Neutron Stars: One of the most extreme things in our universe
Title image: ‘Neutron star’ by Kevin M. Gill. Licensed under CC. Stellar Evolution Figure 1: A flow chart of the…
A Backup Plan?
In all of human history, people have looked up to the stars and wondered what lurks just out of view; some have…
Overcoming the Challenges of Space Probe Exploration
1.0. Space Exploration Why Explore? Throughout the many millennia of human existence, the night sky has been a source of…
Are We Alone?
The Big Question There is a great question which almost everyone has pondered, one which, if answered, would change our…
Time Dilation
Abstract The Theory of Special Relativity, developed by Albert Einstein in 1905, was a discovery that redefined physics, and one…
Fukushima’s Nuclear Waste Disposal
In 2011, the shores of Japan were shaken by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake that spawned a 14 metre-high tsunami, flooding the…
Turbomachines
1.0. Introduction: On the 25th of August 2020, a Tokyo-based engineering company, SkyDrive Inc., carried out the first ever successful test of a piloted eVTOL (electric vertical…
Food Quality Testing using Spectroscopy
One of the most important factors of success in any industry is the quality of the products you sell. This…
Graphene
Graphene is one of the most exciting developments in material science in the last 50 years. Although originally discovered in…