Topic: Physics

Holographic Discs to Store 20 Times More Than Blu-Ray

Blu-ray technology out-does DVD for one reason only: the discs store more information, so you can fit a higher-resolution movie file in the same physical space. That's a great thing now everyone and their dog has an HDTV. But a new ...READ»

The tau neutrino

Near the end of the 1900s, scientists found the tau neutrino. It is the last of the fundamental building blocks of matter. My free article at helium.com: The tau neutrino and its place within the century of science audio ...READ»

The tau neutrino

Near the end of the 1900s, scientists found the tau neutrino. It is the last of the fundamental building blocks of matter. My free article at helium.com: The tau neutrino and its place within the century of scienceREAD»

Deus Ex Large Hadron Collider

The Large Hadron Collider is like the Moon--round, large and mystical. To doubting thinkers, it's like the Moon missions: expensive and unnecessary. If you're a Dan Brown fan, it's dangerous. But whatever you think of it, the LHC is ...READ»

Primer: The Big-Bang Machine

Unlocking the secrets of the universe doesn't come cheap. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has spent at least 10 years and $8 billion building the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's biggest particle ...READ»

• Now: May 2008
• Numerology: Book It
• Journal-ist: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Scope Node Mouse Sells With Nonsense Science Schtick

Elecom doesn't think that the dozens of mice populating the shelves of your local PC store are doing a good enough job for you, so its releasing the Scope Node Mouse--a precision pointing device the company claims is about as accurate ...READ»

Physicists discern nature of Dark Matter

Watch out where you post your blog entries. A black hole might result.READ»

Tired of Your Real Estate Broker? Try a Physicist

French physicist, Pablo Jensen, has devised a new model for approaching business real estate based on molecular physics. Highlighted in the most recent issue of the American Physical Society's Tip Sheet, the model comes after ...READ»

Applaud: Congratulations, Graduates!

It's diploma season again, which means not only that a new batch of students will soon be facing the reality of the workplace but also that universities will be handing out honorary degrees. A look at several honorees -- and how they earned their doctorates.READ»

Honorary Degrees for Michael R. Bloomberg and Other Luminaries

It's diploma season again, which means not only that a new batch of students will soon be facing the reality of the workplace but also that universities will be handing out honorary degrees. A look at several honorees -- and how they earned their doctorates.READ»

• Now June 2008
• Numerology: A Hill of Beans

The Energy of the Big Bang

The Force, the energy released at the moment of the Big Bang expanded out and created a volume of space at the same time it also began to transformed itself into a zillion different elementary particles, fermions and bosons if you ...READ»

Books That Matter: Patrick Harker

A book recommendation from Patrick Harker, of the Wharton Business School.READ»

How to Build a Nuclear Fusion Device on the Cheap

Europe's ITER project is blowing $14 billion on the creation of a nuclear fusion power plant, but the bloated project might be outrun by General Fusion, a Vancouver, Canada startup that claims it can build a prototype plant in under a ...READ»

Have You Ever Dialed a Customer from Your Lab? You Will.

At ATT's Customer Expectations Lab, a team of PhD marketers connects people and technology.READ»

The Incredible Shrinking Man

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Super X Divertor Eats Nuclear Waste, Generates Clean Power

The Super X Divertor sounds like some fantasy invention from a 1950s Popular Mechanics. But it's a real device that helps enable two eco-friendly processes: Generating zero carbon-footprint power, and eating up dangerous nuclear waste ...READ»

What We Have Here Is a Failure of Imagination

Phil Neches was founder, chief scientist, and vice president of Teradata Corp., which applied parallel processing to relational databases. After Teradata was acquired by NCR, which was then acquired by AT&T, Neches served a number of ...READ»

PUSH the Future (2)

Second lesson from PUSH 2007: The energy problem is bigger than you thought. James Kakalios is famous (well, anyway, he's the answer to a Trivial Pursuit question) for calculating the force needed to actually "leap over the Empire ...READ»

Five Ways to Change Your Mind

Make a mental transition to fit the new economy.READ»

Seven Curious Things Online this Week

The future is scary: hadron colliders, HD-video iPhones and nanotube lightbulbs are as bizarre as they are promising. Thankfully, this week on the Web shows us that not all that much has changed; we're still the same gawkers we were ...READ»

Tech Watch: Holograms Being Used on CNN, in War, and In Your Living Room

While the effectiveness of CNN's hologram technology on Election night is questionable, the American military attempt to successfully bring holographic soldiers to the battlefield. Also, JVC is bringing 3D technology to television, and LaCie bring us wireless storage.READ»

Will 3-D Displays Spiff Up Cell Phones?

Three-dimensional display tech is coming to all sorts of gear, from TVs to strange desktop prototypes from Sony. And now, thanks to 3M and thin-film tech, it could be making it onto the tiny LCD of your favorite cell phone. The ...READ»

Star Search

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In Search of the Perfect Startup

It's hard enough in this economic climate to start one new company. So why is H. Michael Zadikian, who sold his last startup for $500 million, determined to start four at the same time? An entrepreneurial adventure story, in two parts.READ»

Organize Yourself. Or, What Business Can Learn From Ants

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