Physics in Action by Topic
Thermodynamics & Heat
"Breathprint" Identification
Scientists can now identify people by their breath — just like a fingerprint
Spraying on Energy Efficiency
In the next few years you might be able to buy a spray that could dramatically increase the energy efficiency of your house.
GRACE Under Fire
Remote and beautiful, Antarctica is covered by an ice sheet averaging several kilometers in thickness that locks up some 70% of Earth’s fresh water—if it all melted, the oceans would rise about 70 meters.
Ice Ages
In the controversy over global warming, some people have suggested that human-induced warming might be a good thing if it kept us out of the next Ice Age.
Blowin' in the Wind
After crossing Florida, Hurricane Katrina headed into the Gulf of Mexico early on August 26, 2005 as a Category One hurricane.
