Physical Science

Does this current attempt to discover the Higgs Bosun have the potential to destroy earth? Of course it does. Will it? highly unlikely. The internet is awash at the moment with stories of how the LHC will create a black…
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What is a Black Hole? How are they created? How big are they? What would happen if you fell into one? These are just some of the questions that people ask constantly, in reference to these enigmas of space. To…
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The large Hadron Collider destroying Earth is a great premise for a science-fiction story, but that’s exactly what it is, science fiction. Almost every scientist today believes that the Large Hadron Collider will not destroy the Earth. This project has…
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In order to understand what positronium is, one first needs to understand a little of the history behind how it was discovered.  Discovering and predicting this exotic atom was part of the nuclear research being conducted before and after World…
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Acoustics is derived from a Greek term which literally means “of or for hearing, ready to hear”. This interdisciplinary science deals with the study of mechanical waves in solids, liquids and gases. Acoustics involve the study of vibration, sound, infrasound…
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The Standard Model of Physics neatly organizes matter into building blocks and forces. The building blocks are called the fundamental particles and the forces are called fundamental forces. The standard model describes nuclear interactions between subatomic particles, but does not…
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You can literally take several college courses to get all the required knowledge to properly read an electronic schematic.  However, there are some basic principles involved that will aid you in your quest to understand these diagrams.  One use of…
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Both rockets and jets are designed for flights,great flights that traverses hundred to thousands of kilometers,and millions of kilometers if not more in the case of the former.Looking around history,the emergence of these objects of flight in the modern form…
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Does the Large Hadron Collider have the potential to destroy Earth? Yes. Will it? No, but there is a long shot. What the Hadron smasher will do is smash two “things” together so that they form a singularity, a black…
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Since the 1970s, the idea of tweezers changed drastically for some people. Instead of using a pair of tweezers with a magnifying glass and a light attached to them, scientists have been using an entirely different machine called Optical tweezers. The…
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