Spin-offs from big science are everywhere and some are bigger – and more unexpected – than you might think, as James McKenzie explains
New directions Tokamak Energy was set up in 2009 to develop fusion technology and has just launched a new division – TE Magnetics – to commercialize its high-temperature superconducting magnets. (Courtesy: Tokamak Energy)
With the CERN particle-physics lab turning 70 this year, I’ve been thinking about the impact of bi
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James McKenzie
is the writer of the Transactions column for Physics World about physics in industry. He is writing here in a personal capacity