Physics News

Going Nuclear

Our world is living under the threat of climate change and we're running out of fossil fuels fast. So how should we solve the coming energy crisis? At the m...

Watch Out For Black Holes!

Sometimes it's hard enough thinking about space-time in just four dimensions - x, y, z (the dimensions of space) plus time, as laid out by Einstein in his g...

Going Nuclear

Our world is living under the threat of climate change and we're running out of fossil fuels fast. So how should we solve the coming energy crisis? At the m...

Sea Pores Over New Defences

German manufacturing giant BASF have developed a new way to protect sea walls from the incessant crashing of the sea - by giving them a holey coating which ...

Phone Masts help Meteorologists

If you are going to predict the weather the first thing you need to know is what the weather is like now, the second thing you have to know is whether your prediction was right so ...

Pedal Powered Computing

In a step that will see computers become even closer to being an extension of the body, Microsoft Research are now looking into ways to implement foot pedal...

Ta Ta Tattoo

The days of indelibly pledging your undying love for someone by tattooing their name across your forehead, only to regret it later, are finally over. Thankf...

Glow-tor Bike

Japanese manufacturer Yamaha have come up with a way to make their motorcycles safer and easier for other road users to see - by developing a new a glow in ...

Sounds Like Bad News For Speeding Motorists

Speed demon motorists watch out - the police may soon have a new weapon up their sleeves with which to trap you - and it works just by listening to sound yo...

Air Mail With a Difference

Californian company Masten Space Systems is offering a brand new service: sending random objects on a return trip to space for just ninety-nine US dollars. ...