Did you know that Brian May quit his PhD in astrophysics to tour with Queen? In 1969 he was in the advanced thesis writing stage when he gave up the …
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physics
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There’s a video of Chladni patterns or resonance patterns on YouTube. Turn down the volume before you watch this! I don’t have sound here, but according to the comments on …
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“Harry looked down at his feet, but they had gone. He dashed to the mirror. Sure enough, his reflection looked back at him, just his head suspended in mid-air, his …
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Musicians and Scientists
Music Physics at the University of New South Wales
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenThe University of New South Wales in Australia has a Music Acoustics research group, which studies some of the specifics of music physics. Their elaborate website is a fun time …
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The Winter Olympics in Turin are in full force at the moment. Gravitational force, to be more precise. But also friction, angular momentum, and acceleration. Several winter sports events are …
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It’s almost officially winter on the Northern Hemisphere. Time for some snow science! And where better to look for information on snowflakes than… Southern California. Kenneth Libbrecht, professor of Physics …