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Today’s physics news: Wednesday, 28 July 2010

By Lena | Published: July 28, 2010
String theorist Edward Witten gives prize lecture The king of string theory visited London earlier this month to accept the Newton medal at the Institute of Physics. His full lecture is now online Guardian    Massive asteroid might hit Earth in 2182, warn scientists It was first discovered in 1999 and is about 1,837 feet [...]
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Today’s physics news: Friday, 23 July 2010

By Lena | Published: July 23, 2010
Science exam too easy, says regulator GCSE science exam sat last summer did not test students adequately, Ofqual reports Guardian Telegraph   Web-crawling computers will soon be calling the shots in science Within a decade, computers will be able to plough through scientific data looking for patterns and connections – then tell scientists what they should [...]
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Today’s physics news: Thursday, 22 July 2010

By Lena | Published: July 22, 2010
Biggest star on record found in neighbouring galaxy Astronomers say colossal star known as R136a1 is more than 265 times more massive than the sun Guardian Astronomer royal Martin Reese Times Telegraph Independent    Graduate tax proposal ‘rejected’ The coalition government will reject the idea of a graduate tax to pay for university fees in [...]
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Particles and violins collide on physicsworld.com

By Lena | Published: July 22, 2010
As icons go, Albert Einstein was one of a kind – making so many remarkable contributions to so many different areas of physics. But in addition to his scientific achievements, much is made of Einstein’s colourful personal life, not least his life-long passion for music. That’s the theme of a unique collaboration between Jack Liebeck, [...]
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Today’s physics news: Wednesday, 21 July

By Lena | Published: July 21, 2010
Easy GCSEs ‘a ploy to please parents eager for A grades’ Exam boards are keeping GCSEs at a “meaninglessly easy” level to please middle-class parents and protect their multimillion-pound textbook industry, according Richard Pike, chief executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry Times UK space industry boosted by historic agreement with Russia Britain’s space industry [...]
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