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NPS Physics Railgun Program kicks off with delivery of Power supplies [video]
(2015)
Here's a quick video showing new mega joule power supplies arriving at the New NPS Physics Railgun facility in Monterey California.
Maxwell and Crookes Radiometers [1] [video]
(2015)
Radiometers tested at 10 mTorr [2]. The four radiometers in the foreground are horizontal vane radiometers. Because our horizontal vane design was inspired by Maxwell’s qualitative explanation of the shear pressure due to ...
MEMS Technology - Micro Electromechanical Systems at NPS [video]
(2015)
MEMS Technology is a big part of the physics department here at NPS and Dr. Dragoslav Grbovic is helping make it all happen. Dr. Grbovic operates and maintains a clean room facility, with class 1000 and class 10000 areas, ...
Liquid Nitrogen Cannon at the Naval Postgraduate School [video]
(2016)
NPS Physics has a liquid nitrogen cannon! We break out this fun demonstration at least 2 times a year. The nitrogen turns to gas as the water heats to its boiling point -- 320 degrees below zero -- and the resulting "cannon" ...
Coupled Oscillators - Awesome Coupled Oscillators Physics Demonstration [video]
(2015)
Coupled Oscillators are fun to watch. In this quick tutorial Dr. Bruce Denardo of the Physics department at the Naval Postgraduate School demonstrates a very simple looking coupled oscillator system. This coupled oscillator ...
Improving Conventional Weapons using Physics of Explosives [video]
(2015)
Improving Conventional Weapon safety and lethality is important to the US military. Dr. Joe Hooper, is a physicist at the Naval Postgraduate School who specializes in explosives and the mechanics of high-strain rate ...
Chaotic Pendulum: Why Chaos Looks Random [video]
(2015)
The chaotic pendulum looks random when you see it in action. But truth be told, a chaotic pendulum is considered deterministic. Deterministic means you'll get the exact same result every time if the starting conditions are ...
Brachistochrone Problem - Think you know which ramp is fastest? [video]
(2015)
Brachistochrone Problem - Take your best guess! Which path is the fastest? The answer lies in the math. The math reveals a very interesting shape in nature that pertains to any two points. Ready to see what the math reveals? ...
Underwater Gliders by Dr. Kevin Smith [video]
(2015)
Underwater glider research is currently underway in the physics department at the naval postgraduate in Monterey Ca. Dr. Kevin Smith is a specialist in underwater acoustics and sonar systems. He and his team are currently ...
Tuning Fork Experiment - Coupled Tuning Forks [video]
(2015)
Not so much a tuning fork experiment but a tuning fork demonstration. In this video Dr. Andres Larraza of the Naval postgraduate school in Monterey California demonstrates coupled tuning forks. A tuning fork resonant ...