Swans on Tea

Light and Electrons Cooperate
I can just picture Big Bird:
Can you say, “cooperate?”
Can you say, “surface plasmon polariton?”
When light hits a metal, it can create a surface plasmon polariton–often called simply a “surface plasmon”–which is a traveling wave combining electromagnetic fields with electron oscillations. Researchers are using tiny plasmon antennas to funnel more light into solar [...]

I’ve been adopted. That’s right, the adopt-a-physicist program has two three groups that want to get to know me (professionally).
The email I got from the program coordinator says there are a few slots open, in case any physicists out there wish to participate. It’s included (nominally spam-proofed) below.
I was just reading through your [...]

Think Geek is an evil website, the way they separate me from my disposable income.

Crimp-connectors, pop-rivets and magnets. Somewhat pose-able. Pedantic man notes that they aren’t technically toys in the office unless perhaps if the door is open, since they sit/stand on the door and door jamb. But they do occasionally distract [...]

Oscilloscopes hacked to play video games

After figuring out that Dot Physics used to live next door to the “new” blog, I spent lunchtime looking through the old posts. And I found a link to a physics quiz at Intuitor.
Basic Physics Savvy Quiz
At Intuitor we have decided to fight back against the dark forces of ignorance and shine the bright [...]