Physics Toolbox at Green Bank Observatory
Physics Toolbox at the
Green Bank Observatory
Modeling Pulsars with Physics Toolbox
Do we understand gravity? The GBT says yes! The Green Bank Observatory has been used to "test and confirm seven different predictions of Einstein’s theory of relativity" by observing rotating pulsars. As part of their article, they demonstrated how to use Physics Toolbox's light sensor (on Android only) to model how astronomers observe pulsars. See the video above!
Updates on Motion Visualizer (iOS only)
LiDAR-based Position and Velocity Graphs Available
Thanks to the support of the National Science Foundation and our collaboration team, we now have a working tool to measure position and velocity relative to an object no more than around 3 meters away from the user.
If you have an iPhone with LiDAR capabilities, please check it out by selecting the Motion Visualizer mode.
Then, if you have feedback or would like to be involved in our project, please drop us a note at support@vieyrasoftware.net!
Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite (for iOS)
Educational Applications
Magnetism, Heliophysics, and Smartphones
This guide, developed at NASA Goddard demonstrates not only how to study magnetism with your smartphone, but provides practical applications to understanding magnetism in the context of heliophysics and space science.
Supporting Pre-Service Teachers' Understanding of Sound
Educators in Portugal explore pre-service teachers' challenges in understanding sound, and incorporate Physics Toolbox into a learning sequence of simple activities.
Some Acoustic Experiments with Physics Toolbox
(Portuguese language)
Science Teacher Education for the COVID Era
This Spanish-language article describe the eNCLaUsTRa2 experience, a program to help pre-service master's students bring laboratory experiences into the digital world using Physics Toolbox and other tools.
In the News
“Point at It with Your Smartphone”: Assessing the Applicability of Orientation Sensing of Smartphones to Operate IoT Devices
Smartphones are one of many tools that can be used in novel ways to measure gesture. In this paper, the authors explore the feasibility of measuring users' intentions with device accelerometers and gyroscopes as they point at targets with smartphones.
Sensor Based Extended Floating Bicycle Data
Physics Toolbox is being used to enhance German cartography data as researchers attempt to measure "pleasantness" of bicycle paths.
Classification of Walking versus Biking with Accelerometers
This Japanese-language article explores how smartphones can monitor if a user is walking or biking.
Evaluating Deep Learning Models and Adversarial Attacks on Accelerometer-Based Gesture Authentication
This article uses Physics Toolbox to demonstrate how personal gesture can be used to authenticate smartphone users.
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