Category Archives: Physics

Physics covers the stuff Astronomy doesn’t for me like optics, energy, etc.

Even if you hated TRON this is a good idea

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Steve
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Before and after with LED lighting

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Steve

Let’s see how much these new LED-based bulbs lower our electric bill. We’ve installed them in two of our heavier-used areas: the master bedroom and living room. Eventually I would like to press on with the two bathrooms, dining area … Continue reading →

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The FTL fuss in layman’s terms

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Steve

Dr. Carl Sagan may be gone but I’m grateful for his many successors (Plait, Tyson-DeGrasse) who excel at explaining recent finding because the SCLM is filled with reporters who got C- in Science classes. WSJ went with a guy who … Continue reading →

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Now if I could harness DDR to the Grid

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Steve

I caught this on Marketplace’s little 10-minute newsbreak. Nice to hear about these Dutch guys combining their love of music with sustainability. Now if they could do something about most Europeans’ poor tastes in music and odd love of David Hasselhoff.

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Fusion from sharks with laser beams attached to their heads!

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Steve

The world of Science just got a bit more exciting today when I read about an alternate way to jumpstart a fusion reaction. Oddly the article is dated April 19th but I know it didn’t pop up on the site until … Continue reading →

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Einstein was correct so far, space-time bends

Posted on April 14, 2007 by Steve

Einstein was always a bright guy, especially compared to me but this was cool news proving his theory about gravity bending space and time, a century after he proposed it. When it was dumbed down to layman’s terms even I … Continue reading →

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How does the camera “add” 10 pounds?

Posted on February 24, 2007 by Steve

What a relief to get this explanation yesterday from Slate.com. It really compensates for them publishing the nonsense and delusions of Christopher Hitchens. All this time my wife was telling me it was the number fives I ate at Whataburger! Now … Continue reading →

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Moore’s Law gets a reprieve

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Steve

This was a pretty cool bit of news over the weekend. I wonder how soon these improved chips will be in Macs. Sadly there’s no mention of the clock speeds. At least the more efficient use of electricity and less heat … Continue reading →

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Futuristic Airline design is silent and more fuel efficient

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Steve

This is a pretty cool development for aviation. The story spends more words going on about all the drawbacks of current designs though. There is a link off the story about how the new design will work. I think these new SAX-40s … Continue reading →

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The 118th Element, not starring Bruce Willis

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Steve

This caught my interest yesterday. I had no idea scientists were bothering to “find” or “discover” more elements beyond, I don’t know, Californium, since everything after Plutonium is radioactive; actually Neptunium, but for the more accurate list, see a periodic table. … Continue reading →

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And I thought Hume and Plato were unfathomable

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Steve

For years, the fourth dimension has been a staple of science fiction; how else is the TARDIS bigger on the inside; and my recent research for a d20 Future campaign taught me that the fifth dimension is more than a … Continue reading →

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Cloaking Device not just for Star Trek anymore

Posted on May 30, 2006 by Steve

Fear not parents, these scientists are pretty far from developing a cloak like the one in the Harry Potter stories so the kids don’t have the means to score cookies without being seen.    I caught the gist of this development on … Continue reading →

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