Tag: Particle

There are over 30,000 particle accelerators all over the world, so what are they used for? Hint: It’s not just particle physics. Subatomic Particles Explained In Under 4 Minutes – …

Deep underground, the training of the Earth’s new generation of space colonists continues. Jarl Quarkson has mastered his study of some of the workings of space; of pulsars, gamma rays, …

3 Electric fly swatters connected in series, India ink painted Ping-pong ball, Plastic bowl, Aluminum tape. India ink is conductive.

This is Cockcroft-Walton Voltage Multiplier powered Particle accelerator. Aluminum tape wrapped Ping-pong ball & India ink painted Ping-pong ball India ink is conductive.

The universe is dark and mysterious, more so than even Einstein imagined. While modern science has established deep understanding of ordinary matter, unidentified elements (“Dark Matter” and “Dark Energy”) dominate …

How do you know when you’ve “discovered” a particle? What do we mean by “discovery”? Also, explore a map of the big bang! MinutePhysics is on Google+ – And facebook …

Andrew Hutton, Director of Accelerators at Jefferson Lab, describes how an accelerator works.