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A letter to my MP on impending science cuts

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead The future of Science in the UK is under threat. What follows is a letter I’ve sent to my MP, Harriet Harman, asking her to support the Science is […]

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Postcards from the (conducting) edge

Every APS March meeting I try to get my head around something new. Last year in Pittsburgh it was supersolids. Now that I’m on the return trek home from this year’s meeting in Portland, I’m trying to work out how far I have managed to get with this year’s challenge, topological insulators. By all accounts, […]

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