Katherine Skipper
@katherineskipper.bsky.social
Editor at Nature News & Views. Ex-soft matter physicist. Views my own.
How is the gas around a black hole like a bowl of porridge? Lumps!
Black holes can generate powerful winds in their host galaxies. This News & Views article by Manuela Bischetti looks at a recent observation that found this wind to be "clumpy".
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Black holes can generate powerful winds in their host galaxies. This News & Views article by Manuela Bischetti looks at a recent observation that found this wind to be "clumpy".
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Black hole flings out clumps of gas
Measurements of wind in a luminous galactic core reveal dense pockets of gas — a finding that calls for a rethink of how black holes interact with their host galaxies.
www.nature.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
How is the gas around a black hole like a bowl of porridge? Lumps!
Black holes can generate powerful winds in their host galaxies. This News & Views article by Manuela Bischetti looks at a recent observation that found this wind to be "clumpy".
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Black holes can generate powerful winds in their host galaxies. This News & Views article by Manuela Bischetti looks at a recent observation that found this wind to be "clumpy".
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Thanks for sharing this, Davide! And for reminding me to post two important life updates from the last two weeks:
a) I published my first feature in Physics World about quantum gravity sensors
b) I started a new job! I'm now an editor at Nature, where I'll be working on the News & Views section
a) I published my first feature in Physics World about quantum gravity sensors
b) I started a new job! I'm now an editor at Nature, where I'll be working on the News & Views section
A great deep dive on quantum sensors (atom interferometers, in this case) for gravitometry by Katherine Skipper. As it happens, @katherineskipper.bsky.social just joined @nature.com this week!
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How civil engineering is bringing quantum physics down to earth – Physics World
Quantum-based gravity sensors have probed fundamental physics, and they could transform our understanding of what’s just under our feet
physicsworld.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Thanks for sharing this, Davide! And for reminding me to post two important life updates from the last two weeks:
a) I published my first feature in Physics World about quantum gravity sensors
b) I started a new job! I'm now an editor at Nature, where I'll be working on the News & Views section
a) I published my first feature in Physics World about quantum gravity sensors
b) I started a new job! I'm now an editor at Nature, where I'll be working on the News & Views section
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This is really well stated. Art is a thought process not a straight jump from “idea” to “outcome”. It means you can’t outsource the hard bits (for instance to some weird tech bro’s algorithm) without losing something crucial
Very interesting insight from author Seán Farrell in The Paper
February 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This is really well stated. Art is a thought process not a straight jump from “idea” to “outcome”. It means you can’t outsource the hard bits (for instance to some weird tech bro’s algorithm) without losing something crucial
I loved working on this piece about the muon g-2 by Alex Keshavarzi. He makes a very thorny and complex topic super clear and throws in a great analogy about baking for good measure!
The muon mystery deepens: Alex Keshavarzi investigates a tense showdown that will either expose new physics or lend remarkable new support to the Standard Model.
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The muon’s magnetic moment exposes a huge hole in the Standard Model – unless it doesn’t – Physics World
Alex Keshavarzi digs into the showdown between two competing Standard Model predictions of the muon, which may reveal undiscovered particles hiding in the vacuum
physicsworld.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I loved working on this piece about the muon g-2 by Alex Keshavarzi. He makes a very thorny and complex topic super clear and throws in a great analogy about baking for good measure!
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I hope this will be the beginning of what I am sure needs to be a long discussion in our community:
arxiv.org/abs/2501.18631
arxiv.org/abs/2501.18631
Report on Reproducibility in Condensed Matter Physics
We present recommendations for how to improve reproducibility in the field of condensed matter physics. This area of physics has consistently produced both fundamental insights into the functioning of...
arxiv.org
February 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I hope this will be the beginning of what I am sure needs to be a long discussion in our community:
arxiv.org/abs/2501.18631
arxiv.org/abs/2501.18631
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When I first met the folks at Ceryx Medical, I thought they had a cool idea: a pacemaker-type device that coordinates heart and lung rhythms, just like the body does naturally. But after experiencing a weird post-Covid heart/lung thing myself, talking to them hit differently. Have a listen! 🧪⚛️
We speak to the CEO and senior scientist of a company that has created a device that aims to improve the prognosis for people with heart failure. 🧪⚛️ ow.ly/3oGA50UHH3n
Ceryx Medical: company uses bioelectronics to coordinate the heart and lungs – Physics World
Biomedical engineer Stuart Plant and physicist Ashok Chauhan are our podcast guests
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January 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
When I first met the folks at Ceryx Medical, I thought they had a cool idea: a pacemaker-type device that coordinates heart and lung rhythms, just like the body does naturally. But after experiencing a weird post-Covid heart/lung thing myself, talking to them hit differently. Have a listen! 🧪⚛️
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Welcome, teens coming here from tiktok. I think you’ll find that through the magic of the written word I am able to craft sentences that are as vivid and compelling as any short-form video!
January 19, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Welcome, teens coming here from tiktok. I think you’ll find that through the magic of the written word I am able to craft sentences that are as vivid and compelling as any short-form video!
To kick off Physics World's coverage of the International Year of Quantum in 2025, here is the podcast I recorded with Mete Atatüre at the University of Cambridge.
We had a great chat about quantum technology and the public understanding of quantum physics.
physicsworld.com/a/internatio...
We had a great chat about quantum technology and the public understanding of quantum physics.
physicsworld.com/a/internatio...
International Year of Quantum Science and Technology: our celebrations begin with a look at quantum networks and sensors – Physics World
This podcast features quantum physicist Mete Atatüre of the University of Cambridge
physicsworld.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
To kick off Physics World's coverage of the International Year of Quantum in 2025, here is the podcast I recorded with Mete Atatüre at the University of Cambridge.
We had a great chat about quantum technology and the public understanding of quantum physics.
physicsworld.com/a/internatio...
We had a great chat about quantum technology and the public understanding of quantum physics.
physicsworld.com/a/internatio...
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In the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) series from @physicsworld.bsky.social Dean Nadya Mason of the #UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering discusses her new leadership role and career in #quantum materials. ⚛️🧪
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Ask me anything: Nadya Mason 'I find myself looking at everything as systems of equations' – Physics World
Whether she’s researching quantum materials or leading her school, Nadya Mason uses her physics skills to tackle every challenge that comes her way
physicsworld.com
December 20, 2024 at 6:55 PM
In the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) series from @physicsworld.bsky.social Dean Nadya Mason of the #UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering discusses her new leadership role and career in #quantum materials. ⚛️🧪
physicsworld.com/a/ask-me-any...
physicsworld.com/a/ask-me-any...
It's here woot woot! The Physics World breakthrough of the Year! This year, the prize is shared between two very cool advances in quantum error correction.
We think that these two papers on quantum error correction are outstanding, which is why we have cited them jointly as our Breakthrough of the Year physicsworld.com/a/two-advanc... 🧪⚛️
#quantum
#quantum
Two advances in quantum error correction share the Physics World 2024 Breakthrough of the Year – Physics World
Complementary research brings practical quantum computing closer
physicsworld.com
December 19, 2024 at 10:02 PM
It's here woot woot! The Physics World breakthrough of the Year! This year, the prize is shared between two very cool advances in quantum error correction.
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Contributing to this shortlist has been one of my highlights of 2024. I'm in awe of my colleagues in the news and online teams who have covered so many cool physics developments over the year. Check back in on the 19th to find out which of the shortlist will be Breakthrough of the Year!
What were the most important developments in physics this year? Here are our selections: physicsworld.com/a/top-10-bre... 🧪⚛️🔭 #quantum
Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year in physics for 2024 revealed – Physics World
Work on entangled imaging, recoiling nuclei and transparent mice are on our shortlist
physicsworld.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Contributing to this shortlist has been one of my highlights of 2024. I'm in awe of my colleagues in the news and online teams who have covered so many cool physics developments over the year. Check back in on the 19th to find out which of the shortlist will be Breakthrough of the Year!
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Reasons to be cheerful, the French materials craft professions including stone making, carpentry, glass making, gilding, produce something astonishing hopeful.
Macron visits newly renovated Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
Macron visits newly renovated Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
French president tours rebuilt medieval cathedral to mark imminent reopening to the public after devastating 2019 fire
Emmanuel Macron has gone on a televised tour around the newly renovated Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, marking the church’s imminent…
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Reasons to be cheerful, the French materials craft professions including stone making, carpentry, glass making, gilding, produce something astonishing hopeful.
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We have a network @physicsworld.bsky.social for physics/physics-adjacent PhD students interested in science communication, and this story is the first by a brand-new member of the network, Han Le. Give it a read! 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/quantum-er...
Quantum error correction research yields unexpected quantum gravity insights – Physics World
Universal boundary that distinguishes effective approximate error correction codes from ineffective ones turns out to be connected to the fundamental nature of the universe
physicsworld.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:32 PM
We have a network @physicsworld.bsky.social for physics/physics-adjacent PhD students interested in science communication, and this story is the first by a brand-new member of the network, Han Le. Give it a read! 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/quantum-er...
I went to the National Quantum Technologies showcase last week, and then I wrote about it.
"If quantum researchers are serious about bringing these technologies to the real world, they should be prepared to keep fighting for them." Katherine Skipper reports on the UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase.
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physicsworld.com/a/quantum-sh...
Quantum showcase sets out next decade of UK quantum – Physics World
The UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase set out a bold ambition for the sector. Katherine Skipper asks whether the science is ready to deliver.
physicsworld.com
November 15, 2024 at 2:58 PM
I went to the National Quantum Technologies showcase last week, and then I wrote about it.
