(Noun. /STAN-derd MOD-l/ ) by Clark Hickman What does It mean? The Standard Model (SM) is the theory that best […]
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Why Do Physicists Want To Keep Building Bigger Colliders?
by Clark Hickman On July 4, 2012, hundreds of people gathered in a room in Switzerland to celebrate. These weren’t […]
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by Macy Lynn Osborne-Frazier If you watched or heard about the 2024 Oscars, you may know that the movie Oppenheimer […]
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(noun. /kuh-werk/) by Mikayla Feldbauer What does it mean? Everything in the universe is made of atoms. Atoms are made […]
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by Amy Aponte Versión en Español When you gaze into the night sky, you are looking into the past. To […]
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(noun. /floor-ESS-uns/) By Rami Major What does it mean? Light travels in waves. The length of these waves (also called […]
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Publicado y Traducido por Amy Aponte (English version) Por fin ha llegado el momento de pasar una semana relajante en […]
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by Amy Aponte It is finally here: your long-awaited vacation to spend a relaxing week at a beachfront resort. Or […]
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(noun. /WAYV-length/) by Amy Aponte What does it mean? Waves transmit energy from one point to another in the form […]
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(noun; adjective. /uhl-tra-VAI-let) by Nicole Gadda What does it mean? Ultraviolet (more commonly referred to as UV) light is a […]
Continue readingHidden Figures in Physics – Carolyn Parker
By Zoe Terwilliger Carolyn Parker was the first African American woman to receive a graduate degree in physics. Carolyn Parker […]
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By Emma Goldberg Although the night sky appears peaceful and calm, the stars we see at night are constantly expanding, […]
Continue readingIt’s About Time
By Kelsey Gray The start of a new year often brings both reflection and anticipation. We think about how we […]
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