Astronomers identify pulsars as rapidly rotating, highly magnetized, extremely dense distant stars that emit beams of electromagnetic radiation in the form of x-rays or radio waves, seen here on Earth as visible bursts or pulses of energy. Stellar investigators can…
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Defining thermodynamics NOTHING can be more important than the development of thermodynamics during the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Europe, at least, from a scientist’s point view. From James Watt to Carnot, from Eric…
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Light is a very unique phenomenon that is spread all over our universe. Its source in the universe is the electromagnetic radiation that is emitted by the gaseous stars known to us as black body radiation. Light speed is a reference…
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Newton’s three laws of motion do an excellent job of describing the world we experience daily. Many people learn to quote the laws in school, but never really grasp what they mean. If you find yourself in that position, here’s…
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The theory of relativity was formulated by Albert Einestein in the beginning of the 19th century. It applies to systems travelling at speeds close to the speed of light. It is a four dimensional theory that includes, in addition to the…
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Nuclear fusion is the process of two nuclei joining together to form a heavier nucleus. It is accompanied by the release or absorption of energy. The fusion of Deuterium and tritirium to produce helium is the reaction that is constantly…
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The canonical ensemble in statistical mechanics is characteristic of thermodynamic systems under constant temperature in which there is an accompanying change in the energy of the system. The system in canonical ensemble is in thermal equilibrium state with a heat reservoir, so…
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If extra dimensions of space and time exist and are discovered as a result of investigation of super-string and M-Theory then it is also possible that human consciousness may one day be trained perhaps with technical assistance to perceive the…
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On October 5th 2010, Professor Andre Geim and Dr Konstantin Novoselov, both working at the University of Manchester, were announced as the winners of the Nobel Prize for physics for their work in discovering and further researching the wonder material…
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On October 5th, 2010, it was announced that two UK-based scientists had been awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for their work on graphene, which has been described as a ‘wonder material’. But what is graphene? Graphene is a complex…
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