How to Measure the Calories in a Candy Bar—With Physics!
Step one: Trick or treat. Step two: Get out your bomb calorimeter. (Yes, that is a real thing.) ..
Step one: Trick or treat. Step two: Get out your bomb calorimeter. (Yes, that is a real thing.) ..
Last month was so hot, scientists are struggling to find words for it. ..
It seems impossible, but there’s a way to cool things off without tapping into a fuel source. (Hint: It involves outer space.) ..
If you want to know what the cloud of gas that surrounds the planet is really doing for us, you have to see what the world would be like without it. ..
A deep dive into the science of staying alive underwater. ..
Recent studies have revealed flaws in the heat index. With rising temperatures and humidity, maybe it’s time for a more holistic approach. ..
Without it, it would be impossible to inflate a balloon or a tire. But understanding how it works requires a little bit of physics and chemistry. ..
Researchers are exploring the health benefits of literally chilling out. ..
They now have a complete understanding of the complicated equations that model the motion of free boundaries, like the one between ice and water. ..
Antimatter, the mysterious mirror-stuff of the universe, is hard to make and harder to study. A laser that literally chills it out could change all that. ..