Large Hadron Collider set to unveil a new world of particle physics (PhysOrg)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The field of particle physics is poised to enter unknown territory with the startup of a massive new accelerator--the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)--in Europe this summer. On September 10, LHC scientists will attempt to send the first beam of protons speeding around the accelerator.
Rapping the Higgs Boson: Katherine McAlpine (aka AlpineKat) talks particle physics, the Large Hadron Collector, and ... (O'Reilly Media)
Katherine McAlpine spends her days putting together the online newsletter for the ATLAS project at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. But at night, she dawns her white labcoat and geek bling, and becomes AlpineKat, rapping about the world of high energy particle physics. O'Reilly News spent some time talking to this multi-talented woman about what's going on at CERN, what we can expect from the ...
World Physics Experts To Meet At Depok, Indonesia (Bernama)
DEPOK (West of Java), Aug 19 (Bernama) -- No less than 100 world class physics experts from 24 countries will join a world conference held at the University of Indonesia (UI) campus, from Aug 19-23, a spokesperson of the university said here on Monday.
OLPC Physics Game Jam For an XO (Slashdot)
Brian Jordan writes "For 48 hours during the weekend of August 29-31 at the OLPC Physics Game Jam Boston, game developers will compete in teams of 2-4 to design and implement a physics-based game for the One Laptop per Child XO laptop. There are prize categories for indie, professional, and remote developers (Ludum Dare style). In addition to OLPC/Jam-related swag for all participants, one team ...
Physics summer school excites Island students passionate about understanding the world around them (The Guardian)
When Robyn Biggar’s science teacher told her class about a physics summer school, she knew she was interested.
County fair's Physics Day scheduled for Sept. 11 (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register)
The third annual Tulare County Physics Day is set for Sept. 11 at the Tulare County Fair.
County fair offers a lesson in physics (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register)
The Tulare County Fair hosts Tulare County Physics Day on Sept. 11.
American Institute of Physics Joins the Engineering and Science Career Network (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----The American Institute of Physics is comprised of 10 member societies with a total of more than 125,000 individual members, providing services and programs dedicated to the physical sciences and engineering communities.
The Physics of 'Watchmen' (Comics2Film)
Professor, author, and die-hard comics fan James Kakalios explains why Dr. Manhattan is blue, how the Owlship can fly, and more.
In print (Science News)
Studies of the decay of kaons hint at possible flaws in standard model of particle physics. Call off the guard dogs.
