In science, there are thousands of ways to measure the world around us that the average person may never encounter. For example: Pascals to measure pressure, Candles to measure light intensity, and ...

The universe doesn't just blow—sometimes it sucks. The Romantic poet John Keats once defined a state of mind wherein a person "is capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any ...

Most crystalline materials conduct heat by transferring vibrational energy as acoustic waves between atoms in an ordered lattice. External pressure forces the atoms in a crystal lattice closer ...

Prof. Bridgman has achieved an international reputation for his researches into the properties of matter under high pressures, so the volume under review is assured of a warm welcome by all who have ...