The Plummet Onions
Blog URL http://theplummetonions.wordpress.com
Located London, London United Kingdom
A blog about my two loves: science and music. The science can be anything, but is often quantum physics and engineering. The music can also be anything, but tends to be the large amount of live music I tend to catch in London.
Latest Blog Posts
- Cassette Kids on Nov 20, 2009 in music Cassette Kids
The SMH says there’s been a lot of hype around a Sydney act called Cassette Kids. The article talks about them spending some time on the road with the Presets, adding some synths and electro sound, and taking plenty of time to record their firs...
- Pop music and truth in advertising on Nov 19, 2009 in music Australia concerts to indicate when artists are miming Britney mimes Britney Spears
There’s been outrage and debate here in Australia in the wake of Britney Spears’s Circus tour shows. The outrage – and we know it exists because the newspapers tell us we’re outraged – is due to some folks finding out th...
- Large Hadron Collider to get fired up again this weekend on Nov 18, 2009 in LHC science CERN Large Hadron Collider
Tests are going well, and it looks like CERN may fire up the Large Hardon Collider (LHC) again this weekend. They’ve shown that they can fire protons around the collider, and that the detectors are working. If things continue, they should soon...
- Squeezing light further than before on Nov 14, 2009 in science fiberoptics squeezing light
Squeezing light is indeed something you need to do, sometimes. In fiberoptic transmission – where you transmit information via light going through glass fibers, which essentially all telephone carriers, and many smaller companies, do – th...
- Italy’s metal monk calls it quits, blames Satan on Nov 14, 2009 in humour music heavy metal monk
Cesare Bonizzi is an Italian monk who – years ago, after seeing a Metallica show – decided his calling was to do God’s work through singing heavy metal. He formed a band called Fratello Metallo (“Brother Metal”) and has...
- Japan considers space station to collect solar energy on Nov 13, 2009 in science Japanese to collect solar energy in space
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Japanese government is moving towards a geostationary orbiting array that will beam power to earth by 2030. That’s a cool project. There’s lots of technology improvements needed, but there are p...
- Album review: Them Crooked Vultures on Nov 12, 2009 in music Them Crooked Vultures Them Crooked Vultures album review
I’m still pretty busy with all the tasks of moving to a new country: banks, health care, housing, jobs. But I finally fit in some time to listen to the Them Crooked Vultures album that leaked earlier this week. If you’ve forgotten, TCV...
