Physicist, science writer, and Deputy Editor for @PhysicsMagazine. Opinions are my own.
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Joined November 2016
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"The biggest obstacle in making a green battery isn’t technological. It's changing the mindsets of companies and consumers, who largely treat batteries as disposable commodities that can be thrown in the dustbin," @YingShirleyMeng.
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I enjoyed this conversation with Katherine Wright about workforce development supporting new and growing #electrochemistry industries.
We're looking forward to graduating our 100th MS electrochemist by the end of 2025!
This #EarthWeek @PhysicsMagazine explores issues related to sustainable battery technologies. First up an interview with @PAKempler about @OregonEChem's hands-on electrochemistry training that can be done in just over of year (no 5-yr-long PhD needed).
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7 astrophysical tau neutrinos found with @uw_icecube.
“We can’t say with absolute certainty that we have found tau neutrinos,” says Doug Cowen, @penn_state. “But the 7 signals have all the characteristics we expect for these particles.”
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This year marks the 5th anniversary of the release of the first image of a black hole (M87*). The team that produced the image @ehtelescope recently released a 2nd image of M78*. The collaboration now expects to issue increasingly frequent updates.
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What do you think it was coming from?
A truck.
As in, a hyperspeed alien truck?
No, it was an ordinary truck, like a normal truck driving past a seismometer... all they did was find a truck.
No holding back on the punches here.
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A newly uncovered mechanism for the assembly of viral protein shells could help scientists develop antiviral treatments and drug-delivery systems physics.aps.org/articles/v17…
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A @PhysicsMagazine editor has been seen in the wild (@KatRWright visiting @PPPLab for the opening of the Quantum Diamond Lab). Credit: Michael Livingston, PPPL.
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A rare lab visit 4 me. I attended the opening of @PPPLab's new Quantum Diamond Lab, where researchers will grow diamonds for quantum applications. I also toured the magnetic confinement fusion reactor. Reactor smaller than I expected, equipment need to operate it, much bigger.
Great story and reporting here by @dangaristo. This whole saga is mindboggling in so many ways.
One year ago today, Ranga Dias published an extraordinary claim: a room temperature superconductor at moderate pressure. The paper was retracted, amid allegations of scientific misconduct.
For Nature’s news team, I investigated how it all transpired. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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JWST images reveal startling numbers of bright galaxies in the very early universe. They were lighting up like corn popping -- pop pop, galaxies popping into view.
How did that happen? Cosmologists are puzzling over it.
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My first book review and a first story for @PhysicsWorld. It was fun to be able to put my opinion in for a change. (No idea if it will be in the print version, but if it is and you get a copy, please could I have it when you are done--asking for my Mum!)
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While undergraduate physics students that identify as neurodivergent report little outright discrimination or violence, they do say that structural ableism has negatively impacted their time as students. Study from researchers @RutgersU @OhioState. physics.aps.org/articles/v17…
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March Meeting is fast approaching and I will be there all week looking for exciting physics stories *and* I will have the privilege of speaking on a panel about science communication and journalism. Please find me to say hi, offer a tip, or ask a question march.aps.org/events/science…
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Less than a year after its opening, the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams @FRIBlab @doescience @michiganstateu produced five never-before-seen isotopes, a success that researchers say highlights the discovery potential of the facility. Story by @KatRWright.
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And relax. My new #JWST feature is out and the weekend has arrived. 😅 Please read, its a good one (yes I am biased, but...).
Researchers keep finding bright galaxies in early-Universe data from @NASAWebb @JWSTObservations. Explaining this puzzle will likely revolutionize understanding of the first galaxies. Story by @KatRWright.
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I first leant of this work at the @ScienceWriters meeting last November. I still couldn't meet the embargo deadline of the paper (it published last week). But here it is if you want to read more...
Researchers from @NIST @CUBoulderphys show that they can up the precision of an atomic clock using a quantum effect known as spin squeezing. The development could benefit future space adventures.
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My copy just arrived...🌑
Today, my book is finally in the world. This project has been a labor of love over almost five years, but also, in a real way, my entire life.
Now OUR MOON belongs to everyone. I hope it changes how you see the Moon, the Earth, and ourselves 🌕
Buy it: penguinrandomhouse.com/books…
