Sai Rayasam, Physical Sciences, Fall 2020 Figure 1: Basic architecture of a rotating black hole. In the middle is the singularity, a one-dimensional point of infinite density (but in a rotating black hole it actually takes the shape of a one-dimensional ring known as a ‘ringularity’). Surrounding the singularity is … Continue reading
Maddie Brown, Physical Sciences, Winter 2021 Figure 1: The first picture of a blackhole. Source: Wikimedia Commons Fourteen billion years ago, the Big Bang caused the universe to begin rapidly expanding, forming galaxies like the Milky Way as it cooled and settled. Scientists believed that over time, gravity would begin … Continue reading
Andrew Sasser, Physical Sciences, Winter 2021 This is an example of a hydrophilic hydrogel polymer. Hydrogels are normally very elastic materials composed of organic or inorganic materials mixed with water. However, some hydrogels can become more rigid when exposed to heat or light (Source: Wikimedia Commons) In the development of … Continue reading
Sai Rayasam, Physical Sciences, Fall 2020 Figure 1: The Unruh effect states that for an accelerating observer, the temperature of empty space rises, causing the appearance of a swarm of particles and radiation. Current technology does not allow for the direct confirmation of this effect, for the phenomenon only becomes … Continue reading
Andrew Sasser ‘23, Physical Sciences, Fall 2020 Figure 1: Structure of tris(acetylacetonato)iron(III), an airstable iron catalyst commonly used in organic synthesis. Although this catalyst is generally not capable of reducing most inactivated alkenes by itself (alkenes without heteroatom substituents), it is very successful in promoting atom transfer when paired with … Continue reading