As the name suggests, a black hole is a mysterious and interesting concept to fathom. Just thinking about it creates a sense of insecurity. Generally, we recognize holes as hollow, in other words, empty space. Instead, black holes are great amounts of matter packed in a small area, consequently creating an extremely strong gravitational field,…
This article is on the math based sciences, which takes a different take at the sciences… Math teachers, they come in all shapes and sizes. Although, from my experience, they all seem to be pretty normal people. They’re the exact opposite of English and/or Biology teachers who all have their interesting quirks. Math teachers are often just…
YouTube is undeniably a great source of entertainment, but it is also equally packed with all sorts of educational materials. As a student and as an insatiably curious person in general, I spend a lot of time doing research and attempting to find resources that allow me to better understand my work and the world…
Are you a student of Physics 30? Are you as frenzied by quantum mechanics as I am? Well, fear not, your savior is here with a quick run through on many of the concepts covered in Quantum Physics. I therefore welcome you to… Quantum Physics Part 1: The Beginning As you may know, light was quantized, ie, restricted…
If I told you, you can now get a PhD in chocolate, would you believe me? Would you believe that you could major in a dessert? For all of you with a sweet tooth perhaps this is your perfect opportunity? According to statesman.com this is now a new program being introduced to Cambridge University in the…
1. Double cone and plane It is a natural and obvious response that a cone will roll down if it is placed on an inclined plane. This is not the case in this experiment. In the video, a cone placed near the bottom of the inclined plane and cone starts sliding up. Why? This is…
It would appear that nowadays, modern science has taken on a much more greater significance in the minds of the public, mainly due to the recent surge in media exposures of the bizarre discoveries that physcists have made over the past century. Unfortunately, media sources vary greatly in their abilities to explain underlying scientific discoveries and far too often…
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Often hailed as one of the greatest scientists of all time for his revolutionary ideas in physics, Albert Einstein has become a household name. Along with popularity and fame, Einstein and his ideas have also been submitted to various degrees of challenges from scientists and the general public alike. Most of these challenges arise from…
A rare, fragile yet charming form of art – latte art is usually created either during the process of pouring microfoam (perfectly steamed milk) onto the crema (brown foam formed at the top of freshly brewed espresso), creating a heart or rosette (free pouring); or by drawing a pattern in the foams with a coffee…
I bet we’ve all heard about string theory, relativity, and quantum mechanics. But chances are, most people don’t have a clue about them. I have recently discovered a series of videos that not only give a brief overview of everything physics, but do it in a witty, funny way! It’s called Minute Physics. It is…
A physicist from Ottawa has recently used lasers to generate large sets of random numbers. According to the Montreal Gazette, Ben Sussman is a physicist who works on quantum technologies at the National Research Council.
Sounds fancy right? Well, to simplify: Hoverboards might be coming soon in the near future. When a magnet is cooled by liquid nitrogen, it becomes a super conductor that has the ability to “lock” it’s position when exposed to a nearby permanent magnet. Unless you’re a physics nerd, that probably wouldn’t make too much sense…
Breaking news in the world of physics, researchers at CERN have managed to accelerate neutrinos beyond the speed to light. The theory is that as an object approaches the speed of light, its mass becomes infinite. So technically, it would take an infinite amount of energy to move the object, that’s more than all the…
I am a student at Bishop Carroll, and I love my school. It’s self directed, and while some people feel they would not do well in such a setting, I believe that the independent learning environment is extremely beneficial. Students take initiative for their own learning, and this makes the lessons learned more valuable. We…