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It is exciting and troubling to ponder the profound changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. For example: what will remain of offices when all is said and done? Will there be any? Why make the commute—why rush out the door, juggle childcare, sit in traffic, tolerate boorish coworkers—when the pandemic has shown you can do […]
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Reports of the first marsquakes – seismic events caused by crustal movement – aroused my interest. Recordings of earthquakes here on our own planet have taught us everything from the number and nature of layers in the interior to where the most active faults are located. The seismicity of the Earth contributed vital information that […]
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For many academics, the workday begins with a cup of coffee. Next time you fill up the machine – possibly still bleary-eyed – take a closer look at the coffee package: can you see a sustainability label such as Rainforest Alliance’s frog or Fairtrade’s little figurine? Have you ever wondered what stands behind those sustainability […]
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Author of The Biological Universe, Wallace Arthur, discusses what we can expect from the NASA Mars 2020 mission. The launch date is correct at time of publication.
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In 2005, when I started my move from Engineering Ceramics to Biomaterials, I was looking for a text, which covered the core principles of Biomaterials Science to a novice without any academic training in biology. I started reading the available books and those either an edited compilation on many not-so-well-aligned topics or focusing only on […]
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One of the greatest challenges in fundamental physics is to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity in a full theory of "quantum gravity”. It is a challenge that has by turns excited and frustrated physicists, for nearly a century.
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Kenneth Coles, co-author of, The Atlas of Mars 2019, describes features on the Martian surface. Will you be able to spot the "Mountains of Mitchell" or the seasonal polar retreat this summer?
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Lasers...'a solution looking for a problem'? Gregory J. Gbur author of Mathematical Methods for Optical Physics and Engineering, 2011 debunks this early misconception with a clear explanation of what a laser is, and exactly how it works!
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