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The physics of Up, Monty Python and The Big Bang Theory
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I am the features editor of Physics World. I pick out the most compelling and topical research across the physical sciences, working with academics and journalists to perfect our long-form articles. I graduated with a BSc in physics from St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, India, before completing a Master’s in science journalism at City University, London. I joined the Physics World team as a news reporter in 2011, and spent the next five years writing about everything from the oriental hornet to antimatter, though I particularly enjoy writing about cosmology and quantum mechanics. I became reviews and careers editor in 2016 (getting to read for a living is a wonderful thing), before taking on the features role in spring 2021. Outside work, my favourite pastimes include travelling, photography, science fiction and fantasy in all its forms, and spending a ridiculous amount of time on the Internet. Find me on Twitter at @tushna42
The physics of Up, Monty Python and The Big Bang Theory
Magnetic properties of a single proton revealed
Read article: Flipping spins, one proton at a time
Plumes of ice jetting into space from the southern polar area of the moon studied
Heliosphere not as we expected, say NASA researchers
Read article: More surprises for the Voyager mission at the edge of the solar system
New technique challenges conventional wisdom of quantum measurements
Read article: Catching sight of the elusive wavefunction
Two new experiments are in the pipeline
Read article: Future is bright for CERN antimatter physicists
Researchers reconstruct the complete trajectories of single photons in Young's double-slit experiment
Read article: The secret lives of photons revealed
Fermilab's CDF experiment result is updated with a statistical significance that is much closer to "five-sigma"
NASA will not be attempting to contact its Mars rover Spirit anymore
New research will help in the search for exoplanets
Read article: Astronomers put a new spin on the age of stars