If it wasn’t for silver, the US may not have been able to create the uranium bomb. Silver’s electrical properties are better than the properties of other types of metal. During WWII, the army melted down large amounts of silver and formed them into coils. They then magnetized the coils. The magnets separated different types [...]
Entries from January 21st, 2010
Physicist counts bubbles in the ocean to answer questions about climate, sound and light.
January 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Physics
No one would ever think that bubbles are that important or that they do anything really. But bubbles in the ocean can cause clouds to form and affect the climate. Bubbles carry carbon dioxide and oxygen from the atmosphere down into the ocean and then when they come back up, they pop and sulfur compounds [...]
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