Anyone interested in celebrating Halloween with a bang should head to the Quad at 11: 45 p.m. tonight, Oct. 31, to witness Galileo Galilei, the famed Italian physicist and astronomer, return from the dead for the 5th Bi-Annual Physics Pumpkin Drop, held during the 'witching hour.'
At the stroke of midnight, Galileo will drop two pumpkins, one small and one large, from a platform suspended high ab... More >>
Even those unfamiliar with most principles of physics can identify the equation E=mc2, Albert Einstein’s statement that mass is a measure of energy content. Most significantly, that equation, which has become synonymous with Einstein’s genius, is integral to the Theory of Relativity. However, in a shocking announcement, scientists from the European Center for Particle Physics and the Italian Nati... More >>
Julie Hembeck '12 spent her summer studying the thermal noise of mirror coatings in order to improve the sensitivity of the test mass mirrors in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO).
Hembeck has worked closely with Associate Professor of Physics Steve Penn in assembling the vacuum system for the experiment and taking measurements of the mechanical loss of the coatings.
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