Tag Archives: CERN

Whizz for anti-atoms!

Posted on 09/03/2012 by Jon Butterworth

The field of anti-matter spectroscopy began this week At the Guardian. See also Chapter 7.3 of Smashing Physics. Talking to people who have seen or read “Angels and Demons” by Dan Brown, which features CERN quite heavily, they expect to be disabused. … Continue reading →

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Faster than light neutrinos get a bit more convincing

Posted on 18/11/2011 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 6.1 of Smashing Physics, and a Channel 4 write up here.

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Robots with lasers are protecting my collider

Posted on 31/10/2011 by lilyasquith

Also at the Guardian. I have just finished my first ever set of shifts in the ATLAS control room, and now I feel like a proper physicist. I did three eight-hour shifts. The first two were boring as hell as … Continue reading →

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Those faster-than-light neutrinos. Four things to think about

Posted on 24/09/2011 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 6.1 of Smashing Physics.

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