Density
Wednesday November 29, 2006
Ever since the concept was discovered by Archimedes, Density has been a key concept in material physics. It's used to fill cars with appropriate fluids, analyze weather patterns, determine ... Read More
This Week in Physics History: Nov. 27 - Dec. 3
Monday November 27, 2006
Nov. 27, 1701 - Anders Celsius is born. The Swedish inventor and astronomer is best known for the Celsius temperature scale that he devised.
Nov. 29, 1803 - Christian Doppler ... Read More
Questions and Forecasts in Science
Sunday November 26, 2006
New Scientist has a Brilliant Minds Forecast the Next 50 Years feature, with predictions of coming scientific discoveries in all scientific fields. I'm always intrigued with such articles, because ... Read More
Space Golf, Anyone?
Wednesday November 22, 2006
In an intriguing move, it looks like a Russian cosmonaut will be hitting a special golf ball into orbit from the International Space Station, as part of a promotion for ... Read More
Reflective Mirrors Could Make Mars Habitable?
Thursday November 16, 2006
Finding ways to make Mars habitable has long been a vision in science fiction, and may someday become a reality if President Bush's plan for a manned mission to Mars ... Read More
Kepler's Laws
Wednesday November 15, 2006
As mentioned in an earlier post, today is the anniversary of the death of astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler. He is best known for developing Kepler's Laws of Planetary ... Read More
This Week in Physics History: Nov. 13 - 19
Monday November 13, 2006
Nov. 15, 1630 - Johannes Kepler dies. Kepler is best known for his work in astronomer. Kepler's laws defined the motion of planetary orbits about the sun, which ... Read More
Cleaning Up Power Plants
Wednesday November 8, 2006
A new report in New Scientist magazine indicates that carbon dioxide could be used in place of water to siphon heat from beneath the Earth in geothermal power plants. ... Read More
Elections & Scientific Research
Wednesday November 8, 2006
American politics has been polarized with regards to scientific research in certain areas, and Nature magazine has done a nice job of profiling the effects of this year's mid-term elections ... Read More
This Week in Physics: Nov. 16 - 12
Monday November 6, 2006
Nov. 7, 1492 - A meteorite crashes to Earth around noon in a wheat field near Ensisheim, Alsace. The Ensisheim Meteorite is the oldest meteorite with a known date ... Read More
Icy Hydrogen
Thursday November 2, 2006
Accidental discoveries can be among the most powerful in science, as attested to with the classic example of the discovery of penicillin. A research team led by Dr. Wendy ... Read More