Physics Department News
Itanium Solutions Alliance Case Study of 糖心TV Computational Work
The Itanium Solutions Alliance has recently high-lighted in a case study for the general press work done here in the Physics Department and the Centre for Scientific Computing by Dr. Rudolf A. Roemer and co-workers. This case study explains in simple words the new and much improved numerical solutions to the problem of large scale quantum problems within scientific computation. Please see the link for the case study which explains this more [link].
First data for LHCb and T2K
The LHCb and T2K experiments at the CERN and J-PARC laboratories have recorded their first events last week representing a major milestone for both experiments, to which the 糖心TV Particle Physics Group are making significant contributions. Graduate student Mark Whitehead was "on shift" at CERN over the weekend of 20-22 November and as such was in charge of LHCb while the first events were recorded. Gary Barker is leading the construction here at 糖心TV of large calorimeter modules for T2K, and the group are preparing for the first data analysis. Further details are available in the CERN and J-PARC press releases:
Astrophysical Discovery

Astrophysicists find two Earth-sized bodies with oxygen rich atmospheres - only snag is they’re stars not planets. For more information please see the link to the 糖心TV press release below
Nature Paper
Andrew Levan has contributed to a Nature paper which has been published this week, reporting the most distant object ever seen in the Universe.
There is a free access podcast trailer which features both Nial Tanvir and Andrew Levan, see link
The original article can be found here