• OPERA Blames the Blogosphere

    Updated: 2012-04-20 21:56:43
    It had to happen, OPERA has blamed its woes on the blogosphere, or perhaps not. Maybe it is just NewScientist trying to stir up trouble. This what they say in their editorial from 7th April “Perhaps the only way to have avoided the fuss would have been to keep the result under wraps for even longer [...]

  • Joule-heating simulations

    Updated: 2012-04-19 10:00:00
    View on demand: a webinar sponsored by COMSOL

  • The Dalai Lama wins the Templeton Prize

    Updated: 2012-04-17 07:15:36
    For details see here. This is likely to be a controversial choice given the political implications. Previous prizes have gone to astronomers and physicists so this years award is noticeably different but porbably in keeping with the prizes declared purpose. Congratulations.

  • LHC Update

    Updated: 2012-04-15 11:27:45
    During the last two weeks while I have been away the LHC has made a rapid start to its 2012 run. Peak luminosities are already around 4.5/nb/s in CMS although it is hard to be sure how accurate this is since they have not yet had time to do the scans required for proper calibration. This [...]

  • Quantum mechanics in popular-science books

    Updated: 2012-04-11 15:00:00
    Physics World's podcast team discusses the enduring appeal of quantum mechanics

  • Quantum man: Richard Feynman's life in science

    Updated: 2012-04-04 11:15:52
    View on demand: an online lecture presented by Lawrence M Krauss

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