Author Archives: Jon Butterworth

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About Jon Butterworth

UCL Physics prof, works on LHC, writes (books, Cosmic Shambles and elsewhere). Citizen of England, UK, Europe & Nowhere, apparently.

The Dark Side of the Universe

At the Guardian.

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Seeing mice: New improvements in particle detectors and medical imaging

At the Guardian.

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Gravitational Waves

The first observation of gravitational waves was big news. I wrote a piece for the Guardian which wasn’t part of the Life & Physics blog (and which also appeared in the printed paper), and did a Q&A with Hiranya Peiris … Continue reading →

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The Cosmic Gift of Neutron Stars

At the Guardian.

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