This is the last blog post (for now, at least) concerning the debate on nuclear fission, and we'll end with the positive aspects.
For one thing, it is free of CO2 emissions. This is a big one considering the effects of global warming caused by such gases. In fact, the lack of harmful smog and air pollution is one of the biggest selling points for nuclear reactors.
While the wastes can be hazardous, the immediate radiations from fission are harmless to the environment.
Although it may no
One would think that someone who is somewhat knowledgeable in the realm of physics might be somewhat decent at golf. They would be wrong, because I exist.
In this particular installment, I will be focusing on the flashiest aspect of golf, known as the drive. A long drive may not guarantee a good score on a certain hole, but it's a good start, and can make you look cool.
Martin Paul Gardiner, creator of advanced golf simulators, obviously had to do some research beforehand - I will be citin
Nothing for me proves the ubiquity of physics more than this article I came across in the LA Times.
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-popcorn-science-20150210-story.html
Yes, that's right; on top of just being tasty, popcorn is a great demonstration of several physics concepts such as thermodynamics.
First off, food chemists have determined the ideal moisture content of a kernel to be around 14%, and since the 1950s, plant breeders have apparently fixed that annoying u
You wouldn't have too big a problem believing that the past can affect the future, or that the present affects the future. We see it everyday. But if I told you that the future could affect the past, you'd probably be a bit skeptical.
Quantum physics is full of these weird thought experiments that are absolutely wild and mind-bending, and one of them is known as Wheeler's delayed choice experiment (prominent in the late '70s and early '80s). John Wheeler attempted to answer a very strange que
The observation of interactions is basically the foundation of science and physics, but often times this observation directly alters the phenomena being observed. This concept is aptly named the observer effect.
In circuits, the voltage and current can be measured by the use of voltmeters and ammeters, respectively. However, the placement of these devices into the current alter the actual voltages and currents of these circuits. This is why voltmeters are very high in resistance and wired in
