For those who would like to help with the search for a cure for cancer, but lack the PhD and million-dollar laboratory, there is a new project online called ClicktoCure. After a brief tutorial online, users look at microscope images of tumor samples and identify different types of cells. Then the scientists running the project can compile the data to analyze trends and hopefully find improved methods of treating cancers.
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At the request of a few viewers, today I am going to be writing about the phenomena of zero-point energy. I have always found this effect to be fascinating, because it seems like paranormal alternative science, but has not only got a solid explanation in quantum mechanics but has also been experimentally verified!

Consider a region of space which is completely empty. No air, no particles, not even light. It would be expected that this region has no energy in it, and in classical physics that ...

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A few weeks ago I was asked by some friends to explain the uncertainty principle, and in particular whether it could be violated. The reason for their inquiry was more interesting though – a group of experimentalists claimed that they had violated Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, but in their press release failed to give any explanation or details of where the law fails.

Let me begin by stating clearly that the Uncertainty Principle is not going to fail without a major revolution in physi...

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NB: This article was written on October 4, 2012 but due to a technical glitch with the blogging software it was not posted until October 10, 2012.

The awards season is here once again - at least for scientists. Next week the Nobel Prizes will get awarded, including the Nobel Prize in physics. It is considered the greatest prize in science, with a history dating back over a century and recipients join a virtual hall of fame of legendary minds.

And so I will make some predictions, to prove either...
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