From the minute interactions between molecules, to the raging behemoths which are black holes, physics is applied to model them all. Physics is a study which is only ever refined over time. Classical mechanics is nearly perfectly precise at low speeds, but closer to the speed of light, general relativity has to be applied. Physics is not the search for laws, or axioms, but rather to create models which better fit our universe.
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While citizens of New York sat down for supper, an American bomber dubbed the Enola Gay revealed a breakthrough: the Little Boy, the world’s first and most devastating atomic bomb. This bomb, rooted in a British patent by physicist L. Szilard, marked the culmination of six years of scientific innova
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Radiation Pressure is a force that is exerted upon a surface due to the exchange of momentum between the object and the electromagnetic field. This includes electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength, including visible light, radio waves and gamma rays.
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CT scans are a vital medical imaging technique for diagnosing, treating, and preventing diseases by providing detailed cross-sectional images of the body. By converting X-ray attenuation data into a sinogram, CT scans visualize internal structures with high precision. Advances like helical scanning
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To many, prime numbers are a useless concept studied in maths and soon forgotten about, having no impact on the rest of our lives. While they do have some applications in computing and encryption, primes never seem to crop up in day-to-day life, remaining as “special numbers” that aren’t all that sp
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All particles in nature are in constant motion, which makes it particularly challenging to observe phenomena on the atomic level. This problem was solved by the recent development of laser cooling techniques.
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Space: the final frontier. If conquered, it offers unimaginable wealth, sci-fi tech, and the key to humanities survival in the next millennia; read more to understand the challenges and possible solutions to beating humanities final foe.
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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
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...
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Waves in the ocean are mediated by water molecules oscillation. Sound waves propagate through the medium that is air particles. What is the medium of light and other electromagnetic waves?
Engineering
Thirty-six years after the Chernobyl disaster, the chilling tale of the world's worst nuclear catastrophe continues to haunt us. Human error, Cold War secrecy, and flawed Soviet reactor design converged to unleash an unprecedented disaster. The harrowing aftermath – radioactive fallout, long-term he
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There is one great question which almost everyone has pondered – one which, if answered, would change our perception of ourselves forever. Are we alone? Read more to understand how to rationalise the irrational, how to quantify the unquantifiable, and how to estimate scientifically.
Mathematics
A projectile is an object which is launched with a particular velocity and is thenceforth subjected to the forces of air resistance and gravity until it collides with another object.