Physical Science

There is a scientific law called electromagnetic induction, which basically states that an electric current is manufactured when any sort of electric conductor moves through a magnetic field. On the basis of this law, all sorts of generators have been built. Examples…
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The word physics is ultimately derived from the Ancient Greek,  phusika, ‘natural things’  from the root  phusis ‘nature’.  It is the branch of science concerned with the properties and nature of matter and energy, the two things from which our world,…
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Most areas of physics are pretty much open to wild and woolly exploration. A few areas that aren’t include perpetual motion machines that violate the Laws of Thermodynamics, specious claims of achieving room-temperature superconductivity and the touchy subject of cold…
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The first two things that scientists learned from smashing very specific lead (Pb 82) heavy ion particles together was that the resulting impacts produced far more particle releases than anticipated, and the temperatures of some “fireballs” reached 18 trillion degrees…
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Matter is everywhere. It has a very simple definition that is perhaps very easy to understand. We can classify matter to be simply anything that has mass and has the ability to take up space. There are various forms of…
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A group of amateur astronomers have made an astonishing and awe inspiring discovery as for the first time ever, a planet which closely resembles the planet “Tattooine” from the popular “Star Wars” series of films has been discovered. The real-life…
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A”neutron star” is a heavenly body generally considered to be the residue of a collapsed star which is made up of neutrons. Let us here present a somewhat different viewpoint which could serve as a hypothesis for scientific enquiry. First,…
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Who are we? Better yet, What are we? According to string theory, we are all made of the same thing, the difference only being the music of the string, the vibration. The has been known for a long time on…
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The element ununium or unununium or as it is now known roentgenium. Symbol: Was Uuu now Rg Atomic Number: 111 Atomic Mass: 272 amu (atomic mass units) Melting Point: Unknown Boiling Point: Unknown Number of Protons: 111 Number of Electrons:…
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Is the Universe really expanding? The currently accepted big bang theory is based on the idea that the Universe is expanding. Extrapolating backwards gives us a time when everything was compressed into a singularity, and something had to start the…
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