This is how the world works with one sentence: “Everything that can happen, does.” That’s what quantum mechanics states. Nevertheless it isn’t mean everything happens. Rest of Physics tells us what can happen and what can’t happen. What physics tells us is everything comes down to geometry and interactions of elementary particles. And things can happen only if these interactive particles are [...]
Entries from February 28th, 2012
Astronomers and Doctors Work Together
February 20th, 2012 · No Comments · Other Science, Physics
Michelle Borkin is a PhD candidate in applied physics. A colleague came up to her with eight years worth of data for trying to find a 3-D structure of a nebula. Borkin helped this colleague and studied with her to try to figure out this structure. While they were studying, she found many similarities between [...]
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The Eco-Friendly Rocket Fuel
February 15th, 2012 · No Comments · Physics
Scientists at NASA’s GreenLab are trying to find an alternative fuel source that is sustainable and renewable. Scientists believe they have found the answer in plants. However, this is not as easy as it sounds because there were many restrictions placed on the types of crops they could use. The first was that the plants [...]
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