May 19, 2012

NEMS360.com: A cosmic perspective: Oxford Science Cafe explores the universe

The universe made a scheduled stop at a pastry cafe last week. About 50 people filled up on general relativity, black holes and coffee cake. Our Earth was compared to a basketball, a pinhead and a piece of candy. Read the story

Science Makes for Frightful Fun at Physics Department’s Annual Demonstration

OXFORD, Miss. – Frights, food and fun are the order of the evening when the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy presents “Spooky Physics Demonstrations” from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday (Oct. 28) in Lewis Hall. Scheduled demonstrations include freezing objects in liquid nitrogen (at minus 300 degrees), generating sound waves with Bunsen [...]