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…
Interview with Nobel Prize Physicist, Professor John Michael Kosterlitz (1)
Image Credits: Nobel Media AB. Photo: A. Mahmoud We were lucky enough to have an interview with Professor John Michael…
An Interview with David Wineland, winner of the 2012 Nobel Physics Prize
EtonSTEM had the privilege of conducting an interview with Professor David Wineland, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2012 for…
The Science Behind the Infinity Stones
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is perhaps the most well-known film series in cinema history. Having grossed $22.5 Billion, the Disney-owned franchise boasts…
The Exciting Physics behind Quantum Locking
1.0. Introduction: Cryogenics is the field of physics dedicated to the study of extremely low temperatures. By the beginning of…
On the Essence of Time
How we perceive and measure time. Time – we experience its steady passing every day of our lives. It is…