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Wired
August 2000 |
GEO 600 laser interferometer It will measure gravitational waves predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity but yet to be observed. These waves - space-time ripples caused by the movement of large cosmic masses like black holes and compact binary stars - will help determine distances across the universe.   |
Salon.com
August 3, 2000
Chris Colin |
Trick of the light Scientists broke the speed of light -- or so we were told. Did the press keep us in the dark, or was it the scientists? The details of of how the misleading story broke and general commentary about relations between scientists and the media. |
Salon.com
July 6, 2000
John Farrell |
Did Einstein cheat? Is the great physicist's most famous theory a crock? Members of the anti-relativity underground think so. |
Science News
June 24, 2000 |
Spinning to a Rolling Stop Mathematician H. Keith Moffatt has come up with an explanation of why the wobbling motion of a spinning coin ends so abruptly instead of lingering as the coin keeps on rolling faster. |
Wired
May 2000
Charles Platt |
Re-Energizer From the space station to power stations, the fast-spinning flywheel is about to revolutionize the way we store energy. |
Science News
April 29, 2000
Ivars Peterson |
Tilt-A-Whirl Chaos (II) The Tilt-A-Whirl amusement park ride serves as a wonderful example of a chaotic system. |
Science News
April 22, 2000
Ivars Peterson |
Tilt-A-Whirl Chaos (I) ...A walk around an amusement park suggests that several other common rides display chaotic behavior similar to that of the Tilt-A-Whirl... |
Science News
April 15, 2000 |
Interacting with Physics Web site desmonstrates physics. |
Science News
March 18, 2000 |
MathTrek: Whips and Dinosaur Tails The physics behind the noice of cracking a whip, and mathematical simulation to see if a dinosaur's tail could be used as a whip. |
Science News
March 18, 2000 |
Science Safari: Fridge Magnets and Chemistry ...This University of Wisconsin Web site explains how fridge magnets work, shows how you can use such magnets to learn about magnetic force microscopy, and suggests experiments... |
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