks to promote the centrality of Physics and physical measurement, defending the discipline and revealing both its richness and its impact.