Wes Phillips Math, Science, & Physics Applets Wes Phillips Nov 30, 2005 First Published: Nov 30, 2005 Cool simulations—especially the acoustics package. Continue Reading »
Wes Phillips Breakthrough for Quantum Measurement Wes Phillips Nov 29, 2005 First Published: Nov 29, 2005 Two teams of physicists have measured the capacitance of a Josephson junction for the first time. Continue Reading »
Wes Phillips Escherization Wes Phillips Nov 29, 2005 First Published: Nov 29, 2005 An algorithm that can turn any image into an Escher illustration. Continue Reading »
Wes Phillips The Rules of Random Wes Phillips Nov 29, 2005 First Published: Nov 29, 2005 Randomness has rules? Counterintuitive as it is, it makes sense. Continue Reading »
Wes Phillips I'm No Physicist . . . Wes Phillips Nov 29, 2005 First Published: Nov 29, 2005 . . . but I've read enough comic books to know you shouldn't go mixing matter and antimatter. However, that's exactly what these guys have done in producing positronium. Continue Reading »
Wes Phillips A Sense of Scale Wes Phillips Nov 29, 2005 First Published: Nov 29, 2005 Ever gotten confused by the difference between one fermi and the diameter of the nucleus of a gold atom? This puts it all in perspective. Continue Reading »
Wes Phillips At Last, My Instrument Is Taken Seriously Wes Phillips Nov 29, 2005 First Published: Nov 29, 2005 Air guitar—the next generation! Continue Reading »
Wes Phillips What Do an Oscilloscope Do? Wes Phillips Nov 29, 2005 First Published: Nov 29, 2005 And how do you do that voodoo it do so well? Continue Reading »
Wes Phillips Wretched Excess Christmas Lights Wes Phillips Nov 28, 2005 First Published: Nov 28, 2005 Sheesh, I thought my neighborhood was bad. Continue Reading »
Wes Phillips Is Seeing Believing? Wes Phillips Nov 28, 2005 First Published: Nov 28, 2005 Heck no! Continue Reading »