Physical Science
The phenomenon of Jupiter's disappearing stripes
By: Alicia M Prater PhD
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. A large gas giant eleven times the diameter of Earth. The swirling masses of gassy clouds on its visible surface, its atmosphere, are characteristic of our distant neighbor. The swirling and encircling masses are driven by...
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The belts of Jupiter
By: Alicia M Prater PhD
Pictures of Jupiter, a large gas planet in the outer portion of our solar system, show a characteristic striping pattern, a contrasting red and brown-orange against the beige and lighter orange of the planet’s atmosphere. These stripes are areas of dense clouds wrapping around...
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By: Carrie Eckles
Laser light was first generated in 1960. Fifty years later, lasers are an everyday part of life we often take for granted. Theodore H. Maiman introduced the first functioning laser in 1960, but it was a far cry from the lasers we know today. It...
Explaining chemical engineering
By: Ernest Capraro
Chemical engineering is an applied science. Where the science of chemistry tends to focus on developing and understanding new molecules, reactions, etc., chemical engineering takes what is already known and applies it on an industrial scale. Chemical engineers are responsible for bringing new materials to...
An overview on the various types of fireworks
By: Clarence Robert
Fireworks are what make the fourth of July such a fun holiday. They are fun for the whole family but can also be dangerous if not used properly. Reading and fallowing the safety warnings on all fireworks you intend on using is the single most...
The significance of the Book of Optics
By: D. Vogt
The Book of Optics is a medieval multiple-volume text pared by Alhacen, an 11th-century Arab physicist. (Alhacen is his Europeanized or Latin name; to the Muslim world, he was known by his given name, Ibn al Haytham.) Despite the name, the Book of Optics...
An overview on backscatter x-ray technology
By: Russell Waldron
The introduction of Backscatter X-ray Machines has certainly caused a load of controversy world-wide. These were specifically designed with airport security in mind. Unfortunately in this day and age with terrorist attacks at the forefront of international security focus, many feel there is definitely a...
By: Anthony Ratkov
A human-powered rocket is a steam powered-rocket that uses steam instead of rocket fuel for thrust,the human-powered element comes from the fact that the heat to produce the steam comes from human beings. Let me explain how it would work. The lower part of...
An overview on the various types of fireworks
By: Edward James
Relying on smoke, noise, light and the “hanging” effect fireworks are little more than low explosive pyrotechnic devices that are used for entertainment purposes during firework displays. Firework displays are used for a whole host of events including celebrating Independence Day, celebrating the end...
UFO sightings...
By: Gary Wonning
Lights in the sky UFO in Indiana Several years ago, I had gone to a meeting in Aurora Indiana. The time was mid-summer, so the evenings were quite long and darkness didn't come until after 9 PM. Little did I know an event was about...
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