Category Archives: Physics

Bubble Chamber Breakthrough

Posted on 07/04/2025 by Jon Butterworth

As I am sure everyone is well aware by now, UCL won a share of an enormous prize yesterday. After half a century of valiant defeat and occasional failure to turn up, football really is coming home. We won the … Continue reading →

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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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