The Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton, who was born 220 years ago last month, is famous for carving some mathematical graffiti into Dublin's Broome Bridge in 1843.
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How to Measure Nothing Better

Cold atoms could also potentially measure much lower vacuum pressures than ion gauges can. The current lowest pressure they’ve reliably measured is around 10 -9 Pa, and NIST scientists are working on ...
Astronomers are using radio pulses from space to find missing baryonic matter and learn about supermassive black holes, ...
Prepare for your ISC Class 12 Physics half-yearly exams with 2025 sample paper. Practice with a realistic test simulation, identify weak areas, and master time management. Download the PDF with a ...
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The Physics Behind Sports and Everyday Play

Physics is a natural science that, compared to others, is less popular among the general population, both adults & children. However, awareness of the presence of physics in every corner of our ...
Located about 15 miles south of Tallahassee, this natural wonderland exists in that sweet spot where civilization meets wild Florida, and wild Florida wins by a landslide. The moment you enter the ...
What is the meaning of life? Even the best of us couldn't hope to answer that question in a Universe Today article. But there ...
Airplanes burn fuel by the ton; carrying more fuel requires more power to maintain lift, so they definitely cannot fill up completely. But can we compare our family cars to airplanes? I specifically ...
Physicists from Osaka Metropolitan University and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology were able to observe ...
The current methods for attitude determination are Star Trackers, sun sensors, magnetometers, and gyroscopes. We would like ...