Category Archives: Science

On antimatter and antigravity

Posted on 14/10/2023 by Jon Butterworth

Article in BBC Science Focus. NB the headline (not mine) should say Dark Energy not Dark Matter.

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How one particle could unlock the Universe’s mysterious ‘fifth force’

Posted on 20/09/2023 by Jon Butterworth

Another article (the first in a while) for BBC Science Focus.

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Six ways we could finally find new physics beyond the standard model

Posted on 07/09/2023 by Jon Butterworth

A feature on this with six different pieces (by me and five colleagues) in New Scientist . Hmm. That link above seems to only work from UCL (or I guess any institution with a subscription to the New Scientist. This … Continue reading →

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Wobbling muons again

Posted on 11/08/2023 by Jon Butterworth

Yesterday the muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab put out an updated measurement of the magnetic moment of the muon. This is in agreement with their previous measurements but substantially more precise. I’ve written about the measurement a few times before … Continue reading →

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