I use Strava for the obvious stuff, like runs, HIIT classes, and the occasional commute that goes full workout when I’m desperate to get my steps in. I’m not a pet owner, but I can understand a dog walk making … Read more
Is gravity special in your view? Yes. Physicists define all the other forces in terms of fields evolving in space-time. Gravity alone tells us about the geometry and curvature of space-time itself. None of the other forces describe the universal … Read more
Enlarge / Nuclear physicists used micro-XRF scanning to produce elemental maps for Roman denarii coins and their color overlays. K.V. Manukyan et al., 2019 reader comments 55 with 43 posters participating Share this story Most people associate nuclear physics with … Read more
When did you realize that it worked? This entire time is a bit of a daze in my mind, it was so exciting; I think I slept maybe two hours a night for weeks. The calculation came together over a … Read more