The Hidden World of the Piano Action
The cover image was taken by the author. In my humble opinion, the best way to unwind after a long, arduous day is to pour out all your stresses onto the beautiful white and black keys of a grand piano.…
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IRON MAN: Powered by PHYSICS (And a Little Genius)
Sources “Engineering in Iron Man’s Suit” – physicsinmarvel.wordpress.com“The Physics of Iron Man” – science-abuse.net“Iron Man’s Suit Defies Physics — Mostly” – WIRED.com IRON MAN: Powered by PHYSICS (and a little genius)
The Amazing Race: Speed of Light Reflection
This semester marks my last contribution to planning and participating in events as a member of STEMComm. The last two semesters were eventful, and I always enjoyed helping plan out the logistics by being a team player. However, this semester’s…
Atomic Bombs and Nuclear Chain Reactions: Are We Doomed?
“I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.” The fear of the atomic bomb was felt not only by the citizens who feared enduring its wrath but also by the inventor himself, Robert J. Oppenheimer. With its debut in his…
The Brachistochrone and Snell’s Law: A Surprising Connection
Brachistochrone – A word originating from Greece that means “shortest time.” The brachistochrone problem is a well known problem in the world of physics that involves finding a curve such that, assuming there is no friction, a ball traveling along…
5G for 5IQ Individuals
You’re wandering through the forest – lost, worried, thirsty. Your phone is at 6%. You have AT&T, so of course you have no service. You’re a 21 year old raised in the suburbs of Chicago. You’ve barely seen a tree,…
The JWST Mission – Part 1
With the recent launch almost a year ago of the James Webb Space Telescope [JWST], alongside the beautiful pictures released from this grand telescope, you may have seen some exciting hype around the “premier observatory of the next decade” (NASA…
We need to talk about the women founders of modern science: Meet Ruby Payne-Scott
Ruby Payne-Scott was an Australian Radiophysicist who lived from 1912 to 1981. As Master’s holder in Physics from the University of Sydney, Ruby worked at Australian government’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. There she worked on projects that…