Tag Archives: Science Focus

On antimatter and antigravity

Posted on 14/10/2023 by Jon Butterworth

Article in BBC Science Focus. NB the headline (not mine) should say Dark Energy not Dark Matter.

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How one particle could unlock the Universe’s mysterious ‘fifth force’

Posted on 20/09/2023 by Jon Butterworth

Another article (the first in a while) for BBC Science Focus.

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Is pink a real colour?

Posted on 14/05/2022 by Jon Butterworth

This is an important physics question, on which I gave an opinion in BBC Science Focus. This week, after the fun travels of the previous week, I have mostly been marking Mathematical Methods III exams. I don’t really have anything … Continue reading →

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The clues that tell us when the Universe began

Posted on 01/05/2022 by Jon Butterworth

All being well, I’ll be in CERN tomorrow for the first time since the end of 2019. Given how routine this used to be, I am surprisingly nervous and excited (and less surprisingly resentful of the extra brexit-induced paperwork involved). … Continue reading →

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