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Technology has advanced a lot since the second half of the 20th century developed computers as we know them today. The process of miniaturization of components forces us at every step to want to make things smaller and smaller, and this has been the case for all electronic components except one: the battery. While it is true that batteries have received major improvements and have appeared in new

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Undoubtedly, Avatar, a film by James Cameron, was a groundbreaking film. Without getting into a discussion about whether or not it is a good movie, I am personally of the opinion that it is. We will attempt a fictional space travel mission into the Pandora satellite in order to study its physics and observe some aspects of it. In the film, they give us a lot of information and some numerical data

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From the very beginning of humanity's exploration of the world around it, mathematics has been an integral part of science. Today, most people consider it to be unimportant or boring, but that couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, our ancients succeeded in calculating certain physical quantities, with the help of quite simple mathematics and with great ingenuity, that people today cannot

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Nearby magnets will feel a slight force when pyrolytic graphite is present. This force is what causes the graphite to float. However, magnets cannot float a large piece of graphite independently in the air due to this property on its own. The force they create is not sufficient to cause heavy objects to float by themselves. With even powerful neodymium magnets, the force from the graphite is

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Black Ink Recipe  For the longest time, we had the wrong recipe the Ancient Egyptian black ink. Recent discoveries undercovered there was a secret ingredient hiding in the shadows undetected for thousands of years. That ingredient is the metal that keeps on giving copper! In addition to copper Eqytians also used soot, bee wax, and vegetable gum. These ingredients were then mixed to make

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An amazing feature of Quantum physics is that it can be observed in the real world and in the lab. It is no longer only possible to see the phenomenon in a theoretical physics paper. The reality of the phenomena can be seen, and so are the practical applications. Here, you will find multiple ways to understand some of the potential applications of the quantum theory in the real world. Its clear

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Newton's Third Law Newton's Third Law states, "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." This fundamental principle explains how forces always occur in pairs; when one object exerts a force on another, the second object exerts an equal and opposite force back. This law is crucial for understanding the interactions between objects. Newton's Third Law states, "For every action,

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Mass: The Quest To Understand Matter From Greek Atoms To Quantum Fields As the title of the book implies, the book is about Mass. The author of this fine book Jim Baggott is among the finest popular science authors in the UK who never fails to impress me. The book provides an outline of the history of our idea of mass. Beginning in ancient Greece, through the Medieval era, to 

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Who Was Maharshi Kanada The ancient Indian philosopher, and physicist, Maharshi Kanada, founded the Vaisesika philosophical school. According to many experts, he lived somewhere from the 6th to the 2nd century BCE. He was significant in Indian philosophy. His name appears often in ancient Indian texts. Much of the time his appearance is with alternate names like Kananda,

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The history of physics is essentially a story of accelerating expanding confidence. Physicists for hundreds of years studied and analyzed how things work. In Italy, a certain physicist really got things going by weighing and watching balls at the beginning of the 17th century. Galileo let various balls of ranging masses fall to the earth from the leaning tower of Pisa to see what was going to

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Timothy Hackworth And The Locomotive  Timothy Hackworth and the Locomotive was originally published in 1925. The book is basically a biography but has served as a history textbook for many years. Once you began reading this book you will quickly realize it was written with much love towards Timothy Hackworth. This should come as no surprise considering the grandson of Mr. Hackwork is the

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The inventions of the Egyptians have been numerous. Some may be obvious and others may surprise you. Even some of the most basic elements of modern society such as clocks and calendars would not exist if not for the Egyptian people. It's almost impossible to understand exactly what all Egypt contributed to the ancient world's greatest inventions. Mostly due to so much being lost or adopted by

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The world we live in is completely reliant on timekeeping devices. Days, Minutes, seconds, or even less can be the difference between winning or losing. Without these devices, it would not be possible to know if we are early, on-time, or late. Keeping appointments would be virtually impossible without them. Not to mention work, school, clubs, or almost all vital elements of a functioning

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Who was Thales Of Miletus?  We begin our journey with the Ancient Greeks who were the fathers of physics. A city called Miletus was home to several Greek philosophers who made significant contributions to physics. One such philosopher by the name of Thales was the first and is widely considered the most important of them all. Thales lived in Miletus or what is now modern-day

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 What Does G Stand For Usually, the letter G in physics stands for the gravitational constant. The term was originally presented in Newton's idea of how gravity works universally. Gravitational Constant is also known as Newton's Constant or universal gravitational constant. Either way, you want to say it is a physical constant involved in the calculation of gravitational effects. G

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If you are headed to Vegas you do not want to miss the Luxor Sky Beam. Especially if you are a lover of physics! Luxor Sky Beam The Luxor Sky Beam is by far the strongest beam of light in the world.  Its so bright strobe lights are turned before the beam is fully powered up to warn aircraft. The beam can temporarily blind pilots if they go near it. Supposedly it can even be seen from space

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Have you ever heard of a magic shake flashlight? Check out our breakdown of the famous Faraday Flashlight and find out if they are legit. What Is The Point Of A Shake Flashlight? A shake flashlight or a Faraday Flashlight does not require batteries. This just seems like a scam until you figure out how the light works. This can be a huge relief to someone who does not want to worry

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Weight of Cereal The average weight of a manufactured box of cereal is around 500 grams or 17.637 ounces, with a margin of error of around 28.3495 grams or 1.0 ounce. Not all cereals are the same size so this is simply the average size of a standard box of cereal. Do you still want to know if The weight of a box of cereal? No worries this post was moved to Living-Cheaply.com.

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What's The Difference Between Quantum Physics And Newtonian Physics? You may be wondering what quantum physics is and how it differs from Newtonian physics? This may be a real board summary, however, this should provide you with a clear understanding of quantum physics is and its relationship to Newtonian Physics. Quick Explanation of Quantum Physics Quantum physics or quantum

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As far as we know The Bird and Snake invention does not have any practical use. The ancient Greek invention was a presentation of a bird protecting its little ones from an invading snake looking for a snack. This was likely just used for amusement and served no real purpose. However, this didn't make the physics behind the presentation any less impressive. The Philons Bird and Snake was

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According to Vitruvius, Ktesibios was the first to build an organ like this. The Ktesibios organ comprised of a cylindrical water tub, that had an upright, cone-shaped funnel mounted on the holders at a slight distance from its bottom. Two air supply pipes meet at the top of the funnel, whilst the other pipe directed the constant pressured air to the keyboard collector. The water organ

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What Was the Odometer of Vitruvius The Odometer of Vitruvius was a narrow wagon frame with a large 4 foot in diameter chariot wheel attached. This was done in a way that would remind you of a modern wheelbarrow. It was very important for the invention to work the wheel was a specific diameter.  A pebble fell into a container after every revolution of the wheel which

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What was the Ancient Greek water clock Clepsydra? The water clock was developed to solve the problem of the first timekeeping device known as the sundial.  The problem with the sundial was it was only functional when the sun was out. This was an obvious issue and sparked inventors to find a new way to solve the timekeeping problem. Around 325 BC work began on Clepsydra, the Ancient Greek

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Heron or Hero of Alexandria was an ancient Greek mathematician and engineer who resided in the Egyptian Roman province doing his life between 10-70 AD. He is widely known to be the greatest experimenter from antiquity. He likey also helped teach at Musaeum which formerly had included the well-known Biblioteca de Alexandria or (Library of Alexandria). Although he has multiple more

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The repeating catapult of Dionysius was an automatic straight-spring catapult that had the ability to successively fire arrows in a similar fashion to a modern machine gun. The ancient repeating ballista, known as the "multi thrower" or Polybolos was a very impressive achievement for the Greeks. Dionysius of Alexandria a Greek engineer invented this wonder of ancient

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