Tags: physics

Prometheus Fusion Perfection

Now this is what I call science hacking: building an open source fusion reactor.

Science!

CERN | booktwo.org

James geeks out about visiting CERN. His enthusiasm is infectious.

Science!

An Ear for Science: The Particle Physics Windchime | SLAC News Center

The story of the particle windchime—it turns subatomic particle collisions into sound—created at Science Hack Day San Francisco.

Our world may be a giant hologram - space - 15 January 2009 - New Scientist

This makes my brain giddy. Dizzying stuff, clearly explained.

BallDroppings

Brendan Dawes pointed me to this wonderfully playful creation. It's Flash-free, believe it or not.

Crush the Castle | Armor Games

The game is simple, the physics are fun, the result is utterly addictive. Don't say I didn't warn you.

The Particle Zoo: Subatomic Particle Softies

Handmade subatomic particle plushies from the standard model of physics ...and beyond!

PHYSICS INVADER (nekogames)

A brilliant take on Space Invaders where gravity does its thing.

cafe scientifique brighton

Philip Ball (author of the excellent Critical Mass) is coming to Brighton to speak at the Café Scientifique on the third Thursday of November. Excellent!

How to... Solve the meaning of life | Mail Online

The inimitable Dr. Brian Cox gives us a peek into the state of play with the Large Hadron Collider. "Because of its size and ambition, the LHC could inspire an entire generation to rediscover the value of exploration in the way Apollo inspired me …

LHCountdown.com

Here's something to bring on the geek goosebumps: a countdown to the activation of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Many sectors have already completed cooldown.

wrapping up 2007 (28 December 2007, Interconnected)

A brilliant braindump by Matt Webb examining the weave of the Web and the nature of reality. Set aside some time to soak this up.