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Category : Science / Physics and Math

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Science / Physics and Math

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A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has Been Overturned thumbnail

A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has

It’s long been accepted that the smoother the surface, the...

All the Fancy Measuring Devices Used in Science Rely on Two Stone-Age Techniques thumbnail

All the Fancy Measuring Devices Used in

The multifarious methods we use to gather experimental data ultimately...

Build a Radio Wave Detector With Balls of Aluminum Foil! thumbnail

Build a Radio Wave Detector With Balls

Here’s how you can hack together a radio transmitter and...

Do Lightsaber Blades Have Mass? thumbnail

Do Lightsaber Blades Have Mass?

On Star Wars Day, we put to rest a question...

The ‘Lonely Runner’ Problem Only Appears Simple thumbnail

The ‘Lonely Runner’ Problem Only Appears Simple

Take a group of runners circling a track at unique,...

How Can Astronauts Tell How Fast They’re Going? thumbnail

How Can Astronauts Tell How Fast They’re

Weirdly, spaceships have no direct way to gauge their own...

One Way or Another, Most of Our Electricity Comes From Solar Power thumbnail

One Way or Another, Most of Our

That’s good news, since the forecast is sunshine for the...

You Can Approximate Pi by Dropping Needles on the Floor thumbnail

You Can Approximate Pi by Dropping Needles

Who needs a supercomputer when you can calculate pi with...

How Can a Locomotive Pull a Long Train That’s Much Heavier? thumbnail

How Can a Locomotive Pull a Long

For railroads, it’s all about managing static and kinetic friction.

Two Titanic Structures Hidden Deep Within the Earth Have Altered the Magnetic Field for Millions of Years thumbnail

Two Titanic Structures Hidden Deep Within the

A team of geologists found for the first time evidence...

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