PhysicsQuest
PhysicsQuest 2011: Spectra Heats Up
Follow Spectra through her next adventure as things heat up at Tesla Junior High. Spectra needs your help to learn about heat and temperature so she and the gang stop things from getting out of control. Classes will receive a free kit with everything they’ll need to do 4 fun experiments and help Spectra stop Tiffany Maxwell and her evil little pet, Maxwell’s Demon.
Join the adventure, sign up today. Kits are limited.
Physics Buzz Blog
Amazing Spider Silk
Friday, February 03, 2012
Spiders are amazing creatures for all sorts of reasons, but their webs are what truly set them apart. The silk they build their homes of is so strong and flexible that it puts our crude ropes, wires, and chains to shame.
Unfortunatel...
more
Crowd-Sourced Star Wars: Combining 500 Clips into One Film
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Star Wars fans are dedicated. Look around online, and you'll find a plethora of fan fiction, fan films and custom costumes. Building on this dedication, filmmaker and web developer Casey Pugh solicited the help of Star Wars fans from across the globe to ...
more
Disease Outbreaks: Modeling the Mayhem
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
In recent years, epidemics caused by HIV, SARS, and swine flu have worried health experts across the globe. While public health officials and epidemiologists have been tasked with combating these outbreaks, physicists have also lent support by modeling d...
more
Discovery of 'Bioelectric' Arteries Opens Path to Heart Disease Treatment
Monday, January 30, 2012
A peculiar electrical property in arteries could lead to non-invasive heart disease treatments.
Electrical response overlaid on the arterial wall. Credit: American Physical Society/Jiangyu Li et al.
(ISNS) -- Bionic eyes and limbs made television's six ...
more
SpectraSound
We present you with SpectraSound, the device that uses laser modulation to send your music across the dance floor... or all the way to NGC 5194. SpectraSound is perfect for the home, classroom, lab and parties! We're selling this kit as part of LaserFest, the 50th anniversary of the laser. With mirrors, you will be able to send your music anywhere! Use your hand or a comb to create scratches like a real laser DJ.
Find out how to get your hands and ears on your own SpectraSound kit
