Tag Archives: UCL

First ever acceleration of electrons in a proton-driven plasma wave

Posted on 29/08/2018 by Jon Butterworth

Turning out to be a busy August in physics. This breakthrough was just published in Nature: Nature news and the paper itself (open access, hurrah!). Really nice, extensive summary from CERN by Achintya Rao As you can see from the Nature News … Continue reading →

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For the record…

Posted on 05/08/2016 by Jon Butterworth

Recently I was involved in discussions that led to a meeting of climate-change skeptics moving from UCL premises. As a result, a couple of articles appeared about me on a climate website and on the right-wing “Breitbart” site. In the more measured … Continue reading →

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Finding SuperNEMO: Neutrino experiment makes the journey from the Surrey Hills to the Cottian Alps

Posted on 17/10/2015 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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The Petrie Multiplier

Posted on 08/03/2015 by Jon Butterworth

A simplified mathematical model shows why you don’t need an evil majority to have an oppressed minority. At the Guardian.

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