When You Drop a Rock Overboard, What Happens to the Water Level?
In the physics of water displacement, the answer isn’t always intuitive.
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‘Now I Am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.’ The Story of Oppenheimer’s Infamous Quote
Read more: ‘Now I Am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.’ The Story of Oppenheimer’s Infamous QuoteThe line, from the Hindu sacred text the Bhagavad Gita, has come to define Robert Oppenheimer, but its meaning is more complex than many realize.
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A Novel Type of Neural Network Comes to the Aid of Big Physics
Read more: A Novel Type of Neural Network Comes to the Aid of Big PhysicsThe machine learning tool is helping physicists with the daunting challenge of analyzing large but nearly empty data sets, like those from neutrino detectors or particle colliders.
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OK Surfers, How Much Would It Cost to Power Your Own Wave?
Read more: OK Surfers, How Much Would It Cost to Power Your Own Wave?How much energy would it take to fuel a wave that you can shred like Kelly Slater? Here’s the math.
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All the Ways to Slow a Car (Even Some Bad Ways)
Read more: All the Ways to Slow a Car (Even Some Bad Ways)Electric vehicles are increasingly popular, so it’s time to talk about regenerative braking—and all the other ways you can stop a vehicle.
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A Computer-Assisted Proof Solves the ‘Packing Coloring’ Problem
Read more: A Computer-Assisted Proof Solves the ‘Packing Coloring’ ProblemThere’s a surprisingly straightforward answer to how many numbers are needed to fill an infinite grid so that identical numbers never get too close together.
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At Last, There’s Evidence of Low-Frequency Gravitational Waves
Read more: At Last, There’s Evidence of Low-Frequency Gravitational WavesA globe-spanning group of physicists used pulsars to measure the waves, which they believe emanated from pairs of supermassive black holes.
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Can You Strike Out a Major League Baseball Player by Pitching Super Slow?
Read more: Can You Strike Out a Major League Baseball Player by Pitching Super Slow?The best pitchers in baseball are known for their speed. But if you don’t have a fast arm, you may still have a chance.
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The Tiny Physics Behind Immense Cosmic Eruptions
Read more: The Tiny Physics Behind Immense Cosmic EruptionsA new theory describes how particle interactions fuel fast magnetic reconnection, the process behind solar flares and other astrophysical jets.
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How to Survive a Devastating Earthquake—and Firestorm
Read more: How to Survive a Devastating Earthquake—and FirestormWhen a 7.9-magnitude quake struck San Francisco in 1906, it opened the gates of hell. You could have ridden it out, if you made all the right decisions.
