Sunday, May 27, 2018
Rossby Waves Half a Million Miles Wide Detected on the Sun
According to LiveScience, the sun is roiling with waves almost half a million miles wide. These Rossby waves, or planetary waves, exist in all rotating fluids and have now been detected in the sun. Interestingly, they move in opposite direction to the rotation of the sun.
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Trained Jumping Spiders
Typically, spiders that jump get squished. However, scientists, in an endeavor to understand the biomechanics needed to make jumping micro-robots, have trained a regal jumping spider to jump on command. How they performed this feat is highlighted in this fascinating article in National Geographic.
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Alice Rings
Stranger than the story Alice in Wonderland, Alice Rings, named after the main character, have been observed in the world of physics. This ...

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Stranger than the story Alice in Wonderland, Alice Rings, named after the main character, have been observed in the world of physics. This ...
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Is temperature the same as heat? Is it easier to produce heat or cold? What is the law of thermodynamics? This fascinating article delv...