Physical Science

Allow me to apologize in advance for my relative lack of scientific knowledge. Though I’m not the most knowledgeable scientist around, I do have some thoughts on the subject of time. I would submit, that on one level, time does…
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The standard model is essentially a particle theory model, with severe reductionist limitations. (Consider that in over one hundred of use, we have no technologies based on the photon model.) It works well for mathematicians making limited predictions, but fails…
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Could there be a basic particle? We call this one of the “dirty questions” in physics. That’s because the answer only makes sense if a whole set of qualifications are applied to the question. In order to support an affirmative…
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Black holes are one of the few phenomena in space that have been theorized about before they were discovered.  Black holes are regions of outer space that nothing can escape from.  It is widely believed that any matter drawn into these…
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• The Standard or International Foot • All of the old British Imperial/US Customary units are now defined strictly in terms of SI (“metric”) units.  In the USA, NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology, formerly the National Bureau of…
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The Celestron Powerseeker 60Az Telescope provides excellent land views. However, it does give a beginner a clear image of the moon. The lens is only 60 mm, which does not provide a large enough area to see distant sky objects….
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The “God Particle” is the nickname given to the Higgs Boson Particle which is a subatomic particle. To understand why the God Particle has such a lofty nickname and why it is so important, a brief lesson particle physics in…
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A tie no longer becomes dirty.  House walls, displaying graffiti art, can be washed down with water. Bikes become simultaneously robust and light in weight. Drugs specifically tackle cancer.  Nanotechnology is revolutionizing our daily lives. Nanotechnology deals with the research and construction…
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What is Dark Fluid? There is so much darkness in the universe, no more so than man’s knowledge about what is out there and what it is made of. We used to think we knew the Standard Model, but every…
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While almost everyone on the planet has heard of a black hole and has some very basic understanding of what they are, for most people they are a mystery. The terminology is confusing, the equations used to explain them beyond…
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