Stories from 2008
New spaceship force field makes Mars trip possible
According to the international space agencies, “Space Weather” is the single greatest obstacle to deep space travel. Radiation from the sun and cosmic rays pose a deadly threat to astronauts in space
Listening to dark matter
A team of researchers in Canada have made a bold stride in the struggle to detect dark matter. The PICASSO collaboration has documented the discovery of a significant difference between the acoustic signals induced by neutrons and alpha particles in a detector based on superheated liquids
A picture paints more than a petabyte of data
In the age of the petabyte, we all need help digesting and understanding massive amounts of information. In this month’s Physics World, a series of features celebrates the ascendance of visual methods that are being used to make meaning of the mountains of scientific data
“It’s reality that’s at stake” – Zeilinger on film
Anton Zeilinger’s Newton Lecture, along with an exclusive interview about his scientific and personal life, can now be streamed directly from the Institute of Physics (IOP)’s website
Ireland's Sci-cast hopefuls
St Joseph's College, Lucan, reached a shortlist of five schools that were nominated for best physics film
New 'Day in the Life' profiles available
5 new 'Day in the Life' profiles have recently been added to the site
Rosse Medal 2008
The winner of the 2008 Rosse Medal for graduate research in Physics is John McClure (Queens University Belfast).
Is physics any of your business?
A hundred physicists gathered in Carrickmacross for the branch's annual Spring Weekend Meeting - 'Is Physics and of Your Business?'
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