Physics Essays

Fraunhofer Diffraction Experiment
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Sep 2017
Introduction: INTRODUCTION Diffraction is one of the most important topics in optics, it refers to a spectacle which occurs when a wave encounters an obstacle or slit in its path. The wave will then bend around t...

New Potential Class of Long Gamma-Ray Bursts
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Sep 2017
Introduction: Intro Since their discovery, a debate has been sparked over the classification of a new potential class of long gamma-ray bursts (LGRB) that possess ultra-long durations lasting at least 1000s, alon...

Development of Nano Technologies
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Sep 2017
Introduction: Introduction Extensive work has been put into the research of nanotechnology capabilities in the past decade and the findings have opened a new range of multi-functional materials in the industry....

Designing a Projectile Launcher
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Sep 2017
Introduction: INTRODUCTIONProjectile motion occurs when an object or particle is dropped or is fired at some initial velocity, where it moves along a curved path under the influence of gravity (Splung,2015). It i...

Physics of the Bottle Flip Challenge
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Sep 2017
Introduction: One of the biggest trends of 2016 was the water bottle flip challenge, and almost everyone was trying their hand at it. But, there is much more to it than just skill and luck, and-even though the tr...

Impact of Temperature on Viscosity of Liquid
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Sep 2017
Introduction: Viscosity is also what causes an object to slow as it travels through a fluid, and is one component in the phenomenon of drag force......

Implications of the TRAPPIST-1 Discovery
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Sep 2017
Introduction: The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life in the Universe and the Implications of the TRAPPIST-1 Discovery Abstract Despite the absence of any discovery of life beyond the Earth in the Solar System, or ...

Cardiovascular System in Parabolic Flight and Spaceflights
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Sep 2017
Introduction: Human Spaceflight: Alterations of the cardiovascular system during parabolic flights and spaceflights The purpose of this research is to identify the changes occurring during parabolic flights and s...

Adaptive Optics Overview
Example essay. Last modified: 26th Jul 2017
Introduction: Adaptive Optics Adaptive optics is a technological development used for optical system performance improvement. It works by reducing the effect of wavefront distortions. Light from a distant celesti...

History of the Laser
Example essay. Last modified: 30th Jun 2017
Introduction: INTRODUCTION The name LASER is an acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Light is really an electromagnetic wave. Each wave has brightness and color, and vibrates at ...

Leonhard Euler | An Introduction
Example essay. Last modified: 12th May 2017
Introduction: Born in Basel, Switzerland on 15th April 1707, Leonhard Euler was arguably the brightest mathematician of all time. The Swiss mathematician and physicist is considered a pioneer in many fields of math...

Fiber optics and its applications
Example essay. Last modified: 8th May 2017
Introduction: INTRODUCTION Nothing in the world gives us more power and confidence than having information. The ability to communicate information is essential to achieve the successful advancement of humankind. Tr...

Magnetic storage devices
Example essay. Last modified: 4th May 2017
Introduction: INTRODUCTION: Magnetic storage and magnetic recording are the term that refer to the storage of data on a magnetized medium. Magnetic storage uses different patterns of magnetization in a magnetizable...

The safety features in modern cars
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd May 2017
Introduction: There are many different types of safety feature in cars. The different safety features all have their own thing that they do. There are nine very important safety features that are needed in cars. Th...

Time dilation and length contraction
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd May 2017
Introduction: INTRODUCTION: Time dilation is a phenomenon (or two phenomena, as mentioned below) described by the theory of relativity. It can be illustrated by supposing that two observers are in motion relative t...

Uniformity of gamma camera images
Example essay. Last modified: 28th Apr 2017
Introduction: Introduction In 1958, Hal Anger developed the first ?- camera and forever changed the area of nuclear medical imaging. Anger’s camera (also known as scintillation camera or gamma camera) used a ...

Frequency modulation the amplitude
Example essay. Last modified: 24th Apr 2017
Introduction: INTRODUCTION In frequency modulation the amplitude is kept constant and the frequency is modulated by the amplitude of the modulating signal. The modulation index for fm is m = maximum frequency devi...

What are solar cells in physics?
Example essay. Last modified: 21st Apr 2017
Introduction: What are Solar Cells? Solar cells are devices that work on the principle of Photovoltaic Effect. These tiny compact devices convert solar light energy directly into electricity. In Greek, Photo-means ...

Reflecting And Refracting Telescopes
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Apr 2017
Introduction: The telescope’s invention is often pegged in 1608 with the award of a patent to Lippershey by the States-General, the name for parliament in the Netherlands. However, an Englishman, Thomas Harri...

Bistable Flip-Flop Experiment
Example essay. Last modified: 24th Feb 2017
Introduction: Objectives: To study the properties and performance of cross-coupled inverting logic gates. To set up the gates in order to obtain an experience, in the same time able to understand the Bistable Flip...

The universe is very vast
Example essay. Last modified: 22nd Jun 2015
Introduction: The Scale of the Universe The Universe is very vast. Many unanswered questions of life lay hidden beneath this place so unfamiliar to our society. This mysterious dark sky that we are floating in is s...

An x-ray machine
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015
Introduction: How does an X-ray machine work? An X-ray machine is essentially a camera instead of visible light, however, it uses X-rays to expose the film. X-rays are like light in that they are electromagnetic wa...

Piezo-resistive pressure sensor
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015
Introduction: Introduction: Sensor is defined to be a device that can be responded to any type of signal and can receive those signals. The physical property of sensor is that it can convert any input into electric...

Defining And Understanding Holography Physics Essay
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015
Introduction: Holography, method of obtaining three-dimensional photographic images. These images are obtained without a lens, so the method is also called lensless photography. The records are called hol...

The mechanical and electromagnetic wave
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015
Introduction: Introduction A wave is a moving disturbance that transports energy from one place to another without transporting matter. Any wave is characterized as sort of “disturbance” that travels aw...