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Hamish Johnston

I am an online editor of Physics World. I did a PhD in condensed-matter physics at McMaster University in Canada. I am still fascinated by what is an extremely rich and varied subject that I believe is ignored by the media (Physics World excepted, of course). As a result, I’m happiest when I’m blogging about topological insulators, the latest quasiparticle or some other quirk of condensed matter. So, if you spot something weird and wonderful in solid-state physics, please get in touch. In my spare time I am a Scout leader.

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Been there…got the t-shirt

APS memorabilia: these will be worth a fortune on eBay someday. I actually didn’t buy an APS t-shirt — or a bumper sticker, slinky or travel mug — but I’m still glad I came to Denver. Here’s some miscellany I learned today. • There are no guns allowed in the Colorado Convention Center — but […]

Been there…got the t-shirt

A little bang at SLAC

What’s the best way to determine the structure of a molecule that cannot be integrated within a periodic lattice? Blow the heck out of it using x-ray pulses from the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) — at least according to SLACs Philip Bucksbaum. The LCLS will open next year at SLAC in California and will […]

A little bang at SLAC

The great pages debate

IOP Publishing’s reception was a big hit last night, judging by the fact that the buffet had to be replenished several times — you can work up a huge appetite running back and forth between sessions for nearly 10 hours a day. I spent most of my time talking to IOP referees and journal board […]

The great pages debate

Brrr…it's cold in there

Some of the most interesting condensed matter physics occurs at very low temperatures and physicists need accurate ways of knowing just how cold their samples are. Traditionally, this has meant spending hours building, calibrating and troubleshooting temperature measurement and control systems — instead of actually doing the experiments. Those days are over in many labs […]

Brrr…it's cold in there

On to the exhibition

I was having so much fun with the physicists that I nearly forgot to check out the exhibition before it closed for good this afternoon. First stop was the IOP Publishing stand where I had a chat with Sharice Collins, who is our senior marketing manager for the Americas. Sharice is based in our Philly […]

On to the exhibition
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