Physics World Plug
Just time for a quick bit of shameless self-promotion. This month’s Edition of Physics World has an article by me as cover feature. Here’s a sneak preview, but to read the whole thing you’ll have to rush out and buy a copy! Alternatively, you can find it online here.
In the Dark 
January 7, 2014 at 8:26 pm
Peter: I spotted that. By the way, is it supposed to be freely available online here?
http://mag.digitalpc.co.uk/Olive/ODE/physicsworld/LandingPage/LandingPage.aspx?href=UEhZU1dvZGUvMjAxNC8wMS8wMQ..&pageno=MjY.&entity=QXIwMjYwMA..&view=ZW50aXR5
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January 7, 2014 at 9:31 pm
Hmm. I’m not sure if that’s a legal copy or not. I’ll have to ask the IOP if there’s a copyright issue..
January 10, 2014 at 3:44 am
Apparently it’s OK. In fact you can get the whole article here:
http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/indepth/2014/jan/09/planck-perspectives
January 7, 2014 at 9:12 pm
That’s a wonderful image. Could you post it in a higher resolution? 🙂
January 7, 2014 at 9:16 pm
If you’re referring to Planck’s CMB temperature anistropy image (i.e. the technicolour rugby ball), it’s available in a variety of resolutions from us at ESA:
http://spaceinimages.esa.int/Images/2013/04/Planck_CMB_black_background
January 8, 2014 at 8:16 am
Congratulations! I don’t know where you find the time to do all these things.
It would be churlish to note the issue of open access. As Mark mentions, the image (and much other Planck material) is freely available from ESA, and other web sites.
January 8, 2014 at 8:50 am
Physics World isn’t really an academic journal so I don’t think the usual arguments about open access apply here, any more than they would to, e.g., New Scientist.
January 9, 2014 at 4:49 am
Very interesting new movie:
January 11, 2014 at 11:56 am
Interesting conversation you’re having with yourself here, Phillip 🙂