Hold onto your flux capacitors! A young University of Queensland student may never be late for class again – or even early for that matter. He says he has found a way to “square the numbers” and prove that “paradox-free” time travel is theoretically possible in our universe. From Back To The Future to Terminator, stories […]
Size matters to mathematicians, as well as scientists (another name for mathematicians). Last year, scientists (aka mathematicians) at York University recorded the radius of a proton at 0.833 femtometres, or just under one trillionth of a millimetre. It’s enough to make your head (like your protons) spin! Incidentally, and totally unrelated, H3 visited the Music […]
How many dimensions are there in our universe? From 2009 (http://phys.org/news/2009-02-fourth-dimension.html): “Creating a unified theory of quantum gravitation is often considered to be the “Holy Grail” of modern science. Daniel Grumiller (left) from the Institute of Theoretical Physics, Vienna University of Technology, Austria, can now at least unravel some of the mysteries of quantum gravitation. […]
The Royal Society of Open Science examined how well 29 environmental variables predict the variation in stripe characteristics of zebras across their range of habitats in Africa. The patterns of zebra stripes have fascinated scientists for a long time but, until now, there has been no mathematical explanation for them. In contrast to recent findings, […]
You might say, “Of course Science needs Mathematics, just as cars need engines.” In some ways, Mathematics is the glue that holds Science together. Mathematics powers the Sciences! This begs the question – “Does Mathematics need the Sciences?” “Mathematics is used in Physical Science for measurements and to show relationships. Arithmetic consists of simple operations […]
Physicists at Australian National University have taken a bold step toward “Star Trek” tech with their latest invention — a water-based tractor beam that could eventually be used to clean up oil spills and control floating objects. “We have figured out a way of creating waves that can force a floating object to move against […]
Of course maths underpins all of the Sciences. Here is a great Science site that I am sure our blog readers will get real value from. There are some fun activities and cool experiments here too!
Interactives is a great website to help you discover the properties of 3D shapes, along with construction diagrams. It also links to other excellent, graded activities related to Maths and Science.
