Category Archives: Daily Physics News
Response to the Royal Society’s ‘scientific century’
The Institute of Physics (IOP) has responded to the Royal Society’s ‘The scientific century: securing our future prosperity’, a new report from the Royal Society.
The report is the result of an in-depth study by a group, chaired by Sir Martin Taylor FRS, and including Nobel laureates, former ministers of science, and leading figures from high-tech [...]
Today’s physics news: Tuesday, 9 March
Scientists unite in call for continued investment
An expert group formed by the Royal Society, which includes former Labour and Conservative science ministers Lords Sainsbury and Waldegrave, has warned political parties, with the publication of a new report today, that any plans to raid the science budget after the general election would create a false economy [...]
MetroCosm finally goes online
UK Metro readers will probably be aware of a Friday feature called MetroCosm. Each week Metro’s graphic designer Ben Gilliland produces wonderful double-page spread graphics to share the story of some physics that he finds interesting.
At long last (and after many requests) Ben has set up a site to host all of his features. So, [...]
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Today’s physics news: Monday, 8 March
Top scientists demand science manifestoes
A group of highly-respected scientists, including Professor Sir Christopher Llewellyn Smith and Lord May Of Oxford, has written a joint-letter to The Times asking each UK political party to lay out its policies for science and engineering in the build-up to the general election.
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Einstein’s work on display
As part of [...]
Today’s physics news: Wednesday, 10 March