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Intro to Quantum Mechanics: Beginning History and Applications
In previous articles, we have learnt about various concepts related to quantum mechanics, such as wave-particle duality (where light has...
Lydia Tan
5 days ago4 min read

Historic Methods of Determining the Speed of Light
The search for the speed of light has persisted across centuries, providing a vital part of the field of classical and modern physics...
Jeremy Zang
Mar 93 min read


Nature’s Most Beautiful Physics Trick: Iridescence
From radiant peacock feathers and shiny beetle shells to bubbles and dirty puddles in the road, iridescence is a mind-blowing phenomenon...
Prosper Madora
Feb 133 min read


Simple Harmonic Motion: Explaining the Physics Behind the Motion of an Ideal Pendulum
When you look at a simple pendulum, have you ever wondered why the object at the end of the string (often known as a bob) swings back and...
Lydia Tan
Jan 53 min read


Time Crystals
In conventional science, crystals exhibit properties of infinitely tessellating patterns of particles, forming lattice looking frameworks...
Jeremy Zang
Jan 32 min read


Feynman's Age-old Spaghetti Dilemma: Why can't spaghetti be snapped in half?
Richard Feynman is a world renowned theoretical physicist, celebrated for his reworking of quantum electrodynamics and the development of...
Zixi Lin
Jan 12 min read

Understanding Resonance
Have you ever wondered how a string instrument can make different sounds when plucking different strings? Or how a singer could shatter a...
Lydia Tan
Dec 30, 20243 min read


Moments, Center of Gravity, and Inertia
Figure 1: A Seesaw in Action Imagine you and your friend sitting on a seesaw (Ref. Figure 1). Almost certainly, someone would be dragged...
Skyler Siu
Dec 26, 20243 min read


Image formation in the eyes
The human eye, a masterpiece of biological engineering, is the gateway to our visual world. This intricate organ allows us to perceive...
Mawada Helal
Dec 16, 20243 min read


Physics behind Boomerangs
Figure 1: Picture of a Boomerang Boomerangs are tools used by Aboriginal Australians in hunting and warfare. Boomerangs are also works of...
Skyler Siu
Nov 30, 20243 min read


Basics of Electric Circuits 2: Kirchhoff's Laws and Power
In continuation from “Basics of electric circuits 1”, We can now examine complex circuits that are either series circuit, parallel...
Jeremy Zang
Nov 26, 20242 min read


We can slow down time. Well sort of: Time dilation
Imagine this: You leave Earth at age 15 in a spaceship traveling at the speed of light and spend 5 years in space. When you return to...
Prosper Madora
Nov 6, 20243 min read

Basics of Electric Circuits: Voltage, Current and Resistance (Direct Current)
Your desk lamp, fridge, TV and all other electrical appliances require the flow of electrons within a circuit to actually function....
Jeremy Zang
Oct 11, 20243 min read


Echolocation: Seeing Without Eyes
Have you ever wondered how animals who live in darkness are able to detect their surroundings? We know that for something to be seen,...
Lydia Tan
Oct 7, 20244 min read

The sun doesn't change color during sunsets!
Have you ever wondered why the sun seems to change color as it dips below the horizon? It's a captivating phenomenon that has intrigued...
Mawada Helal
Oct 3, 20242 min read


Time Travel: Science Fiction or Potential Reality?
Time travel is a concept of much fascination, and is very prominent in a lot of sci-fi media. But is time travel merely a fantasy, or...
Bennet Song
Sep 27, 20243 min read


Gears Explained
Gears are mechanical devices used to transfer rotational energy, motion, and torque between different shafts and axes. Gears are usually...
Skyler Siu
Sep 5, 20243 min read


What is Antimatter?
Nearly everything in this world is considered matter. Gazillions of particles bond together to form what we perceive as tangible and...
Jeremy Zang
Sep 3, 20243 min read


What is the Magnus effect?
Have you ever wondered why a spinning ball curves after being thrown? This is due to a sidewise force, called the Magnus effect (named...
Kosei Minami
Aug 8, 20242 min read


The Doppler Effect: Why do we hear sounds differently when the source is coming towards or going away from us?
Have you ever heard the siren of an emergency vehicle going past you? If you have stopped to listen, you could hear that the sound of the...
Lydia Tan
Aug 6, 20243 min read
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