Fun #physics factoid I recently learned:

When optichromic rods are exposed to radiation (gamma), they turn purple!

On the left, a vial with 2 low-dose + 2 high-dose rods. Top right, unexposed. Bottom right, exposed.

Used in our #accelerator #science grant studying permanent magnet degradation.

Children at home becoming fascinated by Rayleigh Taylor instabilities. Who wouldn't be?

There is a plot of everything in the universe. Mass v. length, log-log scale. It’s really cool. Hopefully someone knows where to find it and can help?
@badastro

Antihyperhydrogen-4 (!) discovered in RHIC collisions.
That's 1 proton (uud), 2 neutrons (udd) and one lambda hyperon (uds) but they're all antiparticles.
#physics #accelerators

I made a circular von Kármán vortex street!

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