1. Large Hadron Collider: The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) located at the CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland, is the world’s most powerful particle accelerator. Scientists believe it could help reveal amazing discoveries about the nature of the physical universe. In 2008, an international team of scientists sent the first beam of protons at almost the speed of light around the Large Hadron Collider’s 27 kilometer ring.

2. Production of X-RAYS: This development allows computed tomography (CT) to produce images of isolated slices of the body. This imaging technique is based on mathematical principles for reconstruction of images, digital-computer technology, and x-ray scanning.

3. Ultrasound: Much like how sonar allows fishermen to find fish, ultrasound imaging allows pictures to be created of the body’s organs. This is carried out by emitting a sound pulse and then waiting for its echo. The pulses are sent and received by a small transducer which an ultrasound technician slides over the skin. The sound waves travel through the body and then are reflected back towards the transducer. The echo signals are then used to produce the ultrasound images on the monitor. The sound of physics research bringing in practical appliactions!

4. Invisibility Shields: Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have developed 3-D materials that can reverse the natural direction of visible and near-infrared light. This development could help produce cloaking devices that cause objects to become invisible to the naked eye, higher resolution optical imaging, and nanocircuits for high-powered computers.

5. Positron Emission Tomography (PET): In a typical PET system the patient is surrounded by a ring of detectors. To image a specific biochemical activity of an organ, a radioactive substance called a radiotracer or radiopharmaceutical is inhaled or injected into the body. Two gamma rays are sent out in opposite directions and then hit radiation detectors that are placed around the patient. Each time a gamma ray hits the detector, a computer records its location. This information allows the computer to produce cross-sectional images of the organ.

6. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): MRI uses pulses to create images of the human anatomy. It uses the following to generate images of isolated slices of the patient: a large magnet that surrounds the patient, radio frequency electromagnetic pulses, non uniform magnetic fields, and a computer.

7. Teleportation: In recent years, Physicists have learned how to fully transfer the identity of one particle onto another particle at a separate location; a process called teleportation. The idea is that someday we will be able to teleport whole objects. This research is entering a realm where mathematics research and physics converge together.

The current and past discoveries in Physics research have made it an invaluable field for helping the world and humans progress. The future for research in Physics is going to be a very exciting time with many more significant discoveries to come.

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Knowledge is power, or so the saying goes. When you graduate from school, whether it be elementary, middle, high, college, or university, you are giving yourself power over your future. You have many more options in regards to what type of job you can hold, where you can live, and what $$$ you can make. Some jobs do provide “on the job” training, but most employers won’t even consider your application if you don’t have the minimum educational requirements.

Resourceful human beings are people who have a good grasp of knowledge and education. None of us know everything about everything, but a well-rounded education equips us with a background that we will be able to employ in any situation that we find ourselves in. Let’s illustrate this point with a little example. Suppose you know how to tell time. You acquired this knowledge and education at some point, and have been successfully able to tell time on your own personal watch. Let’s suppose you left your watch at home. What do you do now? Well, this education helps you to be resourceful, and you will be able to tell time on any watch or clock that you find around you at the time. This is a very basic example, but you get the point…

A greater quality of life often comes hand-in-hand with a well-rounded education. When the economy starts to turn down, people get laid off, and it’s often those who lack education who get laid off first. It’s hard to keep up your quality of life when you have no job. Even worse, people who lack in education often have a harder time finding a new job.

Understanding often goes “hand-in-hand” with a great education. Suppose you are on a trip to Europe, France to be more specific. You may never have been to France before, but by educating yourself and studying about this country while at home, you will have a deeper understanding of France, and the French, before you even set foot in Europe.

A well-rounded education can provide you with tremendous networking opportunities. Perhaps you have heard of the saying “birds of a feather flock together”? Having a good education means that you will meet more “birds” who “flock around” similar places and jobs. They will know when jobs open, and who you should contact. This will come in handy when you need to get that “foot in the door”.

When you are educated you tend to be more fun to be around. Suppose someone brings up a topic at the dinner table that is rather obscure. With a well-rounded education you will be able to jump right in and offer your opinion. If you didn’t have this knowledge you would be “like duh”. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to make new friends and acquaintances in this way?

So there you have it, just a few ways in which education is important. Education can come in various forms, and one exciting way we are exploring on our math comic strips web site is the education of math skills to children via comic books. If you would like to learn more, we welcome you to navigate over and visit us…

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