Physics
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A Caricature of a Female Scientist
The play "Legacy of Light" tells the story of two female scientists, but left our blogger disappointed
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Fingerprints and Friction
Why do humans, other primates and koalas have fingerprints?
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The Coldest Place in the Universe
Physicists in Massachusetts come to grips with the lowest possible temperature: absolute zero
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Absolute Zero
Why Is A Negative Number Called Absolute Zero?
Rain Man
Snow, sleet, hail or volcanic eruption cloud physicist Peter Hobbs will find a way to fly into it
Putting the Brakes on Light
Light travels 186,000 miles per second in a vacuum; in Lene Hau's lab, it ambles at 38 miles an hour
Phenomena, Comment & Notes
Today's physics allow outrageous possibilities: faster-than-light travel across the galaxy, or even our learning to make new universes to specification
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