Everyday science Blog So you want to succeed Stephen Hawking? The Lucasian professorship is a job that very few physicists can possibly have a chance of securing.
Everyday science Blog Who will get a Nobel if the Higgs is discovered? Awarding Nobel prizes, as the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences proved earlier this month, is no easy business...
Everyday science Blog Quantum robots are a 'brand-new paradigm' You might have to wait a while for a robot that uses quantum mechanics to learn how to iron your shirts...
Everyday science Blog Did a Chinese calligrapher use 'fractal expression'? It's possible that artists and artisans have long been using the fragmented shapes in their work...
Everyday science Blog Physics graduates at careers fair My main goal was to sniff out companies or fields that are hiring physics graduates...
Everyday science Blog STFC gives extra money for grants Ever since the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) announced a £80m shortfall in its budget late last year...
Everyday science Blog Hawking gets under Newton's skin Would you get the face of your favourite physicist tattooed on your leg?...
Everyday science Blog Fluid videos make a big 'bounce-splash' Have you ever wondered what would happen if you dropped a sphere of jelly on to floor?...
Everyday science Blog Neutron source begins studies in nuclear physics A new instrument at the Spallation Neutron Source in the US proves that Europeans are not the only scientists equipped to study the Big Bang...
Everyday science Blog Japan shows interest in hosting the ILC Since the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded this week to three Japanese-born researchers, it seems like Japan has gone particle physics crazy