Fortes Natuurkunde

23/12/2015

An massive list of online learning resources that I've compiled in the last few months. A gold mine of self-education and lifelong learning resources.

03/12/2015

Voor wie het gemist heeft: DWDD University met Robbert Dijkgraaf over zwarte gaten! http://dewerelddraaitdoor.vara.nl/nieuws/dwdd-university-presenteert-zwarte-gaten-door-robbert-dijkgraaf

Live hoorcollege vanuit de Gashouder in Amsterdam.

14/11/2015

A white hole is a hypothetical feature of the universe. It is considered the opposite of a black hole. As black holes don’t let anything escape from their surface, white holes are eruptions of matter and energy and nothing can get inside them.

14/11/2015

Perception is a fickle thing. As good as our senses are at keeping us alive, they can often mislead and deceive us. Here’s a great example of that which you can try at home, featured in the new BBC Four series, Colour: The Spectrum of Science. Check out the video below, follow the instructions and s…

04/11/2015

Speciaal voor A6 - zonnestelsel en heelal deze periode!

NASA has created its first few ultra-high definition videos, and the results are truly spectacular. Among the items released is a jaw-dropping 30-minute portrait of the Sun, which was put together from data captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).

21/10/2015

Wow!

Albert Einstein hield het vorige eeuw voor onmogelijk, maar fysici van de TU Delft hebben aangetoond dat twee deeltjes op kilometers afstand rechtstreeks met elkaar in verband kunnen staan. In Nature publiceren ze woensdag resultaten van een experiment dat letterlijk zo groot is als de hele universiteitscampus in Delft. Hoogleraar quantumfysica prof. Ronald Hanson en promovendus Bas Hensen bouwden

16/10/2015

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been restarted after a two-year hiatus, which allowed the CERN team to significantly upgrade it. Most notably, the LHC is responsible for confirming the existence of the Higgs Boson, which gives other particle mass. The second run of operation, which commenced in …

09/09/2015

On the night of September 27 at 10:47 p.m. EDT (September 28, 3:47 a.m. BST), we will be treated to a beautiful "Blood Moon" eclipse. This is more accurately known as a total lunar eclipse and occurs when Earth’s shadow completely covers the Moon, with the Sun behind us in respect to the Moon.

28/08/2015

A Brazilian toucan that lost half her beak has been fitted with a 3D-printed prosthetic. The female toucan, called Tieta by her rescuers, was rescued from a wildlife fair in Rio de Janeiro after being trafficked by smugglers, according to the BBC. There are conflicting reports as to how Tieta lost p…

18/06/2015

They are the two brightest planets in the night sky – the cloud-covered world of Venus and the enormous gas giant Jupiter. Put them together and it’s a double delight. We are set for a stunning sight at the end of the month that’s sure to attract attention. Over the next fortnight, the two planets w…

17/05/2015

Gebruik 4 sign cijfers voor tussenresultaten, en 2 sign cijfers voor het eindantwoord!

17/05/2015

Hoe bereken je de brekingsindex voor de overgang van water (n=1,33) naar glas (n=1,51)?