Applied Physics

What Mott Insulators, Wedding Cakes And Quantum Transitions Have In Common

Transitions are exciting because at temperatures close to absolute zero the transition from one quantum phase to another can provide a deeper understanding of fundamental laws of the universe.  A team of scientists at the University of Chicago has created ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 27 2009 - 1:18pm

Paleomagnetists Create Controversy So They Can Solve It

Did you even know there was a discipline called paleomagnetics?   Probably not.(1)   It isn't easy to find a category on this site to put it in, that's for sure. But a discipline it is and it even has its own controversies, as all science must; n ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 3 2009 - 11:34am

Let's Get Physical (Art)

Science and art aren't mutually exclusive. You can demonstrate scientific concepts artistically, and sometimes even physics can be phun. Take, for example, Sir Isaac's Loft, a feature in the Franklin Institute that "blends art and science in ...

Article - Becky Jungbauer - Oct 22 2009 - 3:00pm

Let's Get Physical (Art) II

Art is many things, but not often enough is it scientific. Fear not, art/science lovers, for Sir Isaac's Loft in the Franklin Institute is here to save the day! I began describing the Loft in my previous article, including impossible human tricks to t ...

Article - Becky Jungbauer - Oct 26 2009 - 11:57am

The Fourier Transform As Diagonalization

Why is the Fourier Transform so useful both in theoretical and applied science and engineering?  In short, often it is more convenient to solve a problem in Fourier space than the space of the problem's original formulation.  In this case, one prescri ...

Article - Jon Lederman - Dec 8 2009 - 11:45pm

A Rotational And Translational Motion Is A Standalone Natural Phenomenon

A Rotational and Translational motion is standalone natural phenomenon For this experiment, two identically thin cylinders which are initially static to the observer are taken. These cylinders are attached with internal mechanical springs that induce a re ...

Article - Alex Belov - Feb 24 2010 - 11:05am

Mapping The Large And Small

We are aware of the large and small. We can, for example, taste and smell the earthy but invisible Streptomyces coelicolor. This soil-dwelling bacterium might have been in the first rock on Earth. Some estimates mention a time that was almost 3.8 billion ...

Article - Hatice Cullingford - Nov 15 2009 - 3:22pm

The Fourier Transform- Diagonalizing The Convolution Operator

Why is the Fourier Transform so useful both in theoretical and applied science and engineering?  In short, often it is more convenient to solve a problem in Fourier space than the space of the problem's original formulation. ...

Article - Jon Lederman - Dec 9 2009 - 4:54pm

To Know CO2

You have to know your CO 2! When I wrote Your CO2 Is Bad For You In Your Space Suit  I was not talking about the EPA. Here I will not talk about the life's CO 2 exchange cycle either unless I have to. My focus is on some new thoughts related to carbo ...

Article - Hatice Cullingford - Dec 9 2009 - 7:44pm

Whispering-Gallery-Mode Resonators: Why Those Anti-odor Socks You Buy Will Be Safer

Nanotechnology is a big buzzword this decade but there are questions about how safe nano-based products are and we are unsure how to even measure,  much less regulate, them. Anti-odor socks, makeup, makeup remover, sunscreen, anti-graffiti paint, home preg ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2010 - 6:59pm