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GENEVA — A year from now, scientists here will throw a switch sending protons smashing into each other at near the speed of light, bringing thousands of researchers from around the world to study the results.
The Quantum Physics of Free Will
New high speed Pulseo 355-Turbo UV and compact infrared Explorer 1064-3 Q-switched lasers expand portfolio Santa Clara, CA - January 24, 2012 - Spectra-Physics®, a Newport Corporation brand, introduces two new industrial Q-switched lasers for 24/7 microelectronics manufacturing applications. The Pulseo® 355-Turbo(TM) features advanced ultraviolet (UV) performance at very high repetition rates ...
From William & Mary News WILLIAMSBURG -- Ari Cukierman enrolled as a freshman at William & Mary intending to major in music and philosophy. He’ll graduate near the top of his class of 2012 as a physics-math double major, with at least one important peer-reviewed paper to his credit.
The Physics Department voted Thursday to endorse the vote of no confidence against University President George Ross and Provost Gary Shapiro. The department, which has 13 full-time faculty members and one adjunct instructor, voted with a majority to support the Academic Senate’s vote of no confidence by a voice vote, [...]
Editor's Note: Reprinted from How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival by David Kaiser. Copyright (c) 2011 by David Kaiser. Used with permission of the publisher, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Click here to see a Scientific American video that explains quantum entanglement. [More]
Here is a great video showing some physics in the game Minecraft. Similar to Angry Birds, this is a great world to explore physics? Why? Mostly because you can set up your own experiments. That is exactly what is done in this video.
Physics News Highlights of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) contains summaries of interesting research from the AIP journals, notices of upcoming meetings, and other information from the AIP Member Societies. Copies of papers are available to journalists upon request.
Within a 20-second span, the New England Patriots season was doomed to end with heartache and the New York Giants were on their way to planning a parade — and both plays had everything to do with the rotational analog of Isaac Newton's second law of motion. No, seriously. Four minutes left in the game and up 17-15, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw a second-and-11 pass to wide receiver Wes ...
South American Institute for Fundamental Research set to tackle subjects ranging from mathematical biology to cosmology
