Gravitational constant

Think science is just black and white?  Ever wonder how scientists discover the values of universal constants?  Apparently they do, too!  I thought this might be of interest.

Onward,
Mr. C

Phys.org: Two new ways to measure the gravitational constant. https://phys.org/news/2018-08-ways-gravitational-constant.html

Tech developments in particle physics

There's always work to be done in getting better info about the subatomic world!

Onward,
--Mr. C

io9: Physicists Achieve Incredible Electron-Accelerating Feat at Small Scale. https://gizmodo.com/physicists-achieve-incredible-electron-accelerating-fea-1828684431

More particle physics discoveries

This article covers material which is a bit beyond our planned topics of study, but I thought it might interest some of you.

Onward,
Mr. C

ScienceAlert: Physics Milestone as Scientists Finally Observe Predicted Higgs Boson Particle Decay. https://www.sciencealert.com/higgs-boson-particle-decay-bottom-quarks-observed-large-hadron-collider-standard-model

A use for physics

Just thought I'd provide you with some evidence that physics does have some practical uses.

😊

Enjoy,
--Mr. C

ScienceAlert: Physicists Have Invented an Essential Component Needed For Quantum Computers. https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-invent-essential-component-quantum-computer-breakthrough-topological-insulator

about links, and WebAssign

Hi Physics Phans...

Sorry!  I just realized that the "links" that I thought I was posting are in fact only the addresses...not actual links.  I believe I have fixed that in all previous posts, and I will be mindful of that moving forward.

Also, I have been assured by the good people at WebAssign that everyone should now be able to access content without issue.  If you are still having issues where you are asked to pay for access, please let me know ASAP.

Thanks,
--Mr. C

Dark Matter?

Here is an article with some information regarding the current quest to find out more about dark matter.  I thought I would share it, in particular, because of the UMASS connection.

--Mr. C

Phys.org: Invisible dark matter. https://phys.org/news/2018-08-invisible-dark.html