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Fundamental Forces: Strong Nuclear Force

Posted in Particle Physics, The Standard Model on Jan 31 2012 by Ryan Pisano
The second of the four fundamental forces is the Strong Nuclear Force.  Quite ironically the strong force is the strongest of the four forces, which through laws of conservation and quantum mechanics, means it only interacts within a short distance of the … Continue reading

Fundamental Forces: Weak Interaction Force

Posted in Particle Physics, The Standard Model on Jan 19 2012 by Ryan Pisano
The phrase “fundamental forces” may or may not be familiar, but the chances are you have heard the saying before!  Whether it was from someone interested in science, or somebody using a different meaning (fundamental forces of nature perhaps?) . … Continue reading

The Elements – Carbon

Posted in Elements, Matter on Jan 09 2012 by Ryan Pisano
The sixth element on the periodic table is Carbon.  Carbon should be very familiar to everyone, as we are carbon based life forms.  We breathe in carbon and oxygen, and breathe out carbon dioxide, as well as our cars put … Continue reading

Introduction To Gravity And Loop Quantum Gravity Theories

Posted in Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics on Jan 03 2012 by Ryan Pisano
Throughout today’s cutting edge scientific theories and research there are opposing theories and viewpoints. The topic of Loop Quantum Gravity Theory is a wonderful example. Scientists have two strong thoughts on how to classify gravity. One way is to consider … Continue reading

The Elements – Boron

Posted in Elements, Matter on Jan 01 2012 by Ryan Pisano
Our fifth element to look at is Boron.  Fifth due to it containing five protons and electrons giving it an atomic number of five.  The atomic weight is 10.811, and boron is a solid at room temperature.  Boron belongs to … Continue reading

Update On The James Webb Telescope

Posted in James Webb Telescope, Space Telescopes on Dec 30 2011 by Ryan Pisano
NASA’s upcoming James Webb Space Telescope has been in production for some time now.  NASA has finally completed testing the cryogenic system on the mirrors!  Over the year there have been some budget issues, which are quite understandable with such … Continue reading

Dark Matter Is (Almost) Everything

Posted in Cosmology and Astrophysics, Dark Matter and Energy on Dec 22 2011 by Ryan Pisano
We are all familiar with the concept of matter.  It is the chairs we sit in, the food we eat, it even makes up our bodies!  There are two important features to matter to remember about matter, it has mass, … Continue reading

User: Universal Perspective Particles

Posted in User Submitted Content on Dec 19 2011 by Ryan Pisano
NOTICE: The following article contains user submitted content.  The “submit content” feature of the website allows users a channel for their own personal beliefs, theories, and speculation.  Unless the content is “TOEBlog approved”  TOEBlog does not guarantee the information to be true, … Continue reading

The Higgs Boson Is…Inferred?

Posted in CERN, Particle Physics, The Standard Model on Dec 19 2011 by Ryan Pisano
  The deeper scientists go into particle physics, the more things seem to point towards the Higgs boson.  Every force in the universe seems to be explained by a particle, except mass.  It is said that this “God Particle” is … Continue reading

NASA Discovers The Smallest Black Hole To Date!

Posted in Black Holes, Cosmology and Astrophysics on Dec 18 2011 by Ryan Pisano
Well the team at NASA has done it again.  Our last article reported scientists’ discovery of the largest black hole ever, and now TOEBlog is proud to bring you news of the tiniest black hole to date!  While scanning the universe … Continue reading




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