Physics is the most fundamental of the sciences. Discoveries in physics have had a major impact on all science and engineering fields.
Quantum mechanics, for example, has transformed chemistry and is now extending our understanding of biology. Developments in condensed matter physics, such as the transistor and the invention of the laser, have become the foundation of electronics and communications. Finally, more recently, physics has contributed to the field of biology by providing a vital framework for predictive modeling and n
04/06/2015
CERN researchers confirm existence of the Force | CERN Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider just recently started testing the accelerator for running at the higher energy of 13 TeV, and already they have found new insights into the fundamental structure of the universe. Though four fundamental forces – the strong force, the weak force, the electrom…
04/06/2015
04/06/2015
California Seeks to Make Way for Statue of Sally Ride in U.S. Capitol If legislators have their way, the statue will replace that of the Rev. Junipero Serra, the 18th-century Catholic priest, in the National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington.
02/09/2015
02/09/2015
Dark Matter Not So Dark? The dark matter around galaxies might produce a detectable glow at infrared wavelengths.
02/09/2015
Measuring The Earth With A Wire | Inside Science You can examine the power of gravity on a table top.
02/09/2015
On this day in 1975 cosmonauts Georgi Grechko (right) and Aleksei Gubarev (left) returned safely to Earth having spent a record 29 days in space aboard the Soviet Union's Salyut 4 station. Their Soyuz capsule landed 110 km NE of Tselinograd during a snow storm. Flight engineer Gubarev has a PhD in mathematics. In 1992 he resigned from the Russian space program to teach atmospheric physics.
Hello Class of 2015 Seniors!
Congratulations on your academic progress thus far. If you are planning on participating in the May 2015 Commencement ceremony scheduled for Thursday, May 21, 2015, please attend one of the following information sessions scheduled:
Tuesday, March 3 12:20-1:30PM OR 5:00-6:00PM
Wednesday, March 4 12:10-1:20PM OR 5:00-6:00PM
Thursday, March 5 12:20-1:30PM
All sessions will be in the Fine Arts Building, room 110
Areas to be discussed will include: senior review, the application process, the ceremony itself and graduating with honors. If you attended the meeting in the fall but would like to come for this meeting, you are welcome. However, much of the same information will be discussed at these sessions. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY.
02/04/2015
Biggest rodent 'fought with tusks' Based on a study of its skull, scientists say that an extinct one-tonne relative of the guinea pig probably used its 30cm incisors like tusks.
02/04/2015
Physics at the Frozen Fringe If you Google "Gerald Feinberg, physicist" and look for a picture of him, the first one you're likely to see is this: There's that look. While the smile is wry and self-assured, the eyes are mischi...