On Sunday 4 December, The Institute of Physics’ East Anglia Branch held its annual interactive science event – PhysicsFest – at Claydon High School. Aimed at young people aged between 8 and 18, but open to all members of the public, the event provided an informative and entertaining look at physics. The Institute was joined [...]
Amir D. Aczel has been closely associated with CERN and particle physics for a number of years and often consults on statistical issues relating to physics. He is also the author of 18 popular books on mathematics and science. By now you’ve heard the news-non-news about the Higgs: there are hints of a Higgs—even “strong [...]
Advances in “weak measurement” top Physics World’s 2011 breakthrough list as physicists start looking forward to a year of “gold-plated” Higgs bosons, “sparticles”, neutrino-related controversy and a rare astronomical event. With the Physics World editorial team strictly focused on work that has offered solid scientific results in 2011, the top spot in the team’s 2011 [...]
Skip to content Asymptotia Tune In Scribbling about Quantum Gravity Published by Clifford on December 13, 2011 in Los Angeles research science string theory and work 0 Comments So I mentioned that I was doing some more material for the Nova people , via their website . See here for some earlier material about Multiverses . They’ve a blog called The Nature of Reality with contributions from many interesting people . Well , now they’re featuring those pencasts I think I told you about in an earlier post The pencasts are all about Quantum Gravity , a major research topic in physics . I talk about what it is and why we care about it . I speak and write , scribble and draw and try to get the ideas across in three parts . You can find it here Enjoy cvj On this day on Asymptotia . Tune In 2011
Perhaps you’ve heard of the Higgs boson. Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase “desperately seeking” in this context. We need it, but so far we can’t find it. This all might change soon — there are seminars scheduled at CERN by both of the big LHC collaborations, to update us on their progress in looking for [...]