Posts Tagged ‘LHC’
IOP responds to the threat of cuts in physics
An article in today’s Guardian, Friday 27 August 2010 – “UK scientists on collision course over £1bn research cuts” – highlights the possible impact on UK physics of a 25% cut in government funding. Commenting on the article, IOP Chief Executive Dr Robert Kirby-Harris said “We recognise the pressures on public expenditure, and we know [...]
Today’s physics news: Monday, 26 July 2010
Academies will leave pupils ‘unprepared for modern life’, say critics The Campaign for Science and Engineering argues the coalition’s education reforms will lead to inadequate teaching of English, maths and science Guardian Dark matter hunt eyes deeper home Scientists are looking to relocate an underground experiment searching for dark matter to an even deeper [...]
Today’s physics news: Tuesday, 13 July
Women students stick to traditional subjects Women still favour ‘feminine’ subjects and careers over engineering, science and maths, despite efforts to change this Guardian Large Hadron Collider rival Tevatron ‘has found Higgs boson’, say rumours Rumours are emerging from the rival to the Large Hadron Collider that the Higgs boson, or so-called “God particle”, [...]
Today’s physics news: Monday, 28 June
High-flying professional women change careers to teach science Figures published today indicate that the recession and financial rewards for new teachers in priority subjects have halted years of decline in numbers of women applying to teach maths and science. Times LHC smashes beam collision record The world’s highest-energy particle accelerator has produced a [...]
Today’s physics news: Thursday, 24 June
‘Superstorm’ rages on exoplanet Astronomers have measured high-speed winds in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a distant star. BBC Daily Mail What does the ‘God particle’ sound like? Like coins jangling in a wine glass, say the scientists hunting the elusive Higgs boson Independent Telegraph Entanglement controlled in silicon A new method controlling [...]
