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Smashing Oxygen

Posted on 10/10/2026 by Jon Butterworth

Particles from space have a long history of teaching us new physics, most recently recognised by the award of the Nobel Prize to Francis Halzen for the observation of high-energy neutrinos from space. Measuring and modelling the collisions of high-energy … Continue reading →

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Select committees

Posted on 08/03/2026 by Jon Butterworth

Well, the fight to stop the decimation of particle, astro and nuclear physics continues. The House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology select committee session I mentioned in the previous post happened. The above picture is one of the lighter … Continue reading →

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Fundamental physics comes in various flavours

Posted on 09/10/2016 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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A Deeper Understanding of the Universe – from 2km Underground

Posted on 13/04/2016 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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