Saturday morning breakfast cereal just ran an excellent commentary on interdisciplinary (ex-pat?) physicists. This cartoon just kept popping into my mind as I read a recent paper on gradient…

Time is relative, of course, but we still hate to be late for appointments.  So there has always been research on making our keeping of time a little more accurate. A new clock tied to the…

The elusive antihydrogen atom has been manipulated using microwaves, providing the first glimpse of an "anti-atomic fingerprint."  Antimatter is a staple of science fiction, but it also stands…

Last month, we were treated to the biggest solar storm since 2005, generating some of the most dazzling northern lights in recent memory. The source of that storm, and others like it, was the sun's…

In time for Valentine's Day, researchers have determined which champagne glass size will give drinkers the optimal experience.  A new study highlights the effects that champagne glass shape and…

Scientists have developed a soap composed of iron rich salts dissolved in water that responds to a magnetic field when placed in solution.  That's right, magnetic soap. But there is a practical…

When Electricians Were Opticians Up until the late 19th century there were very few practical applications of experimental findings concerning electricity.  Today, an electric circuit consists…

The Genius Of Georg Ohm Much of the genius of Georg Ohm is forgotten.  He is remembered mostly as the scientist who defined the relationship between electrical resistance, electric force and…

Ohm For Christmas The ohm is the unit of electrical resistance.  It is named in honor of the genius of Georg Ohm, who figured out that the flow of electricity in materials from a 'hot' source…

Scientists aren't sure what causes clogs in flowing macroscopic particles, like corn, coffee beans and coal chunks. But new experiments suggest that when particles undergo shear strain, they jam…