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Light and Dark Matter in Durham

Posted on 15/11/2015 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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New quantum technology, and the measurement and definition of time

Posted on 31/10/2015 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Clockwise to Titan

Posted on 29/08/2015 by Jon Butterworth

I’ve been on holiday, and my son read a book I liked, so here’s an idle bit of logrolling which might be of interest. Back to business shortly At the Guardian.

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Heroes, monsters and people: When it comes to moral choices, outstanding physicists are very ordinary

Posted on 24/08/2015 by Jon Butterworth

Did German physicists have a plan in the 1930s? And if so, was their physics any help? Last week, on the plane back from Chicago, I finished Philip Ball’s book about physics in Germany in the nineteen-thirties and -forties. I’m still … Continue reading →

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