The best of 2006
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A good example of physics in action
A fresh look at hand-held communication devices
Could wearing glasses dramatically change how much radiation the human head absorbs from hand-held mobile devices?
Doughnuts reveal life’s secrets
Even the great Isaac Newton – taking a break from celestial matters by sipping a cup of coffee under his favourite apple tree – might have been stymied by one mundane question. How, he may...
Read article: Who said that?
Who said that?
Why physicists love quotations
Read article: It Must Be Beautiful: Great Equations of Modern Science, Graham Farmelo (ed)
It Must Be Beautiful: Great Equations of Modern Science, Graham Farmelo (ed)
What were the most important equations of 20th-century science? Here are 11 essays, aimed at non-specialists, each centred on a different equation. The authors are distinguished in their various field...
Read article: Recreating the Cresta Run
Recreating the Cresta Run
Bobsled drivers hone their skills in an electromechanical simulator
Read article: Burst bangers and brain busters
Burst bangers and brain busters
Why is it that you can warm your hands by blowing gently against them and cool them by blowing hard? The answer requires a clear understanding of physics and a rudimentary knowledge of the workings of...
