Category Archives: Particle Physics

My favourite particle: the electron.

Posted on 17/03/2011 by lilyasquith

(Also at The Guardian.) This week my favorite particle is the electron (one of the best things about working in particle physics is that it accommodates my fickle heart and mood swings perfectly). Electrons occupy every atom in the universe. … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Big Bang

Posted on 15/03/2011 by Jon Butterworth

Flying penguins vs plastic balls at the ExCel Centre. Justin Evans, a researcher at UCL, tells the tale… At The Guardian.

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Japanese high-energy physics facilities affected by quake

Posted on 12/03/2011 by Jon Butterworth

Two major particle physics labs are a couple of hundred kilometres south of Sendai. The earthquake struck just before a seminar to announce the first T2K neutrino results. At The Guardian. See also Chapter 5.5 of Smashing Physics.

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Frontier Physics

Posted on 02/03/2011 by Jon Butterworth

At the energy frontier, there are prospectors and surveyors. And of course absolutely no cowboys. At The Guardian. See also Chapter 4.3 of Smashing Physics.

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