Physics To Go Archives

Physics to Go Past Issues

Physics to Go is an online magazine dedicated to introducing physics topics in a fun and accessible way. We have published an issue every two weeks since our first issue on May 16, 2006. We invite you to browse our past issues to find a topic that interests you!

Issue 92: Radio astronomy
Issue 91: Haiti earthquake 2
Issue 90: Haiti earthquake
Issue 89: Magnetism
Issue 88: Laser 50th anniversary
Issue 87: Galaxies near and far
Issue 86: Cyber/robot insects
Issue 85: Waves & music
Issue 84: Nuclear reactor
Issue 83: X-rays in art & science
Issue 82: Bending light
Issue 81: Granular materials
Issue 80: Lightning
Issue 79: Tiling/quasi-crystals
Issue 78: Volcanoes--solar system
Issue 77: Centrifugal & Coriolis
Issue 76: Atmospheric scattering
Issue 75: Crab nebula
Issue 74: Clouds/Global warming
Issue 73: Space tethers/nanotubes
Issue 72: Crash test/ion drive
Issue 71: Italy earthquake
Issue 70: Soap films & bubbles
Issue 69: Observing the sun
Issue 68: Martial arts/act-react
Issue 67: Dust in the sky & galaxy
Issue 66: Polarization/color
Issue 65: Mirrored room
Issue 64: Crystals
Issue 63: Earth from space
Issue 62: Particle physics/LHC
Issue 61: Fluorescence
Issue 61: Fluorescence
Issue 60: Orbits/Saturn's rings
Issue 59: Polarization colors
Issue 58: Reflectors/Lunar ranging
Issue 57: Heat radiation
Issue 56: Rotation/Dark matter
Issue 55: Dynamic earth
Issue 54: Standing waves
Issue 53: Vibrations & oscillations
Issue 52: Waves
Issue 51: Phoenix--Life on Mars?
Issue 50: Sichuan earthquake
Issue 49: Tension & compression
Issue 48: Lunar dust
Issue 47: Brownian motion
Issue 46: Infrared light
Issue 45: Dr. Megavolt
Issue 44: Satellite debris
Issue 43: Tornado inside and out
Issue 42: Icicles/snowflakes
Issue 41: Visible light spectra
Issue 40: Our galaxy's black hole
Issue 39: Earth & moon/sky glow
Issue 38: Frames of reference
Issue 37: Balloon/aneurysm
Issue 36: California wildfires
Issue 35: Planets/our atmosphere
Issue 34: Death ray/solar power
Issue 33: Vortices
Issue 32: Action-reaction/rocket
Issue 31: Oil tanker/cell wall
Issue 30: Circular motion
Issue 30: Circular motion
Issue 29: Short/long focal length
Issue 28: Sand dunes
Issue 27: Filament burn/supernova
Issue 26: Diffraction
Issue 25: Resonance
Issue 24: Earthquakes
Issue 23: Biplane/sparks
Issue 22: Mountain shadow/color
Issue 21: Fresnel lens/antimatter
Issue 20: Aurora/superconductor
Issue 19: String wave/ex-nucleus
Issue 18: Diffraction/white dwarf
Issue 17: Trapped BB/see the knife
Issue 16: Wheelie/solar spectrum
Issue 15: See the heat/neutrinos
Issue 14: Water drop/first x-ray
Issue 13: Earth-Moon/see atoms
Issue 12: Microwaved CD/aerogel
Issue 11: Burning peanut/Mars
Issue 10: Vomit Comet/chaos
Issue 9: Pinhole image/contrails
Issue 8: Flame wave/Pluto
Issue 7: Welding/vortices
Issue 6: Sun time/anti-particle
Issue 5: Cable bridge/nanotech
Issue 4: Plumes/electron track
Issue 3: Kung fu/shockwave
Issue 2: Magnet art/space flame
Issue 1: Grains/Saturn's rings




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Recent Physics at Home Features

What is Radio Astronomy? - Mar 1, 2010

Check out the "Activities" section of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's What is Radio Astronomy?. Don't miss "Make Your Own Radio Image."

Earthquake Animations - Feb 1, 2010

Check out these Earthquake Animations to watch animations of seismic motion during an earthquake, both on the surface and below. Some animations include tips on earthquake safety.

Exploratorium: Snacks about Magnetism - Jan 16, 2010

Try any of these experiments from the Exploratorium to learn more about magnetism. Many of them use household items; some equipment may be more difficult to find. Have an adult help you.

You might also want to try making a ferrofluid like the ones in the From Physics Research feature above. Again, get help from an adult.



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Recent Worth A Look Features

SETI Institute - Mar 1, 2010

To find out how radio telescopes are used in the search for life in the universe, visit SETI Institute. To learn how you can participate, check out SETI@home.

How Buildings Respond to Earthquakes - Feb 1, 2010

If you live in an area prone to earthquakes, you may want to check out How Buildings Respond to Earthquakes. Learn how building materials are equipped (or not equipped) to deal with physical forces from an engineering point of view.

For more information on earthquakes and how they can affect you, see this former Physics to Go feature, Faultline.

2000 years of magnetism in 40 minutes - Jan 16, 2010

Check out 2000 years of magnetism in 40 minutes for an overview of magnetism with an eye toward the history. The lecture is a quick read and includes pictures of magnetism demonstrations.



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