Wiimote as Scientific Sensor
Researchers from Delft University of Technology have assembled inexpensive alternatives to costly scientific sensors using the Nintendo Wiimote.
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Dialing the universe’s wavelengths
From the Chromoscope intro: Ever wanted X-ray specs or super-human vision? Chromoscope lets you explore our Galaxy (the Milky Way) and the distant Universe in a range of wavelengths from X-rays to the longest radio waves. Seen above is an image in visible light and in radio waves (408 MHz) [via Tim O’Reilly’s Twitter feed]
Math Monday: Playing card constructions
Playing card constructions By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics At The Math Museum, we think it’s important to challenge oneself with mind-expanding tasks. Here are two rather challenging constructions which look simple, but may stymie you for hours. When you’re done, you’ll have something unique to show your friends. The ball at left […]
Chain-link bagel? Meet Möbius doughnut
In response to guest author George Hart’s “Mathematically-correct breakfast” piece in last week’s inaugural “Math Monday” column, the folks at Serious Eats New York wanted to know “Why should the bagel get all the geometric jollies?” So they made themselves a “Möbius doughnut.” Sweet. (The finished product is actually NOT a Möbius strip, but two […]
Book giveaway: The Physics of Superheroes
Sporting the slogan “More heroes! More villains! More SCIENCE!” on the cover, the second edition of The Physics of Superheroes, by James Kakalios, delivers the goods. Revamped since the first edition, with more examples and a new section on quantum mechanics, this book makes learning physics exciting and fun. No more “ball falling off a […]
“Math Monday” and the Mathematically-Correct Breakfast
Wake up to a mathematically-correct breakfast with this bagel “hack.”
Researchers discover single-atom transistor
In an age ruled by information great emphasis is placed on processing speed, memory capacity and sensor sizes. The advancement of such hardware is tied directly to the accelerated development of integrated circuits and exponential improvements of the transistor. When news hits that researchers successfully built a working transistor the size of a single atom, […]