News tagged with isaac newton

Rice lab mimics Jupiter's Trojan asteroids inside a single atom

Rice University physicists have gone to extremes to prove that Isaac Newton's classical laws of motion can apply in the atomic world: They've built an accurate model of part of the solar system inside a single ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

'Unwell' Stephen Hawking misses 70th birthday event

British scientist Stephen Hawking was forced to miss a scientific debate to mark his 70th birthday Sunday due to ill health but sent an upbeat message saying he was living at a "glorious time".

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Stephen Hawking celebrates 70th birthday

British scientist Stephen Hawking celebrated his 70th birthday Sunday, an age many experts never expected the motor neurone disease sufferer to reach.

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stephen Hawking to turn 70, defying disease

British scientist Stephen Hawking has decoded some of the most puzzling mysteries of the universe but he has left one mystery unsolved: How he has managed to survive so long with such a crippling disease.

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (16) | comments 17

Cambridge University puts Newton's papers online

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a project that has long been overdue, Cambridge University, thanks to a hefty gift from the Polonsky Foundation (supporter of education and arts) and a grant from Britain’s Joint ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (14) | comments 17 | with audio podcast report

Can newly discovered biology 'law' save lives?

What if doctors in the intensive care unit could predict if and when a patient was about to go into cardiac arrest? They could then be ready when it happened.

Biology / Other

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Robot biologist solves complex problem from scratch

First it was chess. Then it was Jeopardy. Now computers are at it again, but this time they are trying to automate the scientific process itself.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (27) | comments 25 | with audio podcast

Hints of universal behavior seen in exotic three-atom states

A novel type of inter-particle binding predicted in 1970 and observed for the first time in 2006, is forming the basis for an intriguing kind of ultracold quantum chemistry. Chilled to nano-kelvin temperatures, ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Britain's Royal Society wins Spanish prize

Britain's centuries-old science institute The Royal Society was Wednesday awarded Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias Prize for Communications and Humanities for promoting "knowledge for the benefit of ...

Other Sciences / Other

created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Students flock to see legendary physicist Stephen Hawking

If some Los Angeles-area teachers wondered where their students were Tuesday, maybe they can blame Stephen Hawking.

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Gravity up close: Looking for extra dimensions by measuring gravity at the microscopic level

Scientists know how gravity works at big distances -- the inter-planetary or inter-stellar range -- but does it work the same way at the inter-atomic range?

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (30) | comments 23 | with audio podcast

Science historian cracks the 'Plato code'

(PhysOrg.com) -- A science historian at The University of Manchester has cracked "The Plato Code" - the long disputed secret messages hidden in the great philosopher's writings.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (119) | comments 64 | with audio podcast

Team reveals secret life of Isaac Newton on new website

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sir Isaac Newton, an icon of scientific revelation, led a secret life as a scholar of the mysterious art of alchemy. For the last six years, William Newman has been exploring that hidden life ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Age gap really does matter: Math mentors much more effective in beginning of career

A new Northwestern University study of mentor-protege relationships has found something that parents and children have known for a long time: the generation gap is real, and it matters. It not only affects communication but ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Astronaut gives Isaac Newton cosmic view of Earth

(AP) -- Sir Isaac Newton is getting the royal treatment in space, thanks to the British-born astronaut who carried up a picture of the 17th century scientist and a chip from his famous apple tree.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2