Today’s physics news: How Nasa first saw the early universe, New climate threat as methane rises from cracks in Arctic ice and more

Today’s physics news: How Nasa first saw the early universe, New climate threat as methane rises from cracks in Arctic ice and more

Wearable muscle suit makes heavy lifting a cinch
A lightweight exoskeleton will allow the elderly to move around more easily
New Scientist

Big Science in Small Town Japan
After the earthquake, and after results which changed the field of neutrino physics, Ben Still is at the T2K collaboration meeting planning the next steps
Guardian

How Nasa first saw the early universe
Twenty years ago, scientist George Smoot announced that Nasa’s Cosmic Background Explorer mission – Cobe – had observed radiation from “the oldest and largest structures” in the early universe. “If you’re religious, it’s like seeing God,” he told reporters.
BBC

Supercomputers provide new insight into charge–parity violation
Kaon decay process simulated and computationally verified
Physics World

A question of science
Nature quizzes the French presidential frontrunners on research policies
Nature

Danger from the deep: New climate threat as methane rises from cracks in Arctic ice
Scientists shocked to find greenhouse gas 70 times more potent than CO2 bubbling from deep ocean
Independent