Web watch
DOI: 10.1063/1.2709556
To suggest topics or sites for Web Watch, please visit http://www.physicstoday.org/suggestwebwatch.html . Compiled and edited by Charles Day
http://www.concerthalls.org
Through their comprehensive website, Jessica Hall and Lily Wang aim “to introduce, enlighten, and entertain you on the subject of Concert Hall Acoustics.” The site includes reverberation time calculators, animation, and, of course, sound clips.
http://www.honeywellscience.com
To inspire young scientists and engineers, Honeywell and the Nobel Foundation have created the Honeywell Nobel Interactive Studio. The studio arranges for Nobel laureates in physics and chemistry to deliver lectures on university campuses and then makes the lectures available online. Horst Stormer, who shared the 1998 physics Nobel for discovering the fractional quantum Hall effect, kicked off the series with “Small Wonders: The World of Nanoscience.”
http://www.subclub.org
Walter Zapp introduced the Minox, the archetypal spy camera, in 1936. You can learn more about the Minox and other subminiature cameras at The Sub Club, an online resource center run by Joe McGloin.
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