Science News for Kids » physics http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:07:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Light dancing on glass http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/new-type-of-material-lets-light-travel-across-its-surface-without-interruption/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/new-type-of-material-lets-light-travel-across-its-surface-without-interruption/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:33:28 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17065 This image, taken with a powerful microscope, shows tiny, individual crystals of bismuth telluride. A new structure made from this material lets light travel easily and without interruption along its surface. Credit: A13ean/Wikipedia

New type of material lets light travel across its surface without interruption]]> This image, taken with a powerful microscope, shows tiny, individual crystals of bismuth telluride. A new structure made from this material lets light travel easily and without interruption along its surface. Credit: A13ean/Wikipedia

New type of material lets light travel across its surface without interruption]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/new-type-of-material-lets-light-travel-across-its-surface-without-interruption/feed/ 0 Science for all http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/science-for-all/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/science-for-all/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:01:52 +0000 Nancy McGuire http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15284 John Holdren shares his insights into science with President Barack Obama as his science advisor. Credit: Pete Souza

STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — makes careers blossom]]> John Holdren shares his insights into science with President Barack Obama as his science advisor. Credit: Pete Souza

STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — makes careers blossom]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/science-for-all/feed/ 0 Four-winged dinosaur http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/four-winged-dinosaur/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/four-winged-dinosaur/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:01:46 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14837 dino_feature

Hind wings helped a small dino make tight turns in midair]]> dino_feature

Hind wings helped a small dino make tight turns in midair]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/four-winged-dinosaur/feed/ 0 Helium: Not so super after all http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/helium-not-so-super-after-all/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/helium-not-so-super-after-all/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:00:11 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14628 As a gas, helium glows yellow-pink when an electric current is added. Scientists recently reported that they’d made a mistake in a 2004 study that found the element was a supersolid. Turns out helium as a solid isn’t so super. Caption: Pslawinski

An exciting discovery in physics turns out to be merely a case of mistaken identity]]> As a gas, helium glows yellow-pink when an electric current is added. Scientists recently reported that they’d made a mistake in a 2004 study that found the element was a supersolid. Turns out helium as a solid isn’t so super. Caption: Pslawinski

An exciting discovery in physics turns out to be merely a case of mistaken identity]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/helium-not-so-super-after-all/feed/ 0 Earth’s big breakup http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/powerful-motions-beneath-the-indian-ocean-unleashed-a-series-of-earthquakes-near-sumatra/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/powerful-motions-beneath-the-indian-ocean-unleashed-a-series-of-earthquakes-near-sumatra/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:06:46 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14412 sumatra

Powerful motions beneath the Indian Ocean unleashed a series of earthquakes near Sumatra]]> sumatra

Powerful motions beneath the Indian Ocean unleashed a series of earthquakes near Sumatra]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/powerful-motions-beneath-the-indian-ocean-unleashed-a-series-of-earthquakes-near-sumatra/feed/ 0 Color-changing robot http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/color-changing-robot/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/color-changing-robot/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:00:52 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14399 Tiny tubes filled with colored dyes let these soft robots blend in with their environments. Credit: S. Morin, Harvard University

Tiny tunnels within the “skin” of a robot allow it to blend in with or stand out from its surroundings]]> Tiny tubes filled with colored dyes let these soft robots blend in with their environments. Credit: S. Morin, Harvard University

Tiny tunnels within the “skin” of a robot allow it to blend in with or stand out from its surroundings]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/color-changing-robot/feed/ 0 Super star-maker http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/phoenix-cluster-produces-740-stars-a-year/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/phoenix-cluster-produces-740-stars-a-year/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:24:41 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13781 This artist’s drawing shows what the central galaxy of the Phoenix cluster might look like. The small blue dots represent new stars forming. Credit: NASA.gov

A distant galaxy cluster churns out stars at a whopping rate]]> This artist’s drawing shows what the central galaxy of the Phoenix cluster might look like. The small blue dots represent new stars forming. Credit: NASA.gov

A distant galaxy cluster churns out stars at a whopping rate]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/phoenix-cluster-produces-740-stars-a-year/feed/ 0 Crime-solving camera http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/crime-solving-camera/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/crime-solving-camera/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:00:44 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13743 A digital camera fitted with the right filters, like the one shown here, can detect only infrared light. The crime-fighting trick can reveal bloodstains hidden behind layers of paint. Credit: bmcent1/iStockphoto

Quick-change trick allows a digital camera to photograph blood concealed by paint]]> A digital camera fitted with the right filters, like the one shown here, can detect only infrared light. The crime-fighting trick can reveal bloodstains hidden behind layers of paint. Credit: bmcent1/iStockphoto

Quick-change trick allows a digital camera to photograph blood concealed by paint]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/crime-solving-camera/feed/ 0 Elephant songs http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/elephant-songs/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/elephant-songs/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:13:06 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13620 Elephants sometimes communicate with sounds below the range of human ears. Researchers recently found that air rushing through the larynx can create the superlow sounds. Credit: Angela S. Stoeger

Scientists figure out how elephants make their low, low rumble]]> Elephants sometimes communicate with sounds below the range of human ears. Researchers recently found that air rushing through the larynx can create the superlow sounds. Credit: Angela S. Stoeger

Scientists figure out how elephants make their low, low rumble]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/elephant-songs/feed/ 0 No more bubble trouble http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/dolphins-clicks-help-scientists-sort-through-confusing-underwater-noises/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/dolphins-clicks-help-scientists-sort-through-confusing-underwater-noises/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:01:42 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13487 Bottlenose dolphins can tell the difference between noisy echoes bounced off of bubbles and other echoes, including those bounced off of prey. Now scientists have figured out a way to tell apart the noises, too. Credit: Emma Jugovich, NOAA

Dolphin’s clicks help scientists sort through confusing underwater noises]]> Bottlenose dolphins can tell the difference between noisy echoes bounced off of bubbles and other echoes, including those bounced off of prey. Now scientists have figured out a way to tell apart the noises, too. Credit: Emma Jugovich, NOAA

Dolphin’s clicks help scientists sort through confusing underwater noises]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/dolphins-clicks-help-scientists-sort-through-confusing-underwater-noises/feed/ 0