Physics and Astronomy

Map crumpled paper ridge networks with phone photos, then test scaling laws with graph analysis and log-normal fits you can defend.

Build a four-point probe to measure pencil graphite resistance, then test temperature trends and fit the data to hopping models.

Measure motion from phone camera distortion, build calibration curves, and compare rolling-shutter speed estimates with strobe-style references.

Build a pulse-oximeter clone, measure noise sources, and test signal processing methods that improve SpO₂ accuracy across skin-tone proxies.

Measure plate vibration modes with salt grains and a phone camera, then compare your data to a Kirchhoff-Love FEM model in FEniCSx.

Build a Faraday-cup electrometer, measure charge on common materials, and quantify how humidity changes your triboelectric series and error bars.

Model 3 TeV muon collider sensitivity to dark matter, build exclusion contours, and use SHAP to find the most informative kinematic variable.

Measure supercooled water cooling with thermistor logging, compare dissolved gas and ions, and test how freezing behavior changes.

Use a chest accelerometer and signal processing to estimate arterial stiffness, compare age groups, and test a physics-based health biomarker.

Model 2-D Janus monolayer phonons in Quantum ESPRESSO, test dynamic stability, and compare your results with Materials Project data.