Schlieren Optics: Making The Invisible Visible

Harvard Natural Sciences Lecture Demonstrations conducted a demonstration of an optical technique that allows us to see small changes in the index of refraction in air, which made visible by Schlieren Optics. A point source of light is reflected from a concave mirror and focused onto the edge of a razor blade, which is mounted… Continue reading Schlieren Optics: Making The Invisible Visible

Sarah Abushaar Addresses Harvard Commencement 2014

There was a YouTube video circulating around about a girl giving a speech at Harvard University graduation ceremony. I was like who is this girl? And whats the big deal? And then I found out that she was born in the United States but was raised in Kuwait. Her Full name is Sarah Fahad Abushaar,… Continue reading Sarah Abushaar Addresses Harvard Commencement 2014