Physical Sciences

Science Play And Research Kit: DIY Titration Lab Ware

since all that is being demonstrated is the phenolphthalein color change) Household ammonia White ...

Article - Steve Schuler - Nov 12 2013 - 10:54am

Science Play And Research Kit: Tyndall Effect…With Frickin’ Laser Beams

with 250 ml (about 8 ounces) of water. Stir until all the salt (solute) dissolves in the water ...

Article - Steve Schuler - Nov 15 2013 - 7:34am

Weekend Science: How Does A Teakettle Whistle Work?

similar patent claims for various valve and signaling devices. What they all missed is a level of detail ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 15 2013 - 1:07pm

Neutrinos: Messengers Of The Universe Usher In A 'New Age Of Astronomy'

calibration system that tells the time accurately within three nanoseconds across all the observatory's ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 21 2013 - 6:20pm

Ocean Currents Of Jupiter's Moon Europa Shape Icy Shell In Ways Critical For Habitation

ocean and ice shell," says Schmidt, "all of which makes us think about the possibility of life ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 4 2013 - 6:00am

Circinus X-1: 2,500 Year Old Supernova Has A Neutron Star Hidden In Its Core

companion means we can test all kinds of things," says Heinz. "Our observations solve a number of ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 4 2013 - 5:11pm

Over 100,000 New Cosmic X-Ray Sources: The First Swift X-Ray Point Source Catalog

exotic objects. All of the data, including light curves and spectra are available online. The NASA Swift ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 17 2013 - 6:30am

Softly Impossible: Table Salt's Bizarre Behavior At High Pressure

rule, all chemical elements strive to fill their outermost shell with eight electrons, which is the most ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 28 2013 - 12:31pm

Electron's Roundness Throws A Curve At Supersymmetry

the electron's departure from spherical perfection — if it exists at all — must be smaller than ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 29 2013 - 6:30am

Ebb, Flow, Swell- What A Battery Really Looks Like Inside

length. The team watched as the electrode swelled all along its length at the same time. "The ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 27 2013 - 1:55pm