Category Archives: Physics

Neutrino Endpoint

Posted on 07/10/2019 by Jon Butterworth

There is something very elegant about the KATRIN (Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino) experiment. At the Cosmic Shambles Network.

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Collective Effects

Posted on 28/09/2019 by Jon Butterworth

There are interesting developments at the moment on the borders between particle physics and nuclear physics, in the study of hot dense blobs of matter made of quarks and gluons.

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Nature Careers: Working Scientist podcast

Posted on 15/08/2019 by Jon Butterworth

I talked to Julie Gould for Nature recently, about the challenges of working on big collaborations, of doing physics in the media spotlight, on why LHC had more impact with the public than LEP, and more. (I also occasionally manage … Continue reading →

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Space Shed at Latitude

Posted on 11/08/2019 by Jon Butterworth

I did an interview with Jon Spooner, Director of Human Space Flight at the Unlimited Space Agency at Latitude 2018. It is now available as a podcast, which you can listen to here (Series 1, Episode 3). It is intended to … Continue reading →

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