LINK BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY and PHYSICS
- Aeroplane ; Bernoulli's principle in fluid dynamics.
- Bose-Einstein condensation ; Trapping and cooling of atoms by laser beams and magnetic fields.
- Computers ; Digital logic.
- Electric generators ; Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction.
- Electron microscope ; Wave nature of electrons.
- Fusion test reactor ; Magnetic confinement of plasma.
- Giant metrewave radio telescope ; Detection of cosmic radio waves.
- Hydroelectric power ; Conversion of gravitational potential energy into electrical energy.
- Lasers ; Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Non reflecting coating ; Thin film optical interference.
- Nuclear reactor ; Controlled nuclear fission.
- Optical fibres ; Total internal reflection of light.
- Particle accelerators ; Motion of charged particles in electromagnetic fields.
- Photocell ; Photoelectric effect.
- Production of ultra high magnetic fields ; Superconductivity.
- Radio and television ; Generation, propagation, and detection of electromagnetic fields.
- Rocket propulsion ; Newton's laws of motion.
- Sonar ; Reflection of ultrasonic waves.
- Steam engines ; Laws of thermodynamic.