Time On A Microscale
Provided by Syracuse University
If light traveled in a circle, it would make seven loops around Earth’s equator in one second. That’s fast, but not so astounding when compared to countless things that happen in less than a second. A new exhibit at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) in Syracuse, N.Y., aims to help children wrap their heads around time on a micro-scale, from the second to the femtosecond (one quadrillionth of a second) and all the time in between.
The exhibit was created by Syracuse University chemist Timothy Korter as the outreach component of his 2009 National Science Foundation CAREER Award.
