Physics education research, electronic materials, and the musings of Christopher Moore, Ph.D.
Jan 1st, 2011
Powdered doughnuts are good for you! At least, if you’re interested in solar power. Yes, even you can build your own solar cell using powdered doughnuts and tea leaves.
Sep 6th, 2006
I’ve just wasted about an hour playing on a new search engine called Trumalia.com. If you like riddles, then you’ll have a great time traipsing through their search engine. In addition to more than 2,000 challenging questions on topics such as art identification and the history of science, Trumalia also features several difficult enigmas and [...]
Aug 31st, 2006
Here is a funny article about one man and his grassroots campaign to re-elect Pluto to the family of planets. “Take a look at the campaign signs in Erik’s yard,” a friend advised Bill Brent. “Is it a local issue,” Brent asked, “or national?” Actually, he was told, it’s kind of universal. Erik Kilk is [...]
Aug 25th, 2006
NFL teams are currently battling it out in pre-season games, and college teams are gearing up for the beginning of the season. The NFL Regular Season starts 9/7/2006 and ends with Super Bowl on 2/4/2007. That makes this the perfect time to ask football coaches for a job. That’s right. Every football team needs a [...]
May 2nd, 2006
This video combines everyones favorite show “Saved by the Bell” with physics and music by The Monkees. Dr. Jeremy Levy at the University of Pittsburgh and his Physics 0110 students deserve some major Physics Phan points for that combination. There is very little actual physics in the video, and it’s not really that funny. But [...]