Turns out the simple snap is a physics gold mine. Thanks to high-speed video footage from Georgia Tech in Atlanta, exactly how impressive the movement is has been exposed. The research group, led by Saad Bhamla, actually took inspiration from Marvel’s 2018 smash hit Avengers: … [Read more...] about Marvel at the power of the finger snap
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Who spilled the tea? The answer is physics
The science behind an important unexplained everyday occurrence in our world has finally been described. Called the “teapot effect," it refers to an experience many of us have probably had: We go to pour a piping hot beverage out of a teapot too slowly, and end up with unwanted … [Read more...] about Who spilled the tea? The answer is physics
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to climate research pioneers
Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, and Giorgio Parisi have spent the last 60 years decoding complex physical systems to predict how climate change is impacting our world. Now, their work has been rewarded with the Nobel Prize in physics. Manabe and Hasselmann, who are 90 and 89 … [Read more...] about Nobel Prize in physics awarded to climate research pioneers
The wow of physics
Visionary Fritjof Capra teams up with Leonardo da Vinci to explore the cutting edge of 21st-century science. Jay Walljasper| November 2007 issue You can think of inventor Leonardo da Vinci and physicist Fritjof Capra as colleagues, collab-orating on groundbreaking scientific work … [Read more...] about The wow of physics
The Tao of Da Vinci
The Renaissance master pioneered ideas we now think of as the cutting edge in science and design. An exclusive excerpt from Fritjof Capra's new book, The Science of Leonardo. Fritjof Capra | November 2007 issue In Western intellectual history, the Renaissance—a period stretching … [Read more...] about The Tao of Da Vinci