Physical Science

I think we already know that the Large Hadron Collider or CERN does not have the power to blow up and destroy the world. There isn’t much of a chance. Sure, it’s there, just its way too small. Of course,…
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The search for the Higgs boson using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is highly unlikely to have any effect on the Earth at all. On a cosmic scale the energy and other effects produced by particle collisions within the LHC…
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Humans are by nature explorers, seeking to extend ourselves beyond what we can see with the naked eye. In the beginning only birds were able to grace the crystal blue skies overhead, but this temporary limitation was only a matter…
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First off, what is acoustics? Acoustics is the study of sound and how different things (like temperature) affect it. There are, of course, a million and one things that affect the way sound waves travel, but let’s just cover the…
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Although I am writing to the ‘yes’ side of this debate, I could be wrong! If you believe the theories, it could go either way. If HB is found, or dark matter really wipes out light matter, then we are…
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You may not have heard of them, but they are increasingly everywhere.   Accelerometers are making their way into all kinds of consumer electronics and are becoming a popular device for measuring a persons activity levels.   In technical terms, an accelerometer…
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Isaac Newton was the first man of science to prove it: all objects, irrespective of their nature, composition, size or length possess mass. But the question remained whether there could be a logical explanation for its occurrence or it just…
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Nanotechnology is very new technology. it’s mostly research but there are some products out there that use nanotechnology. There are schools that offer a dual degree such as business and nanotechnology; there are a lot of schools that are trying…
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Anyone who has dealt with heating or cooling has heard the term BTU. Not everyone knows that the initials stand for British Thermal Unit. BTU’s are the standard by which most heating and cooling appliances are rated. The actual computation…
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Bang a drum, blow a whistle, or pluck a string: however you make a sound, it spreads out like ripples on a pond. However, there are some differences. Waves in water have an up-and-down motion as they move away from…
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