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What Happens When Physics Meets Microwaves in a Summer Honors Program?

Moonbear
Jul 1, 2011 · Replies 15 · Jul 5, 2011

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Undergrad Can Energy Be Converted to Mass?

hanii
Jun 24, 2011 · Replies 33 · Jul 5, 2011

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Undergrad Unit Conversion: How to Find Volts/kRPM for Motor Modeling with 245 RPM/Kv Value

Blues_MTA
Jul 3, 2011 · Replies 3 · Jul 3, 2011

Replies: 3

Graduate Do Objects in Motion Share the Same Time Reference?

no1no2no3
Jul 3, 2011 · Replies 1 · Jul 3, 2011

Replies: 1

Graduate A doubt about Indian EE aspirant physicists

MATLABdude
Jul 3, 2011 · Replies 2 · Jul 3, 2011

Replies: 2

I had a funny thought when i was vacuuming. I was vacuuming dust

abelinkin1988
Jul 2, 2011 · Replies 1 · Jul 2, 2011

Replies: 1

Undergrad Is the Gravitational Acceleration on Jupiter Different from Calculated Values?

scotty_le_b
Jul 2, 2011 · Replies 3 · Jul 2, 2011

Replies: 3

High School Is the Atom and its particles proven?

Eskomo
Jun 30, 2011 · Replies 7 · Jul 1, 2011

Replies: 7

2010 Rudolf Ortvay Competition in Physics Prize Winner

EHT
Jul 1, 2011 · Replies 2 · Jul 1, 2011

Replies: 2

The best physics conversation you've had with a novice

Loren Booda
Jun 25, 2011 · Replies 16 · Jul 1, 2011

Replies: 16

Graduate Is theoretical physics becoming a new dogma in the scientific community?

me_aguevas
Jun 30, 2011 · Replies 15 · Jul 1, 2011

Replies: 15

Undergrad Is There Destiny? - Can We Predict the Future?

byron321
Jun 30, 2011 · Replies 8 · Jun 30, 2011

Replies: 8

Mythbusters & Physics: Surprising Experiments

tstrong
Jun 29, 2011 · Replies 20 · Jun 30, 2011

Replies: 20

Undergrad What Are the Physical Applications of Matrices?

andonrangelov
Jun 30, 2011 · Replies 5 · Jun 30, 2011

Replies: 5

High School Treadmill vs Free Running: Which is Better for Your Health?

bennyboy
Jun 30, 2011 · Replies 6 · Jun 30, 2011

Replies: 6

Undergrad I'm trying to find what is true, what is myth and what is as yet

zapsukka
Jun 28, 2011 · Replies 2 · Jun 29, 2011

Replies: 2

High School Converting cm to cm-1: How to Calculate 1/37

agentas
Jun 28, 2011 · Replies 5 · Jun 28, 2011

Replies: 5

High School (I'm 14 and still learning physics so I obviously don't know as much

Cbray
Jun 28, 2011 · Replies 2 · Jun 28, 2011

Replies: 2

High School Can a Wineglass Shatter from Two Notes?

pkc111
Jun 26, 2011 · Replies 4 · Jun 27, 2011

Replies: 4

Undergrad Calculating Nitrogen percentage in food products.

brobertson89
Jun 22, 2011 · Replies 7 · Jun 27, 2011

Replies: 7

Graduate Wrong Solution/Right Answer and Logrithms

Phrak
Jun 22, 2011 · Replies 9 · Jun 26, 2011

Replies: 9

Undergrad Defining Time: Our Everyday Mystery

jeebs
Nov 25, 2010 · Replies 84 · Jun 25, 2011

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Replies: 84

Undergrad Measuring a loudspeaker's diaphragm

escaldon
Jun 25, 2011 · Replies 7 · Jun 25, 2011

Replies: 7

Poll

Graduate Maxwell's Equations: Integral or Differential Form?

romsofia
Jun 23, 2011 · Replies 21 · Jun 25, 2011

Replies: 21

Undergrad Why Does the Fourier Transform Show Magnitude Around 3Hz?

WCMU101
Jun 24, 2011 · Replies 2 · Jun 24, 2011

Replies: 2

Undergrad How to convert length units to inverse cm

agentas
Jun 24, 2011 · Replies 3 · Jun 24, 2011

Replies: 3

Undergrad Strange: Earth's center of gravity

Bonoman
Jun 22, 2011 · Replies 5 · Jun 23, 2011

Replies: 5

High School How is a spark created from scraping metal to start a fire?

InsertName
Jun 21, 2011 · Replies 6 · Jun 22, 2011

Replies: 6

Atoms Everywhere: Unseeing Them Again?

communication
Jun 21, 2011 · Replies 5 · Jun 21, 2011

Replies: 5

High School Integration in Physics: Applications & Area Under Curve

Immanuel Can
Jun 21, 2011 · Replies 4 · Jun 21, 2011

Replies: 4

Graduate Could a Theory of Everything Unlock New Technological Marvels?

Jagella
Jun 18, 2011 · Replies 20 · Jun 21, 2011

Replies: 20

Graduate Reading an old physics book and

jmcginnis
Jun 19, 2011 · Replies 2 · Jun 20, 2011

Replies: 2

Undergrad Why do people say that mass is too fundamental to know exactly what it is?

sodium.dioxid
May 20, 2011 · Replies 32 · Jun 20, 2011

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Replies: 32

Graduate Is Copenhagen the pragmatic or actual interpretation of quantum theory?

Varon
Jun 18, 2011 · Replies 37 · Jun 19, 2011

2

Replies: 37

High School Gravity Map of Earth: Have You Seen It?

wolram
Jun 19, 2011 · Replies 2 · Jun 19, 2011

Replies: 2

Undergrad Understanding HVAC Dampers and Flow Rates

poont2
Jun 6, 2011 · Replies 7 · Jun 19, 2011

Replies: 7

In your opinion what are the most elegant physical processes?

levelzdey
Jun 15, 2011 · Replies 11 · Jun 18, 2011

Replies: 11

Undergrad What are the different names for mass and their translations in Italian?

jumpjack
Jun 16, 2011 · Replies 9 · Jun 18, 2011

Replies: 9

High School How is hail formed in thunderclouds?

LeonStanley
Jun 16, 2011 · Replies 7 · Jun 18, 2011

Replies: 7

Undergrad Turning a conductor into an insulator

IssacBinary
Jun 16, 2011 · Replies 2 · Jun 18, 2011

Replies: 2

Undergrad Maths needed for voice simulation

greeniekin
Jun 17, 2011 · Replies 2 · Jun 18, 2011

Replies: 2

High School Wave Encyclopedia: Examples of Transverse & Longitudinal Waves

Jagella
Jun 16, 2011 · Replies 6 · Jun 17, 2011

Replies: 6

Age of Atoms: How Old Am I Really?

bostonnew
Jun 14, 2011 · Replies 29 · Jun 17, 2011

Replies: 29

The Greatness of Physics - Express Your Love!

stevenytc
Jun 11, 2011 · Replies 75 · Jun 15, 2011

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Replies: 75

Undergrad Proton Oscillations: Utilizing Charge for Efficient Space Communication

Nano-Passion
Jun 12, 2011 · Replies 14 · Jun 14, 2011

Replies: 14

High School Is the gravitation source of energy? And yes then can we use this

N9924734063
Jun 14, 2011 · Replies 3 · Jun 14, 2011

Replies: 3

High School What was the conclusion of the Milikan oil drop experiment?

Kratos321
Jun 13, 2011 · Replies 1 · Jun 13, 2011

Replies: 1

Who Was Albert Messiah and What Impact Did He Have on Quantum Mechanics?

nitin
Feb 15, 2005 · Replies 4 · Jun 13, 2011

Replies: 4

Undergrad Final Year Computer Science Project

jermaindefoe
Jun 13, 2011 · Replies 3 · Jun 13, 2011

Replies: 3

High School Are CT Scans More Dangerous Than We Thought?

Tom McCurdy
Oct 24, 2004 · Replies 69 · Jun 12, 2011

3

Replies: 69

Graduate Solar Energy Without Solar Cells?

dacruick
Apr 14, 2011 · Replies 4 · Jun 11, 2011

Replies: 4

High School Is Ablimation the Same as Sublimation?

lesy1
Apr 30, 2010 · Replies 2 · Jun 11, 2011

Replies: 2

Graduate Future Civilizations and Energy Production

ClydeH
Jun 8, 2011 · Replies 8 · Jun 10, 2011

Replies: 8

Graduate Is it energy, energy change, or action?

nortonian
Jun 2, 2011 · Replies 38 · Jun 10, 2011

2

Replies: 38

Graduate Shortest Time Frame: Limit, Measurability, Planck's Constant

Hyperspace2
Jun 9, 2011 · Replies 5 · Jun 10, 2011

Replies: 5

High School Sources Of Error: closed air column

n3w ton
Jun 8, 2011 · Replies 12 · Jun 9, 2011

Replies: 12

Graduate Intuition for information theory

nigels
May 24, 2011 · Replies 4 · Jun 8, 2011

Replies: 4

Graduate Correspondence Principle vs Emergence

Varon
Jun 3, 2011 · Replies 39 · Jun 8, 2011

2

Replies: 39

Undergrad Image processing - convolution & fourier

m~ray
Jun 2, 2011 · Replies 6 · Jun 8, 2011

Replies: 6

Graduate Will Future Civilizations Really Harness the Energy of Stars?

ClydeH
Jun 7, 2011 · Replies 1 · Jun 7, 2011

Replies: 1

Undergrad Air Flow Formula Help: Calculating % of Volume Lost in 2.8 Seconds

Mark Selvey
Jun 7, 2011 · Replies 11 · Jun 7, 2011

Replies: 11

If You Were Superman, Which Scientific Mysteries Would You Solve?

mjacobsca
Jun 6, 2011 · Replies 12 · Jun 6, 2011

Replies: 12

Undergrad So, is the frequency of the wave affected by the change in velocity?If so, how?

SEZHUR
May 31, 2011 · Replies 4 · Jun 6, 2011

Replies: 4

Graduate How do you understand Non-Locality ?

Varon
Jun 4, 2011 · Replies 34 · Jun 5, 2011

2

Replies: 34

Graduate Can we really observe the average trajectories of single photons?

Pythagorean
Jun 3, 2011 · Replies 2 · Jun 5, 2011

Replies: 2

Undergrad What would happen if Earth's core where moved? (Gravity)

iminhell
Sep 1, 2010 · Replies 5 · Jun 5, 2011

Replies: 5

High School Flag Waving Physics at Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Hyperspace2
Jun 5, 2011 · Replies 7 · Jun 5, 2011

Replies: 7

Undergrad What is a Valvular Conduit and Its Applications?

Kalrag
Oct 20, 2010 · Replies 5 · Jun 5, 2011

Replies: 5

Undergrad Redox and other unique battery solutions

fastline
Jun 4, 2011 · Replies 3 · Jun 4, 2011

Replies: 3

High School Physics Final Project-YouTube Video-Advice Please

pkpiotr517
Jun 1, 2011 · Replies 2 · Jun 4, 2011

Replies: 2

I smoke. I like to lite cigarets with matches. It was long time since

Mihael@@/&
Jun 1, 2011 · Replies 11 · Jun 3, 2011

Replies: 11

Invisible paint? is it possible?

shlomih
Jun 1, 2011 · Replies 26 · Jun 3, 2011

Replies: 26

High School Youtube Video for AP physics project-Advice/Opinions Wanted

pkpiotr517
Jun 1, 2011 · Replies 3 · Jun 2, 2011

Replies: 3

High School Uncertainty Formulas for High-School Level

hobomoe
Jun 2, 2011 · Replies 2 · Jun 2, 2011

Replies: 2

Introducing Myself: Hiya Physics Student

Haldhad
Jun 1, 2011 · Replies 9 · Jun 2, 2011

Replies: 9

Undergrad Wondering the Science of Extraterrestrial Species

Hyperspace2
Jun 1, 2011 · Replies 7 · Jun 1, 2011

Replies: 7

Graduate Observations that broke the rules?

Brad12d3
Apr 24, 2011 · Replies 2 · Jun 1, 2011

Replies: 2

Graduate Fictional Application of Ring-Vortex

Misericorde
May 31, 2011 · Replies 1 · May 31, 2011

Replies: 1

Graduate When was Podkletnov effect definitely discarded as not existent?

jumpjack
May 30, 2011 · Replies 14 · May 31, 2011

Replies: 14

Physics bases future technologies

revo74
May 29, 2011 · Replies 3 · May 30, 2011

Replies: 3

Undergrad Vibration of a Circular Membrane Equation

Moss Pauly
May 25, 2011 · Replies 2 · May 28, 2011

Replies: 2

Undergrad How to come up with research questions?

Uranium235
May 27, 2011 · Replies 2 · May 27, 2011

Replies: 2

High School Gravity Simulator - Try it Out & Learn Physics!

Bradyns
May 27, 2011 · Replies 1 · May 27, 2011

Replies: 1

Graduate How can a digital to analogue converter be designed to produce a squared output?

simba9071
May 26, 2011 · Replies 2 · May 26, 2011

Replies: 2

Reminiscences: 1976 interview with J.A.Wheeler (friend of Bohr and Einstein)

marcus
May 23, 2011 · Replies 1 · May 26, 2011

Replies: 1

Undergrad How is sound and electrical energy created during thunderstorms?

shashankac655
May 23, 2011 · Replies 3 · May 24, 2011

Replies: 3

I apologize, but I am not sure what you are asking. Can you please clarify?

mankin2006
May 21, 2011 · Replies 31 · May 24, 2011

2

Replies: 31

High School Physics of a Syringe: Surface Tension & Water Retention

Da Apprentice
May 22, 2011 · Replies 10 · May 23, 2011

Replies: 10

Graduate Molecular Opposites: Can We Determine Exact Opposite?

vinanxi
May 23, 2011 · Replies 2 · May 23, 2011

Replies: 2

Undergrad Can someone explain the following logic used to define the meter?

sodium.dioxid
May 22, 2011 · Replies 4 · May 23, 2011

Replies: 4

High School Informal experiment in IR detection

Fewmet
May 19, 2011 · Replies 1 · May 22, 2011

Replies: 1

Graduate Time travel and the 2nd law of thermodynamics

jewfro420
May 20, 2011 · Replies 2 · May 20, 2011

Replies: 2

Seeing Michio Kaku today. Any questions you'd like me to ask?

SeventhSigma
May 9, 2011 · Replies 104 · May 20, 2011

4

Replies: 104

TED Video: Leonard Susskind: My friend Richard Feynman

rhody
May 18, 2011 · Replies 4 · May 19, 2011

Replies: 4

Undergrad My Amazon Prime expires soon, recommend me something

QuarkCharmer
May 18, 2011 · Replies 15 · May 19, 2011

Replies: 15

How to pronoucne Mie in Mie Scattering?

splitringtail
May 19, 2011 · Replies 1 · May 19, 2011

Replies: 1

High School What is the 5th State of Matter? Understanding the Fifth State of Matter

lakshmi
Nov 24, 2004 · Replies 12 · May 19, 2011

Replies: 12

High School Building a Storage Loft: Joist Hangers for Concrete and Drywall

samfsu
May 18, 2011 · Replies 3 · May 19, 2011

Replies: 3

Graduate Could a Voitenko Compressor be Used in a Missile for Armor-Piercing Attacks?

Misericorde
May 17, 2011 · Replies 2 · May 17, 2011

Replies: 2

Poll

Poll: Greatest physicist of the 20th century?

covert_genius
Apr 21, 2011 · Replies 62 · May 17, 2011

3

Replies: 62

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