Physical Science

Nuclear Fusion Research Must be funded by the U.S. Government Imagine a man-made sun. That’s fusion (learn the differences from fission). It is a wonderful concept and, some years ago, there was serious effort to perfect the concept and make…
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The KA SAT satellite that will provide greatly expanded broadbeam internet services to European and Mediterranean businesses and homes was launched on Sunday, December 27 as shown in a Networkworld YouTube Video. The satellite was released after 9 hours and 12 minutes of flight. This…
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Antimatter, though it sounds like the stuff of science fiction, is actually more than real. It has existed as long as normal matter has. Antimatter, in a word, is the opposite of normal matter. If matter and its equivalent antimatter…
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The scoop on the uncertainty principle Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle (using capital letters to begin the words emphasizes that this is Important, as opposed to merely important) states, briefly summarized, that it is not possible to know with complete accuracy the…
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The very thought of time travel has captivated the human imagination for many centuries.  Who among us has not thought of traveling back through time to prevent an epic disaster, or to enhance a memorable event in our lives or…
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We live in an ‘information age’. Information technology is all around us – computers, cell phones, bar codes, GPS satellites – and it’s constantly ramifying. All of this is a consequence of a specialized branch of mathematics known as ‘information…
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This afternoon sees me waiting for an important phone call. A friend of mine – Joan Meredith – is in Court today – being tried for her part in last year’s protests at the Aldermaston nuclear facility. She was arrested…
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Force, Work, and Power Equations in Physics In the field of physics there lies a multitude of equations that once solved can unlock the secrets of the universe. One might think these equations extremely complex and hard to comprehend, but…
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Newtons 3 Laws of Motion are as follows… 1. The Law of Inertia – “A body persists its state of rest or of uniform motion unless acted upon by an external unbalanced force.” This means, an object tends to ‘keep…
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“We’ve reached a velocity of 300mph!” It’s a common phrase you hear on TV, in one way or another. You might be surprised to learn that it’s most often stated entirely wrong. You see, the term “Velocity” is a vector…
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