Tom Hartsfield

Tom Hartsfield

Big Think Contributor

Tom Hartsfield is a PhD physicist. He lives in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
da vinci helicopter
Da Vinci dreamed up a helicopter 400 years before they actually existed. Now, engineers have brought his design to life, but with a twist.
5g airplanes
In general, 5G is not a threat to human health or activities, but there are some legitimate questions about interference with airplane instruments.
foamy beer
If you want to have foamy beer inside the comfort of your own home, you need to invest in a special nucleated glass.
battery
A century ago, electric cars were common. The fact that they were almost entirely replaced due to the internal combustion engine is a testament to the glacial pace of battery breakthroughs.
A recent study overviews the thinnest X-ray detector ever created.
miller-urey
The Miller-Urey experiment showed that the building blocks of life could form in the primordial soup. But it overlooked one key variable.
hardened wood
Are hardened wood knives and nails coming to a store near you?