Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2380: Newton and the Mint
Posted on · Episode: 2380 Isaac Newton’s other life as Master of the Royal Mint. Today, Isaac Newton coins money.
Tag: physics
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2324: Fences
Posted on · Episode: 2324 Jumping fences and inventing things: kissin’ cousins. Today, let’s jump a fence.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2270: Louis de Brogue
Posted on · Episode: 2270 Louis de Broglie: The prince and blurred pea. Today, the prince and the blurred pea.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2269: James David Forbes
Posted on · Episode: 2269 James David Forbes and the contradiction of fire and ice. Today, a story of heat and ice.
Town Square
The Science Behind UFO Sightings And Possible Extraterrestrial Life
Posted on · UFOs are no longer something only covered by supermarket tabloids, but something that’s being taken a bit more seriously by experts.
Houston Matters
Texas Center for Superconductivity at UH is Home to Cutting Edge Energy Research
Posted on · The Texas Center for Superconductivity is an energy research center based at the University of Houston. The center brings together chemistry, physics, chemical engineering and other disciplines to study superconductivity and advanced materials. Dr. Zhifeng Ren is a principal investigator with the center. He recently received $500,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy […]
Houston Matters
What’s Happening in the World of Nanotechnology in Houston?
Posted on · You may have heard about scientists working on developing a camera so tiny that doctors could have patients swallow it like a pill. Or special fabrics lines with particles that repel stains. Those are just two examples of nanotechnology – a combination of science, engineering and technology happening at the teeny, tiny nanoscale, about 1 […]