A new physics analysis echoes, in a way, the message brought to MacBeth in act 5, scene 5: As I did stand my watch upon the hill, I look’d toward Birnam, and anon, methought, The wood began to move. Actually, trees almost always stay put. But when there’s snow, the bumps (called “moguls”) sometimes do […]
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The Mathematician and the Beatles chord
Jason Brown of Dalhousie University published a study called “Mathematics, Physics and A Hard Day’s Night.” The abstract reads, in whole: “In this article we shall use mathematics and the physics of sound to unravel one of the mysteries of rock ’n’ roll – how did the Beatles play the opening chord of A Hard […]
A little numbers game
Investigator William J. Maloney received the following note. It maybe be of interest as a harbinger of what scientists will be doing for the next several years: Dear William, From where I sit, small is big. In my work at Boston College, I focus on developing nanotechnology-inventions so small they are measured in nanometers: billionths […]
PHYSICS LESSON: Mechanical load
Today’s physics exercise is to calculate the mechanical advantage of in this road-roving treadmill: