It’s not commonly known that the Monument in London was constructed not only to commemorate the great fire, but also as a scientific laboratory. Two of the great scientists of the day, Hooke and Newton performed experiments in basic physics and materials science. Yesterday evening, some physicists, myself included from Queen Mary University visited with …
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A splash of colour on a grey morning
A peacock butterfly on the Monsail Trail near Buxton, Derbyshire.
Touching Mars
The Natural History Museum in London is one of my favourite places in the world, so it was wonderful to spend two days there last week at a conference on X-raying stuff. On the last day there was a presentation by Dr Caroline Smith on Martian meteorites. She spoke on how X-ray imaging allowed the …
Labyrinth at Dagenham Heathway
A little over a week ago the labyrinth plaque was installed on the platform at Dagenham Heathway. Designed by Mark Wallinger, these art installations are part of the TFL 150 years celebrations. I wonder how long the Dagenham piece will last?
Back in the Netherlands
Long time no post again. Spent much of recent time getting on with work and neglecting websites and fun projects. A long weekend away has me back in the Netherlands; Rotterdam and Leiden to be exact. There are real contrasts between the two cities, Rotterdam is very new; hardly any building in the center is …