The Terrell-Penrose effect, predicted in 1959, suggests that objects moving at speeds close to that of light appear rotated. This optical illusion results from the combination of relativistic length ...

The idea that objects contract in length when they travel near the speed of light is a widely accepted consequence of Einstein’s special relativity. But if you could observe such an object, it ...

When muscle cells are viewed under the microscope, one can see that they contain a striped pattern (striations). This pattern is formed by a series of basic units called sarcomeres that are arranged ...

If the speed of light is to be the same for all observers, then the length of a meter stick, or the rate of a ticking clock, depends on who measures it. Ch Frame Code Title 1 A Opening Sequence 2 ...

Rahul Mandal, the researcher who won TV’s Great British Bake Off last year, is the star of the August 2019 issue of Physics World magazine with a tasty look at the science of baking. Based at the ...