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Nov 20, 2009
Optics & Physics of Metamaterials & Invisibility
Physicists doing research in optics and metamaterials may someday move invisibility cloaking from the realm of fantasy and magic to the realm of science and technology. more...
Mar 14, 2009
Can Hubble Space Telescope See Flag on the Moon?
Basic physics provides a formula for calculating the smallest detail the Hubble Space Telescope can resolve on the surface of the Moon. It is larger than a flag. more...
Dec 16, 2008
Obama Taps Steven Chu, Physics Nobel Laureate
Barack Obama's designated energy secretary shared the 1997 Nobel prize in physics. What is the science behind Chu's Nobel prize in physics? more...
Apr 24, 2008
Dispersion & Refraction in Optics
When white light passes through a prism it spreads out into all the colors of the rainbow. Physics tells us this results from refraction and dispersion. more...
Apr 19, 2008
Optics & Total Internal Reflection
Total internal reflection is the fundamental physics principle behind rainbows, the brilliance of diamonds, fiber optic cables, and other technologies. more...
Apr 15, 2008
Reflection of Light in Optics
When light is reflected the incident and reflected angles are equal. Specular reflection is from a smooth surface, and diffuse reflection from a rough surface. more...
Apr 13, 2008
Refraction of Light
In optics, Snell's law of refraction tells us that light is refracted, or bent, when it passes from one medium to another. more...
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Oct 29, 2009
Molecular Light Absorbance and Fluorescence
By: Art Ayers
Electrons can emit or absorb only specific amounts of energy to change orbitals and this energy change usually takes place via photons of light. more...
Oct 22, 2009
Invisibility - To Bend or Break from the Ether
By: Don Kaiser
People throughout history have romanticized about being invisible. Now scientists are synthesizing new materials that could turn this fantasy into a reality. more...
Sep 20, 2009
How Scanning Electron Microscopy Works
By: Sarah Mikula
Many people have a general idea of what electron microscopy is but why would someone ever choose to use a scanning electron microscope? more...
Jun 29, 2009
Is Cold Fusion Possible?
By: Rupert Taylor
Twenty years ago two scientists said they had produced cold nuclear fusion, but nobody could repeat their work; now there is renewed interest in the science. more...
Sep 2, 2008
Operating A Nuclear Power Station
By: Anthony Toole
The central nucleus of an atom, is composed of tiny particles called protons and neutrons, held together by forces of enormous magnitude. more...
Mar 8, 2008
Properties of Fermions and Bosons
By: Isaac M. McPhee
Fermion and Boson classifications are not entirely set in stone. While individual particles are either one or the other, systems of particles can cause the laws to fail. more...
Bose-Einstein Statistics
Satyendra Bose and Albert Einstein published a paper in 1924 which to this day helps to explain the difference between various types of subatomic particles. more...
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