Material Question (Annals of Innovation) by John Colapinto
Hal Harris | Fri, 01/23/2015 - 15:15
Graphene may be the most remarkable substance ever discovered. But what's it for?
Physics
The Particle at the End of the Universe by Sean Carroll
Melanie Anastasio | Thu, 08/07/2014 - 10:49
The Higgs boson is one of our era’s most fascinating scientific frontiers and the key to understanding why mass exists. The most recent book on the subject, The God Particle, was a bestseller.
Orbital Viewer
Tom Kuntzleman | Tue, 12/03/2013 - 10:11
MOSART Tests
Deanna Cullen | Mon, 10/28/2013 - 13:09
The MOSART tests are designed to measure understanding of science concepts. The name, MOSART, stands for:
Misconceptions-Oriented Standards-based Assessment Resources for Teachers
Can You Spot the Real Outlier? by Eileen Pollack
Hal Harris | Mon, 10/07/2013 - 17:09
At the Solvay Conference on Physics in 1927, the attendees included Albert Einstein, Max Planck, Niels Bohr - and just one woman (Marie Curie). Almost 90 years later, why does science remain so much of an old boys' club?
Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration
Hal Harris | Mon, 09/23/2013 - 14:39
A moon-walker is suffering from visions. His proposed human-centered space exploration scheme would divert resources to adventure from science.
Scientists confirm new element 115 after atoms collide
Deanna Cullen | Thu, 09/19/2013 - 08:35
Scientists in Sweden confirm new element 115 after atoms collide. Check out this CNN clip for information about the most recently discovered element #115.
Life's Ratchet: How Molecular Machines Extract Order From Chaos
Hal Harris | Tue, 04/30/2013 - 21:09
Peter Hoffman is a physicist and materials scientist, and he brings those perspectives and sensibilities to the description of how life converts chemical energy into order and motion. The "Ratchet" in the title is Feynman's Ratchet, a gedanken experiment described in Feynman's "Lectures on Physics" and reminiscent of Maxwell's Demon.
Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines
Hal Harris | Thu, 10/04/2012 - 14:52
In an attempt to get at least a little discussion of science policy into the Obama-McCain campaign of 2008, Richard Muller wrote "Physics for Future Presidents" and offered a popular course at UC Berkeley with the same title. While nearly all of the issues he raised were ignored by the campaigns and during the subsequent four years, he has returned with a book focused just on energy science and related issues.
God's Universe
Hal Harris | Fri, 07/27/2012 - 15:49
Owen Gingerich is author of The Book Nobody Read, and an