Today’s physics news: In praise of … graphene, privately-funded science university plan and ice avalanche enters the lab

Today’s physics news: In praise of … graphene, privately-funded science university plan and ice avalanche enters the lab

In praise of … graphene
The honorary knighthoods awarded to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov reaffirm the old adage that the simplest ideas are the best
Guardian

Privately-funded science university plan
A new type of privately-funded science and technology university is to be announced by the universities minister.
BBC

Ice avalanche enters the lab
Experiment explores the underlying physics of ice flow
Physics World