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Margaret Harris

I'm an online editor at Physics World. I write about applied physics research, and generally "fly the flag" for the practical and commercial side of physics within the Physics World team. I joined Physics World in 2008, shortly after completing my PhD in experimental atomic physics at Durham University, but I’m not from these parts originally: I grew up in Kansas and did my undergraduate degree in the US. Aside from industry physics, I'm interested in science policy and every now and then I get nostalgic about soldering circuits and fiddling around with lasers. Outside work I enjoy hiking, reading about history and becoming less incompetent at karate.

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BLAST takes off

BLAST takes off

Things are not going well for the astrophysics “balloonatics” at the bottom of the world. After weeks spent waiting for decent weather, their Balloon-Borne Large Aperture Submilimeter Telescope, or BLAST, has has just slammed into the truck being used to launch it.

Fermilab on film

Fermilab on film

What does it feel like to work for an organization that -- despite its considerable fame and all the talent it has nurtured over the years -- is about to be outclassed? A new film about life at Fermilab in the run-up to the LHC offers some insights...

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