Nuclear Physics
You’re Constantly Being Zapped! We live in a world filled with natural radioactivity. Cosmic rays from space, radioactive elements in …
Fun Facts of Physics
Fluid Dynamics
The Coanda Effect – Sticking to the Curve: Have you ever noticed how a stream of water from a faucet …
Gravity and Orbits
Why Planets Orbit in Ellipses (It’s Not a Perfect Circle!): While often depicted as circles, planetary orbits are actually ellipses. …
Physics in Everyday Life-III
The Principle of a Sunscreen (UV Light Absorption/Reflection): Sunscreens protect your skin by either absorbing harmful ultraviolet (UV) light (chemical …
Physics in Everyday Life-II
The Principle of a Greenhouse (Greenhouse Effect): Greenhouses work by trapping solar radiation. Sunlight (shortwave radiation) passes through the glass, …
Physics in Everyday Life-I
The Bounce of a Basketball Dribble (Pressure and Elasticity): When you dribble a basketball, the air pressure inside the ball …
Physics in Everyday Life
The Sweet Spot in Sports (Physics of Collisions): Ever wonder why a baseball bat or tennis racket has a “sweet …
Particle Physics -VI
The “Planck length” and “Planck time” represent the scales where quantum gravity effects dominate: These incredibly tiny units of length …
Particle Physics -V
The “quantum foam” concept suggests a fluctuating spacetime at tiny scales: At the unimaginably small Planck length, the very fabric …
Particle Physics -IV
The “quantum fluctuations” of the vacuum can have measurable effects: While virtual particles are fleeting, their existence can lead to …