Category Archives: Science

The future of particle physics, part 94

Posted on 06/04/2025 by Jon Butterworth

A discussion on the future of particle physics is underway. When is it not, you might ask? And it is a good question, there is always something like this going on (hence the “part 94” in the title, which is … Continue reading →

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Learning from the Tau

Posted on 31/03/2025 by Jon Butterworth

An ATLAS paper I’m closely involved in was published last week, and is the subject of an official ATLAS physics briefing.

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HAPPy Days

Posted on 16/11/2024 by Jon Butterworth

If you are interested in the History and Philosophy of Physics, this 10th anniversary commemorative volume from the Oxford Centre for History and Philosophy of Physics might contain treats, possibly including a write up from me of a talk I … Continue reading →

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Photons, hadrons and where they meet

Posted on 08/09/2024 by Jon Butterworth

The next particle collider to be built, not counting the planned upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, seems likely to be the “Electron-Ion Collider” (EIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island in the US. This will not … Continue reading →

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