Surrey Physics Blog

I am writing a research presentation for Wednesday; I am talking at the Department of Physics at the University of Bath. I will be presenting results on crystallisation in grooves obtained by Amanda Page, a PhD student of mine. You can read a short news item on this work in ScienceNOW here. As I was […]

When we were kids we were all told about Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Goldilocks tried the Father Bear’s porridge and that was too hot for her. She then tried the Mother Bear’s porridge and that was too cold for her, but when she tried the Baby Bear’s porridge that was just right. Inspired by […]

I don’t know whether it is sad or ironic that today I watched “The Great British Menu” while eating a pizza. But anyway one of the chefs was doing “chocolate tempering”, for his dessert. It looked great, the chocolate had a beautiful sheen and he got the highest marks. I want one.

I enjoyed a rhubarb yoghurt a couple of days ago and I was putting the washed container in the recycling today. Like many yoghurts it was thickened with starch (tapioca starch in this case).  Basically people who make yoghurts add starch and similar things to yoghurt so people think they are getting more than what […]