March 31, 2014 Physical Science
Most people think of light, or any electromagnetic wave, as a two-dimensional squiggle. Only in the last few years has it started to become common knowledge that light actually manifests along two perpendicular planes as it propagates, giving rise to…
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March 31, 2014 Physical Science
Lasers are a big part of our every day life from the laser pointers used by your professor in class, to the device used to scan the bar code on your groceries, to the many medical applications used to interact…
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March 31, 2014 Physical Science
How deep a root can something one one-hundredth the width of a human hair possibly forge? You would be surprised, for biologists, chemists, physicists and engineers are all involved in the study of substances at this minute scale. How so?…
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March 31, 2014 Physical Science
According to some, nanotechnology holds the promise of a future heaven on Earth: all Man’s needs will be met and an idyllic paradise will ensue driven by wondrous machines the size of molecules. Others predict a hell of unprecedented proportions….
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March 31, 2014 Physical Science
Issac Newton made three laws of motion that every particle in this universe obeys. The laws are: First Law: “An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion will stay…
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March 31, 2014 Physical Science
Stories of the military covering up UFO sightings have been popular since the 1950’s and continue to be reported to this day. Given the volume and frequency of such reports, the question is what rather than if people are seeing…
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March 31, 2014 Physical Science
In the world of physics, the existence of a theoretical X-particle may explain why anything in the universe exists at all including antimatter and dark matter. None of these things can be seen with human eyes, and only some of…
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March 31, 2014 Physical Science
“Nothing is too wonderful to be true if it be consistent with the laws of nature” -Michael Faraday (1791 -1867) The Basics Concepts; A simple oscillator is something that changes or flips back and forth, and or, on and off…
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March 31, 2014 Physical Science
The nuclear fusion of atoms has been a process well developed by the Universe. Indeed, it is the process by which stars burn and release their vast amounts of energy. It is the reason that you and I are able…
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March 31, 2014 Physical Science
A much debated subject is that of radioactivity. The danger that radioactivity can cause to the health of humans is a very large cause of concern. Hermann Muller was awarded the Nobel prize in 1946 for identifying the ability of…
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