Problem of the Week
Hundreds of years ago, scientists believed that air was a pure substance which, alongside earth, wind and fire, made up all matter on Earth. Nowadays, we know that air is a mixture of gases. 1 mole of air contains: 0.78 moles of nitrogen 0.21 moles of oxygen 0.01 moles of argon
Physics
Black holes. Existences that defy the imaginations of homo sapiens sapiens. Despite being widely known as catastrophic existences that allow not even light to escape their grasp, most people know very little about these enigmatic celestial bodies.
Engineering
The world’s first commercial jet aircraft, the de Havilland Comet, took its first flight in 1949, marking the beginning of the jet age for air travel. Today, over 4.5 billion passengers annually enjoy fast, convenient and relatively affordable travel in the 25000 aircraft flying in the global commer
Engineering
Nanotechnology involves the precise manipulation of matter at the nanoscale, enabling the creation of new materials that push the boundaries of engineering. This capability opens avenues for groundbreaking advancements in material science, offering unprecedented possibilities for engineering applica
Computer Science
Throughout recent years, the music industry has shifted how people listen to and create music. The move has been away from analog - using circuitry alongside a variety of other physical techniques - to using a fully digital approach, from recording to storage. The vinyl record and cassette tape have
Engineering
In Oliver Wendell Holmes’s poem “The Deacon’s Masterpiece”, a New England deacon aspires to construct an indestructible “one-hoss shay” (i.e., one-horse chaise) with all its components logically designed and of equal strength. The poem’s central irony lies in the fact that despite the deacon’s metic
Engineering
Global energy generation continues to be heavily reliant on fossil fuels - a fact which, for the sake of humanity, cannot afford to be true for much longer. When burnt, fossil fuels emit the greenhouse gas...
Problem of the Week
One of the CCF's guns is designed such that it can launch a projectile of mass 10 kg at a speed of 200 m/s. The gun is placed close to a straight, horizontal railway line and aligned such that the projectile will land further down the line. A small rail car of mass 200 kg travelling at a speed of 10
Biology
Although hypothetical and a little absurd, for a story written in 1962 the Chippendale Mupp can prompt all sorts of questions and calculations about the technicalities of nerves.
Technology
Brain-chip Interfaces, also known as BCIs, are a type of technology which allows for the creation of a communication pathway between the brain’s electrical activity and an external device.
Science
Snuggled amidst Queen’s School – the heart of STEM at Eton, the Egerton theatre is an amazing place. In September the college hosted its annual STEM Symposium: an opportunity to hear B Blockers present a year-long project completed in C Block.
The first week of the STEM Club was intriguing due to the combination of astronomy and coding. We were learning how to understand the basics of coding celestial entities and making them orbit around each other. By understanding the way in which they interact, we can alter the masses and angle of orb