Can cosmic rays shoot down aeroplanes?

Posted on 16/03/2011 by Jon Butterworth

The ISIS facility is the place to go to find out, thanks to a new £11m investment announced this week.

At The Guardian. See also Chapter 4.2 of Smashing Physics.

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From Higgs Hunters to Job Seekers

Posted on 16/03/2011 by Jon Butterworth

The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee are currently looking into Astronomy and Particle Physics in the UK.

At The Guardian.

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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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