From Physics Research Archive - Page 4 The Physics Classroom:
Total Internal Reflection - Sep 16, 2010 The optical fiber in
the photo above doesn't just guide the beam--the fiber produces
the beam. Instead of a tube of helium and neon gas, or a piece
of ruby, the "active medium" of this laser is added to the glass
in the fiber. Since the mirrors are just the polished ends of
the fiber, there is nothing to go out of alignment, and
maintenance is easy. Network Theory: A Key to Unraveling How
Nature Works - Sep 1, 2010 You are looking at a network diagram
that shows the interconnectedness of the world economy. To learn
more about this network, visit Mapping the World Economy. Making
a supersonic jet in your kitchen - Aug 16, 2010 What exactly
happens when an object makes a splash in water? The disk shown
above was pulled into water in a reproducible way to investigate
the splash. The Real Sea Monsters: On the Hunt for Rogue Waves -
Aug 1, 2010 This "rogue wave" broke over the deck of an oil
tanker, and was much