#Physics
Dáil to be told there's a 'real crisis' with physics and Irish teacher numbers
A Fianna Fáil motion will go before the Dáil tonight.
Carlo Rovelli: 'Time does not exist'
In his latest book, Reality Is Not What It Seems, bestselling author Carlo Rovelli shows how our understanding of reality has changed throughout the centuries.
What is the theory of relativity all about?
This is the century-old theory that has given us concepts like black holes and the big bang, writes Dr Cormac O’Raifeartaigh.
That time the Nobel physics prize was accidentally given to the wrong person
Right name, wrong man.
Ed Sheeran popped up on the Leaving Cert yesterday and people couldn't handle it
You can’t get away from him and his soundness.
Ireland must join CERN – for our economy and our future
With CERN membership, Ireland’s brightest minds would be able to work on some of the most advanced projects in the world.
Watch a teacher take an axe to the crotch in physics demo gone terribly wrong
No gore. Just a LOT of sore.
Stephen Hawking wrote his first Facebook post, and it's brilliant
The brunch selfies are next…
Japanese researchers win Nobel for inventing the "revolutionary" LED lamp
The LED has helped in the fight against global warming and also helps people in poverty.
Poll: Should bonus points be awarded for Leaving Cert science subjects?
And would it help stem the skills shortages in the tech and sciences industry?
8 hypnotic GIFs of chemical reactions with everyday objects
Just *try* and stop watching. Try.
This simple experiment involving a balloon and a car will blow your mind
It’s science, bitch.
New Leaving Cert science course poses risk to "high standards" of education
It could also hamper Ireland’s chances of attracting foreign direct investment, experts say.
Column: What does this week’s major physics breakthrough actually mean?
A new discovery has shed light on the beginning of the universe itself and will help us to understand how gravitational extremes like black holes work, writes Conor Farrell.
The moment a scientist is told he made a major physics breakthrough
Good work, Andrei Linde.
Bonus points for Physics, Chemistry and Applied Maths should be introduced, says TD
Limerick TD Patrick O’Donovan said if we cannot encourage people to study these subjects at higher level, we will have a serious problem in filling the places on third level courses.
Harlem Globetrotters visit teacher who went viral with basketball trick
Mr Hovan was filmed spinning a basketball on his pen while marking papers.
University physicists explain how men can prevent urinal splashback
It’s the problem all men face at some point.
Did you know you're attracted to everyone on the DART?
Well, everyone in your carriage anyway…
NUI Galway’s School of Physics recognised for commitment to gender equality
Women are under-represented in physical science at every level – but NUI Galway is trying to change this.
8 reasons to love Stephen Hawking even more
He’s been saying clever things about smart stuff again.
Stephen Hawking: We must explore space to ensure human survival
The world’s leading physicist says our existence depends on finding a new planet to live on. No pressure, then.
From TheJournal.ie
CERN scientists: Yep, we're fairly sure we've found the Higgs boson
“The preliminary results… are magnificent,” one CERN physicist said.
Column: Criminal justice policy should be shaped by our heads, not our hearts
While outrage is understandably high when particularly heinous crimes are committed, we are doing victims no service by letting emotions rule out rational debate on how to reform the justice system, writes Alan Greene.
NASA: Closest planet to sun, Mercury, harbours ice
Scientists have confirmed a vast amount of ice at the north pole at the planet’s north pole – despite its proximity to the sun.
Squeaky bum time! Here’s a secondary school science test
Happy Science Week! Now light that bunsen burner and let’s get going…
VIDEO: Rubberbandits use dubstep to explain physics
Keep a special eye out for the dancing at 01.12.
Astronomers find diamond planet twice the size of Earth
The planet is made up mainly of graphite and diamond and was spotted zooming around a nearby star.
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…
French and American scientists win Nobel Physics Prize
“I was walking with my wife [and] when I saw the Swedish area code, I realised,” said one of this year’s winners.
Climate change sceptic 'converted' by own research
Richard A Muller founded a research project into the rise in earth surface temperature… and the findings surprised even him.
The 10 most important numbers in the world
Avogadro, Planck, Boltzmann… the whole gang is here.
VIDEO: Why Stephen Hawking was (slightly) unhappy about the Higgs boson
The theoretical physicist had a $100 bet with another scientist that the Higgs would never be found.
US atom-smasher 'strongly' hints at finding Higgs boson
If it’s true it will be one of the most important scientific breakthroughs of the past one hundred years.
Is CERN about to announce some big news about the Higgs boson?
CERN is to announce its latest results on the search for the ‘god particle’ this week. Could they have found it?
TV, air travel and underpants: the week in numbers
Plus – how TDs are fast becoming an endangered species, and how much Hollywood’s leading ladies can command per film.
Spanish physicists reckon time is (literally) going to grind to a halt
Three Spanish academics have come with an alternative theory of time – one which suggests we will eventually be frozen in time forever.
CERN admits: Einstein was right - neutrinos don't travel faster than light
Yep – it was faulty equipment all along…
Energy levels at Large Hadron Collider raised 8 trillion electron volts
Scientists at CERN say the incredible new speeds will improve the prospect of scientific breakthroughs.
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