Physics Department News
New ideas to measure the mass of the W boson
As a first step towards a new measurement of the W boson mass with the LHCb experiment the role of proton structure uncertainties is studied in detail, resulting in interesting new ideas.
Research on attachment of antifreeze proteins to nanoparticles gathers pace
In recent months, work from the XPS Facility has contributed to publications on attaching antifreeze proteins to nanoparticles to modulate the formation and growth of ice at sub-zero temperatures, including an article in the Pioneering Inverstigators issue of Polymer Science.
Creating and investigating magnetic DNA nanoflowers
A methodology is developed for chemically modifying DNA nanoflowers so as to increase stability and introduce magnetic properties.
Gaia reveals how Sun-like stars turn solid after their demise
Astronomers have discovered the first direct evidence for white dwarf stars solidifying into giant balls of crystallized elements, a process that was first predicted 50 years ago.