It’s all that Brits talk about, so the saying goes. Well it’s pretty much all that’s been in the UK news lately. So seeing as I don’t have much Physics to talk about today (well, I have lots planned but nothing written) I will reinforce this stereotype. First let me put this into perspective: we’ve [...]
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The weather
Posted in Uncategorized on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sir Brian Pippard
Posted in Uncategorized on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am saddened to hear about the death of Brian Pippard. Pippard made pioneering studies into the field of superconductivity at the University of Cambridge, including foundations for the BCS theory, and the introduction of the coherence length and the non-local model. He demonstrated real insight in both experiment and theory. See here for an [...]
Graduation
Posted in Uncategorized on August 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I thought it would be nice to include a pic from my PhD graduation (a couple of weeks ago), if just to show that I do occasionally leave the lab I had a thoroughly enjoyable day, and unlike my undergraduate ceremony it didn’t rain. I might put an electronic copy of my thesis [...]
Introduction
Posted in Uncategorized on May 8, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I suppose I’d better use the first post to explain a little about this blog.
I’m a University Research Fellow working in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Birmingham, UK.
I’ve decided that I spend enough time both practicing physics and reading about interesting developments in various related fields that I can contribute a [...]
