Physics – Page 81

When Cycling Becomes a Drag: The Aerodynamics of Cycling

January 31, 2021 wp-bot Interesting Engineering

Cycling, like other modes of transport, has its fair share of aerodynamic drag.

A curious observer’s guide to quantum mechanics, pt. 4: Looking at the stars

January 31, 2021 wp-bot Ars Technica

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) One of the quietest revolutions of our current century has been the entry of quantum mechanics into our

It’s the wombat’s strange intestines, not its anus, that produces cubed poo

January 29, 2021 wp-bot Ars Technica

Enlarge / Look at this lovely cube-shaped piece of poo, courtesy of the Australian bare-nosed wombat. (credit: Patricia J. Yang et al., 2021) Scientists have

Unstable helium adds a limit on the ongoing saga of the proton’s size

January 27, 2021 wp-bot Ars Technica

Enlarge / The small particle accelerator in Switzerland where, surrounded by farms, the work took place. (credit: Paul Scherrer Institut) Physicists, who dedicate their lives

How Does Gravity Work and Could We Ever Develop Anti-Gravity Technology?

January 26, 2021 wp-bot Interesting Engineering

Is it possible to develop artificial gravity in the void of space?

A curious observer’s guide to quantum mechanics, pt. 3: Rose colored glasses

January 24, 2021 wp-bot Ars Technica

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images / Aurich Lawson) One of the quietest revolutions of our current century has been the entry of quantum mechanics into our