March 2015 Total Solar Eclipse
I know it is a bit late, but with the moving of the blog and all that jazz, I did not have time to post this earlier. This is a video taken by Bob Forrest,… Read More »March 2015 Total Solar Eclipse
Science and SciFi
Science and SciFi
The Quantum Tunnel Website has a new home
As I mentioned in the last post of this blog while still hosted in WordPress.com, the Quantum Tunnel Website has a new home. This time the blog is supported without ads and that is a… Read More »The Quantum Tunnel Website has a new home
How to choose between learning Python or R first – Reblog
This post is a reblog of a post by Chenh Han Lee, the original can be seen at Udacity. How to Choose Between Learning Python or R First by Cheng Han Lee January 12, 2015… Read More »How to choose between learning Python or R first – Reblog
Shelf Life – A great project at the American Museum of Natural History
I am a geek, and proudly so, and as such I have been known to visit exhibitions at the excellent Natural History Museum and the Science Museum in London, the Field Museum in Chicago, or… Read More »Shelf Life – A great project at the American Museum of Natural History
Chris Hadfield event at the Royal Geographical Society
Chris Hadfield is speaking at the Royal Geographical Society in London as part of the Guardian Live events. I managed to get a couple of great seats to hear him speak about his book “You… Read More »Chris Hadfield event at the Royal Geographical Society
Black holes, gravity and film – Depicting gravitational lensing in Interstellar
Listening to the Science Magazine podcast I found out that the black hole depiction (or its effects rather) as shown in the latest film by Christopher Nolan, Interstellar, used the expertise of physicists to create… Read More »Black holes, gravity and film – Depicting gravitational lensing in Interstellar
Quantum Tunnel Answers: Turning light into matter
Hello everybody, I am very pleased to have received a question from two people I know very well Martin del Campo and Gaby R. They have contacted Quantum Tunnel with the following question: Breit and… Read More »Quantum Tunnel Answers: Turning light into matter
Quantum Tunnel Answers: Fresnel Lens
Hello everyone, once again we have a question coming to the inbox of the Quantum Tunnel blog. If you are interested in asking a question, please feel free to get in touch using this page.… Read More »Quantum Tunnel Answers: Fresnel Lens
Quantum Tunnel Answers – Interest in Quantum Physics
This time is not really a question that has arrived to the Quantum Tunnel mailbox, it is rather an observation and some cheers. Let’s take a look: Dear Quantum Tunnel, I have listened to all… Read More »Quantum Tunnel Answers – Interest in Quantum Physics