Today’s physics news: Thursday, 29 July 2010

Scientists erupt as Browne calls for spending switch towards engineering
Ex-BP chief calls for review of £4bn budget
Financial Times
 
Ignorance lays Parliament open to ‘nonsense debates’
Many MPs do not get involved in science policy because the issues take them “seriously outside their comfort zone”, a senior parliamentarian has admitted.
THE
  
Aurora mission makes detour to moon
A pair of Earth-orbiting satellites designed to study the auroras are making a detour to visit the moon.
New Scientist