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Science News
December 23, 2000 |
Science Safari: Snowflake Central Stunning photos, fascinating historical material, and an informative snowflake physics primer highlight this Web site...   |
Popular Mechanics
December 24, 2008
Andrew Moseman |
Win Snowball Fights With Better Strategy and Snow Tech Snow experts to tell us what makes the best packing snow, how to build a solid snow fort and what tools you can use to dominate this winter. |
Fast Company
Cayleigh Parrish |
How To Make A Star Wars Snowflake If you have 20 minutes, a working printer, an X-acto knife, and scissors, you can make these snowflakes inspired by the latest Star Wars flick. |
Chemistry World
February 2010 |
Column: The crucible Not all snowflakes are six-pointed. |
Chemistry World
January 9, 2012
Simon Hadlington |
A question mark over cubic ice's existence Chemistry textbooks may have to be rewritten after scientists in the UK showed that an exotic type of ice crystal formed from supercooled water has probably been misidentified and might not exist. |
Science News
July 3, 2004 |
Sky Lights This Web site offers beautifully illustrated explanations of spectacular phenomena ranging from rainbows to ice haloes. |
Science News
May 28, 2005 |
Quantum Diaries Here is a Web site with links to diaries from physicists around the world that provide a glimpse of their lives throughout the year. |
Science News
June 24, 2000 |
Snow and Cholera Most people have heard of cholera, but few know anything about John Snow, the British doctor who determined how the disease is spread. |
Chemistry World
December 18, 2006
Philip Ball |
Ice Crystals Trapped Inside Nanotubes At this time of year there are reminders everywhere of the beautiful structures that water can form when it freezes. But the ice crystals predicted in computer simulations by Xiao Cheng Zeng and colleagues are as striking as any snowflake. |
Outside
February 2009
Brian Kevin |
It's Gonna Be Slick! A veteran ice-boater takes a shot at the world record for wind-powered speed. |
This Old House
Jill Tunick |
Insulation Test Use a blanket of snow to measure how much heat your house is losing. |
Science News
August 7, 2004 |
Whys Guy A link to clips of a physicist at the University of Illinois demonstrating a wide variety of physical and chemical phenomena on a local morning TV program. |
Chemistry World
April 19, 2009
Sarah Houlton |
Lead-lined clouds Lead in the atmosphere has a direct effect on how clouds form, according to research by an international team of scientists. |
U.S. CPSC
February 8, 2011 |
Snow Bikes Recalled by Tech 4 Kids Due to Fall Hazard The front ski can crack or break, causing the snow bike to stop suddenly and posing a fall hazard to consumers. |
CIO
February 15, 2004
Daintry Duffy |
Look Out Below! The steep slopes and waves in the Lewis building's roof have created more than just a visually arresting experience. Last winter, frigid Cleveland temperatures and more than 90 inches of snow created falling ice and snow hazards for students walking to class. |
Geotimes
April 2007
Carolyn Gramling |
Ice Twists Under Pressure Confined inside tiny, hollow cylinders called carbon nanotubes, and subjected to high pressures similar to those found at a planet's core, water freezes into tiny ice spirals that resemble the DNA double helix, a new study shows. |
Popular Mechanics
February 9, 2010
Roy Berendsohn |
16 Cardinal Rules for Snow Shovelling There's more to safe shoveling than merely slinging snow. |
Real Travel Adventures
November 2006
Sheila O'Connor |
Chill Out at the Ice Hotel and Have an "Ice Stay" "Beautiful. And frigid". That's the comment left by one brave guest at Canada's famed Ice Hotel on the shores of beautiful Lac St.-Joseph, a mere 20 minutes west of Quebec. |
U.S. CPSC
December 12, 2003 |
Wal-Mart Recall of Candles Because of Flammable Paint Paint on the exterior surface of the candles could potentially sustain flame posing a potential fire hazard. |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Snow-Balled by Fannie and Freddie The Treasury secretary runs into a little snafu with the two quasi-governmental agencies. Snow's investment advisor purchased some Fannie and Freddie bonds for him. Snow didn't notice the goof until it was brought to his attention during preparation of his annual disclosure form. |
Fast Company
February 2004
Fiona Haley |
A Day In The Life of Work Winter Trail Grooming Manager Earl Ward ensures the Jackson Hole retains its reputation for stellar snow. |
Chemistry World
February 1, 2008
Victoria Gill |
Snapshots Reveal Bone Mineral's Strength Secret Researchers in the Netherlands have produced the first real-time, three-dimensional images of the formation of calcium carbonate crystals, a robust biological mineral that holds promise as a future bone replacement material. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2006 |
Liquid-Crystal Kaleidoscope The stuff of liquid-crystal displays looks different up close: This image finished 18th out of 1700 in a recent photo competition that awarded prizes for images make through microscopes. |
Outside
April 2002 |
The Wild File Is it ever too cold to snow?... Why aren't there fireflies on the West Coast?... Is it true that drinking hot tea or other beverages in hot weather cools you?... |
Popular Mechanics
May 15, 2009
Jennifer Bogo |
Making the Coldest Ice Cream in the World--But is it Any Good? The perfect ice cream is a balancing act, as there are other factors besides freezing that affect the quality of ice cream. |
Car and Driver
December 2006
Larry Webster |
Tech Stuff: A tire for all seasons? - Features Not only is there a slew of brands and models out there, but tires are further divided along performance and weather lines. So which will work best for you? |
Geotimes
March 2003
Matthew Shindell |
Pictures of snow from the Red Planet Exactly how you carve gullies in the Martian environment is the million dollar question. Planetary geologist Phil Christensen of Arizona State University proposed that snow is the answer. |
Fast Company
April 2001
Paul Cabana |
The Iceman Melteth Just how tough is it to sell ice cubes to Eskimos? The Consultant Debunking Unit goes polar in search of the cold, hard truth... |
InternetNews
August 24, 2009 |
Mac OS X 10.6: Apple's Snow Leopard Pounces Apple's newest operating system is out this Friday - and for under $30. |
InternetNews
August 28, 2009 |
Snow Leopard: Apple Shines Again Smaller, faster, and cheaper, Apple's done it again with an OS release that should put the rest of the industry to shame. |
Chemistry World
February 7, 2014
James Urquhart |
Materials break into snow business The Winter Olympics games in Sochi will be a test bed for new technologies and materials that will both enhance the arenas and the equipment that the athletes are using. |
DailyCandy
November 13, 2006 |
Snow Angel Erin Snow has produced a line of cold-weather gear as cute as it is cozy. |
Industrial Physicist
Sina Kniseley |
Societies The American Association of Physics Teachers' mission is to enhance the appreciation and understanding of physics through teaching, and its members want to help others understand physics and the benefits that a physics background offers. |
InternetNews
September 18, 2009 |
Apple's Snow Leopard Sales Are Hot The latest Mac operating system upgrade is selling in far greater numbers than when the last two OS upgrades were released. |
Salon.com
October 23, 2000
Stephanie Zacharek |
"Snow Day" A pleasant enough little comedy that earns a 6 on the snow-o-meter, partially redeemed by Iggy Pop's reverie on snow in Manhattan... |
