Aerogel – The building material of the future
UPDATED (19/11/2011): There is a lighter material than aerogel! It is named “ultralight metallic microlattice”, currently flaunted as the lightest material on Earth! View the full news article here: Click! …
7 Tips To A Longer Lasting Battery
Smartphones are becoming more and more common in recent years. With all the applications and functionality loaded into the phone, it is hard to get the phone to last for a decent…
Aurora From Space!! (Great View!)
For pictures of aurora: https://www.miniphysics.com/aurora-borealis-dancing-lights.html Image Courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center, The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth eol.jsc.nasa.gov Shooting locations in…
Ferrofluid
A ferrofluid is a liquid which becomes strongly magnetized in the presence of a magnetic field. Ferrofluids are made up of tiny magnetic fragments of iron suspended in oil (often…
Bladeless Fan
On 18 October 2009, James Dyson announced the release of a new product called the Dyson Air Multiplier. Designed to replace the desktop or window fan, the Air Multiplier is…
The Physics of Airplane Flight
The following article is about the physics behind the flight of airplanes. There are no equations in this articles. (great!) Source: Yahoo Associated Content Did you know Boeing wasn’t one…